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Ilya Mikheyev contract

#95Right WingAge 32Tampa Bay Lightning
Cap hit 2026-27
$3.85M$3,850,000
TBLTampa Bay Lightning · Jul 2026 – present

4 years · $15.4M total

Year 1 of 4 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 35

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 35

2026-27 · TBL · Cap hit $3.85M · Salary $3.85M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

26/27: pay $3,850,000, cap hit $3,850,000$3.85M26/2727/28: pay $3,850,000, cap hit $3,850,000$3.85M27/2828/29: pay $3,850,000, cap hit $3,850,000$3.85M28/2929/30: pay $3,850,000, cap hit $3,850,000$3.85M29/30
Total pay Cap hit

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

Year by year

Ilya Mikheyev contract by season
Season2026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamTBLTBLTBLTBL
Cap hit$3.85M$3.85M$3.85M$3.85M
% of cap3.7%3.4%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$3.85M$3.85M$3.85M$3.85M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 1, 2026 with TBL. Source announcement

Contract history

VANStandard · 2022-23 to 2025-264 years · $4.75M AAV · signed Jul 13, 2022
Contract 2022-23 to 2025-26 by season
Season2022-232023-242024-252025-26
TeamVANVANCHICHI
Cap hit$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M
% of cap5.8%5.7%5.4%5.0%
Total salary$4.35M$5.35M$5.15M$4.15M
Base salary$4.35M$5.35M$5.15M$4.15M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$4.35M$5.35M$5.15M$4.15M
ClauseM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

Signed Jul 13, 2022 with VAN. Source announcement

TORStandard · 2020-21 to 2021-222 years · $1.65M AAV · signed Oct 20, 2020
Contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 by season
Season2020-212021-22
TeamTORTOR
Cap hit$1.65M$1.65M
% of cap2.0%2.0%
Total salary$1.10M$2.19M
Base salary$1.10M$2.19M
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$1.10M$2.19M
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Signed Oct 20, 2020 with TOR. Source announcement

TOREntry-level · 2019-201 year · $925K AAV · signed May 6, 2019
Contract 2019-20 to 2019-20 by season
Season2019-20
TeamTOR
Cap hit$925K
% of cap1.1%
Total salary$925K
Base salary$833K
Signing bonus$93K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$70K
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Signed May 6, 2019 with TOR. Source announcement