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Brett Howden contract

#21CenterAge 28Vegas Golden Knights
Cap hit 2026-27
$2.50M$2,500,000
VGKVegas Golden Knights · Nov 2024 – present

5 years · $12.5M total

Year 2 of 5 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 32

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 32

2026-27 · VGK · Cap hit $2.50M · Salary $2.50M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $3,000,000, cap hit $2,500,000$3.0M25/2626/27: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,500,000$2.5M26/2727/28: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,500,000$2.5M27/2828/29: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,500,000$2.5M28/2929/30: pay $2,000,000, cap hit $2,500,000$2.0M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $3.0M in 2025-26, dropping to $2.0M in the final season.

Year by year

Brett Howden contract by season
Season2025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamVGKVGKVGKVGKVGK
Cap hit$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M
% of cap2.6%2.4%2.2%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$3.00M$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M$2.00M
Base salary$1.00M$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M$2.00M
Signing bonus$2.00M$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Nov 22, 2024 with VGK. Source announcement

Contract history

VGKStandard · 2023-24 to 2024-252 years · $1.90M AAV · signed Jul 19, 2023
Contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 by season
Season2023-242024-25
TeamVGKVGK
Cap hit$1.90M$1.90M
% of cap2.3%2.2%
Total salary$2.15M$1.65M
Base salary$775K$1.65M
Signing bonus$1.38M$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$2.15M$1.65M
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Signed Jul 19, 2023 with VGK. Source announcement

VGKStandard · 2022-231 year · $1.50M AAV · signed Jul 14, 2022
Contract 2022-23 to 2022-23 by season
Season2022-23
TeamVGK
Cap hit$1.50M
% of cap1.8%
Total salary$1.50M
Base salary$1.50M
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$1.50M
Clause—

Signed Jul 14, 2022 with VGK. Source announcement

NYRStandard · 2021-221 year · $885K AAV · signed Jul 9, 2021
Contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 by season
Season2021-22
TeamNYR
Cap hit$885K
% of cap1.1%
Total salary$885K
Base salary$885K
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$885K
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Signed Jul 9, 2021 with NYR. Source announcement

TBLEntry-level · 2018-19 to 2020-213 years · $863K AAV · signed Dec 27, 2016
Contract 2018-19 to 2020-21 by season
Season2018-192019-202020-21
TeamNYRNYRNYR
Cap hit$863K$863K$863K
% of cap1.1%1.1%1.1%
Total salary$925K$833K$833K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Dec 27, 2016 with TBL. Source announcement