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Clayton Keller contract

#9Right WingAge 28Utah Mammoth
Cap hit 2026-27
$7.15M$7,150,000
ARIArizona Coyotes · Sep 2019 – Oct 14, 2026UTAUtah Mammoth · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)
NMCNo-movement clause

8 years · $57.2M total

Year 7 of 8 · expires after 2027-28 as a UFA at age 29

Contract timeline

UFA 2028 · age 29

2026-27 · UTA · Cap hit $7.15M · Salary $8.50M · NMC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

20/21: pay $5,500,000, cap hit $7,150,000$5.5M20/2121/22: pay $7,000,000, cap hit $7,150,000$7.0M21/2222/23: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $7,150,000$7.5M22/2323/24: pay $6,000,000, cap hit $7,150,000$6.0M23/2424/25: pay $7,000,000, cap hit $7,150,000$7.0M24/2525/26: pay $7,000,000, cap hit $7,150,000$7.0M25/2626/27: pay $8,500,000, cap hit $7,150,000$8.5M26/2727/28: pay $8,700,000, cap hit $7,150,000$8.7M27/28
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Back-loaded: $8.7M in 2027-28, up from $5.5M in the first season.

Year by year

Clayton Keller contract by season
Season2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-28
TeamARIARIARIARIARIARIUTAUTA
Cap hit$7.15M$7.15M$7.15M$7.15M$7.15M$7.15M$7.15M$7.15M
% of cap8.8%8.8%8.7%8.6%8.1%7.5%6.9%6.3%*
Total salary$5.50M$7.00M$7.50M$6.00M$7.00M$7.00M$8.50M$8.70M
Base salary$2.50M$7.00M$4.50M$6.00M$7.00M$7.00M$6.50M$6.70M
Signing bonus$3.00M$0$3.00M$0$0$0$2.00M$2.00M
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$5.50M$7.00M$7.50M$6.00M$7.00M$7.00M$8.50M$8.70M
Clause————NTCNTCNMCNMC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Sep 4, 2019 with ARI. Source announcement

Contract history

ARIEntry-level · 2017-18 to 2019-203 years · $886K AAV · signed Mar 26, 2017
Contract 2017-18 to 2019-20 by season
Season2017-182018-192019-20
TeamARIARIARI
Cap hit$886K$886K$886K
% of capcap not set yet1.1%1.1%
Total salary$900K$925K$833K
Base salary$808K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$0
Perf. bonus$663K$850K$850K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed Mar 26, 2017 with ARI. Source announcement