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Jack Eichel contract

#9CenterAge 29Vegas Golden Knights
Cap hit 2026-27
$13.50M$13,500,000
VGKVegas Golden Knights · Oct 2025 – present

8 years · $108.0M total

Year 1 of 8 · expires after 2033-34 as a UFA at age 37

Contract timeline

UFA 2034 · age 37

2026-27 · VGK · 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$13.5M31/3232/33: pay $13,500,000, cap hit $13,500,000$13.5M32/3333/34: pay $13,500,000, cap hit $13,500,000$13.5M33/34
Total pay Cap hit

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

Year by year

Jack Eichel contract by season
Season2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-332033-34
TeamVGKVGKVGKVGKVGKVGKVGKVGK
Cap hit$13.50M$13.50M$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 yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$13.50M$13.50M$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 Oct 8, 2025 with VGK. Source announcement

Contract history

BUFStandard · 2018-19 to 2025-268 years · $10.00M AAV · signed Oct 3, 2017
Contract 2018-19 to 2025-26 by season
Season2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26
TeamBUFBUFBUFVGKVGKVGKVGKVGK
Cap hit$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M
% of cap12.6%12.3%12.3%12.3%12.1%12.0%11.4%10.5%
Total salary$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M
Base salary$10.00M$10.00M$2.50M$10.00M$2.50M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$7.50M$0K$7.50M$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M$10.00M
Clause————NMCNMCNMCNMC

Signed Oct 3, 2017 with BUF. Source announcement

BUFEntry-level · 2015-16 to 2017-183 years · $925K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2015
Contract 2015-16 to 2017-18 by season
Season2015-162016-172017-18
TeamBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$925K$925K$925K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$925K$925K$925K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$2.85M$2.85M$2.85M
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Jul 1, 2015 with BUF. Source announcement