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Cutter Gauthier contract

#61Left WingAge 22Anaheim Ducks
Cap hit 2026-27
$13.50M$13,500,000
ANAAnaheim Ducks · Sep 2026 – present

6 years · $81.0M total

Year 1 of 6 · expires after 2031-32 as a UFA at age 28

Contract timeline

UFA 2032 · age 28

2026-27 · ANA · Cap hit $13.50M · Salary $13.50M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

26/27: pay $13,500,000, cap hit $13,500,000$13.5M26/2727/28: pay $13,500,000, cap hit $13,500,000$13.5M27/2828/29: pay $13,500,000, cap hit $13,500,000$13.5M28/2929/30: pay $13,500,000, cap hit $13,500,000$13.5M29/3030/31: pay $13,500,000, cap hit $13,500,000$13.5M30/3131/32: pay $13,500,000, cap hit $13,500,000$13.5M31/32
Total pay Cap hit

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

Year by year

Cutter Gauthier contract by season
Season2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
TeamANAANAANAANAANAANA
Cap hit$13.50M$13.50M$13.50M$13.50M$13.50M$13.50M
% of cap13.0%11.9%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$13.50M$13.50M$13.50M$13.50M$13.50M$13.50M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Sep 15, 2026 with ANA. Source announcement

Contract history

ANAEntry-level · 2023-24 to 2025-263 years · $950K AAV · signed Apr 14, 2024
Contract 2023-24 to 2025-26 by season
Season2023-242024-252025-26
TeamANAANAANA
Cap hit$950K$950K$950K
% of cap1.1%1.1%1.0%
Total salary$950K$950K$950K
Base salary$855K$855K$855K
Signing bonus$95K$95K$95K
Perf. bonus$0K$950K$1.90M
Minors salary$83K$83K$83K
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Signed Apr 14, 2024 with ANA. Source announcement