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Jack Hughes contract

#86CenterAge 25New Jersey Devils
Cap hit 2026-27
$8.00M$8,000,000
NJDNew Jersey Devils · Nov 2021 – present
M-NTCModified no-trade clause

8 years · $64.0M total

Year 5 of 8 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 29

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 29

2026-27 · NJD · Cap hit $8.00M · Salary $8.00M · M-NTC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

22/23: pay $9,000,000, cap hit $8,000,000$9.0M22/2323/24: pay $8,500,000, cap hit $8,000,000$8.5M23/2424/25: pay $8,500,000, cap hit $8,000,000$8.5M24/2525/26: pay $8,500,000, cap hit $8,000,000$8.5M25/2626/27: pay $8,000,000, cap hit $8,000,000$8.0M26/2727/28: pay $7,500,000, cap hit $8,000,000$7.5M27/2828/29: pay $7,000,000, cap hit $8,000,000$7.0M28/2929/30: pay $7,000,000, cap hit $8,000,000$7.0M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $9.0M in 2022-23, dropping to $7.0M in the final season.

Year by year

Jack Hughes contract by season
Season2022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamNJDNJDNJDNJDNJDNJDNJDNJD
Cap hit$8.00M$8.00M$8.00M$8.00M$8.00M$8.00M$8.00M$8.00M
% of cap9.7%9.6%9.1%8.4%7.7%7.0%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$9.00M$8.50M$8.50M$8.50M$8.00M$7.50M$7.00M$7.00M
Base salary$7.00M$8.50M$8.50M$8.50M$8.00M$7.50M$7.00M$7.00M
Signing bonus$2.00M$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$9.00M$8.50M$8.50M$8.50M$8.00M$7.50M$7.00M$7.00M
Clause————M-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Nov 30, 2021 with NJD. Source announcement

Contract history

NJDEntry-level · 2019-20 to 2021-223 years · $925K AAV · signed Jul 12, 2019
Contract 2019-20 to 2021-22 by season
Season2019-202020-212021-22
TeamNJDNJDNJD
Cap hit$925K$925K$925K
% of cap1.1%1.1%1.1%
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
Clause———

Signed Jul 12, 2019 with NJD. Source announcement