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Brenden Dillon contract

#5DefenseAge 35New Jersey Devils
Cap hit 2026-27
$4.00M$4,000,000
NJDNew Jersey Devils · Jul 2024 – present

3 years · $12.0M total

Year 3 of 3 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 36

Contract timeline

UFA 2027 · age 36

2026-27 · NJD · Cap hit $4.00M · Salary $3.00M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

24/25: pay $5,000,000, cap hit $4,000,000$5.0M24/2525/26: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,000,000$4.0M25/2626/27: pay $3,000,000, cap hit $4,000,000$3.0M26/27
Total pay Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $5.0M in 2024-25, dropping to $3.0M in the final season.

Year by year

Brenden Dillon contract by season
Season2024-252025-262026-27
TeamNJDNJDNJD
Cap hit$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M
% of cap4.5%4.2%3.8%
Total salary$5.00M$4.00M$3.00M
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Signed Jul 1, 2024 with NJD. Source announcement

Contract history

WSHStandard · 2020-21 to 2023-244 years · $3.90M AAV · signed Oct 6, 2020
Contract 2020-21 to 2023-24 by season
Season2020-212021-222022-232023-24
TeamWSHWSHWSHWSH
Cap hit$3.90M$3.90M$3.90M$3.90M
% of cap4.8%4.8%4.7%4.7%
Total salary$3.00M$3.10M$5.50M$4.00M
Base salary$3.00M$1.10M$3.00M$2.00M
Signing bonus$0K$2.00M$2.50M$2.00M
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$3.00M$3.10M$5.50M$4.00M
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Signed Oct 6, 2020 with WSH. Source announcement

SJSStandard · 2015-16 to 2019-205 years · $3.27M AAV · signed Jun 29, 2015
Contract 2015-16 to 2019-20 by season
Season2015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20
TeamSJSSJSSJSSJSWSH
Cap hit$3.27M$3.27M$3.27M$3.27M$3.27M
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet4.1%4.0%
Total salary$2.40M$2.75M$3.40M$3.90M$3.90M
Base salary$1.90M$2.75M$3.40M$3.90M$3.90M
Signing bonus$500K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$2.40M$2.75M$3.40M$3.90M$3.90M
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Signed Jun 29, 2015 with SJS. Source announcement

DALStandard · 2014-151 year · $1.25M AAV · signed Oct 5, 2014
Contract 2014-15 to 2014-15 by season
Season2014-15
TeamSJS
Cap hit$1.25M
% of capcap not set yet
Total salary$1.25M
Base salary$1.25M
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$1.25M
Clause—

Signed Oct 5, 2014 with DAL. Source announcement

DALEntry-level · 2011-12 to 2013-143 years · $743K AAV · signed Mar 1, 2011
Contract 2011-12 to 2013-14 by season
Season2011-122012-132013-14
TeamDALDALDAL
Cap hit$743K$743K$743K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$640K$690K$900K
Base salary$550K$600K$810K
Signing bonus$90K$90K$90K
Perf. bonus$260K$210K$0K
Minors salary$68K$68K$68K
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Signed Mar 1, 2011 with DAL. Source announcement