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Eriks Mateiko contract

Left WingAge 20Washington Capitals
Cap hit 2026-27
$889K$889,167
WSHWashington Capitals · Sep 2024 – present
Entry-level

3 years · $2.67M total

Year 3 of 3 · expires after 2026-27 as an RFA at age 21

Contract timeline

RFA 2027 · age 21

2026-27 · WSH · Cap hit $889K · Salary $898K

Annual pay vs. cap hit

24/25: pay $872,500, cap hit $889,167$873K24/2525/26: pay $897,500, cap hit $889,167$898K25/2626/27: pay $897,500, cap hit $889,167$898K26/27
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Back-loaded: $898K from 2025-26 through 2026-27, up from $873K in the first season.

Year by year

Eriks Mateiko contract by season
Season2024-252025-262026-27
TeamWSHWSHWSH
Cap hit$889K$889K$889K
% of cap1.0%0.9%0.9%
Total salary$873K$898K$898K
Base salary$775K$800K$800K
Signing bonus$98K$98K$98K
Perf. bonus$103K$78K$78K
Minors salary$85K$85K$85K
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Signed Sep 27, 2024 with WSH. Source announcement