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Cole Smith contract

#22Right WingAge 30Chicago Blackhawks
Cap hit 2026-27
$3.00M$3,000,000
CHIChicago Blackhawks · Jul 2026 – present

3 years · $9.0M total

Year 1 of 3 · expires after 2028-29 as a UFA at age 33

Contract timeline

UFA 2029 · age 33

2026-27 · CHI · Cap hit $3.00M · Salary $3.00M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

26/27: pay $3,000,000, cap hit $3,000,000$3.0M26/2727/28: pay $3,000,000, cap hit $3,000,000$3.0M27/2828/29: pay $3,000,000, cap hit $3,000,000$3.0M28/29
Total pay Cap hit

Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.

Year by year

Cole Smith contract by season
Season2026-272027-282028-29
TeamCHICHICHI
Cap hit$3.00M$3.00M$3.00M
% of cap2.9%2.6%*cap not set yet
Total salary$3.00M$3.00M$3.00M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 1, 2026 with CHI. Source announcement

Contract history

NSHStandard · 2024-25 to 2025-262 years · $1.00M AAV · signed Jan 24, 2024
Contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 by season
Season2024-252025-26
TeamNSHNSH
Cap hit$1.00M$1.00M
% of cap1.1%1.0%
Total salary$1.00M$1.00M
Base salary$1.00M$1.00M
Signing bonus$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$1.00M$1.00M
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Signed Jan 24, 2024 with NSH. Source announcement

NSHStandard · 2023-241 year · $775K AAV · signed Feb 6, 2023
Contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 by season
Season2023-24
TeamNSH
Cap hit$775K
% of cap0.9%
Total salary$775K
Base salary$775K
Signing bonus$0
Perf. bonus$0
Minors salary$775K
Clause—

Signed Feb 6, 2023 with NSH. Source announcement

NSHTwo-way · 2022-231 year · $750K AAV · signed Jul 14, 2022
Contract 2022-23 to 2022-23 by season
Season2022-23
TeamNSH
Cap hit$750K
% of cap0.9%
Total salary$750K
Base salary$750K
Signing bonus$0
Perf. bonus$0
Minors salary$80K
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Signed Jul 14, 2022 with NSH. Source announcement

NSHTwo-way · 2021-221 year · $750K AAV · signed Jul 15, 2021
Contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 by season
Season2021-22
TeamNSH
Cap hit$750K
% of cap0.9%
Total salary$750K
Base salary$750K
Signing bonus$0
Perf. bonus$0
Minors salary$70K
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Signed Jul 15, 2021 with NSH. Source announcement

NSHEntry-level · 2020-211 year · $793K AAV · signed Mar 19, 2020
Contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 by season
Season2020-21
TeamNSH
Cap hit$793K
% of cap1.0%
Total salary$793K
Base salary$700K
Signing bonus$93K
Perf. bonus$133K
Minors salary$70K
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Signed Mar 19, 2020 with NSH. Source announcement