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Jake Christiansen contract

DefenseAge 27Columbus Blue Jackets
Cap hit 2026-27
$975K$975,000
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets · Jan 2025 – present

2 years · $1.95M total

Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 27

Contract timeline

UFA 2027 · age 27

2026-27 · CBJ · Cap hit $975K · Salary $1.00M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $950,000, cap hit $975,000$950K25/2626/27: pay $1,000,000, cap hit $975,000$1.0M26/27
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Back-loaded: $1.0M in 2026-27, up from $950K in the first season.

Year by year

Jake Christiansen contract by season
Season2025-262026-27
TeamCBJCBJ
Cap hit$975K$975K
% of cap1.0%0.9%
Total salary$950K$1.00M
Base salary$950K$1.00M
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
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Signed Jan 17, 2025 with CBJ. Source announcement

Contract history

CBJStandard · 2024-251 year · $775K AAV · signed Jul 10, 2024
Contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 by season
Season2024-25
TeamCBJ
Cap hit$775K
% of cap0.9%
Total salary$775K
Base salary$775K
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$350K
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Signed Jul 10, 2024 with CBJ. Source announcement

CBJStandard · 2023-241 year · $775K AAV · signed Jun 5, 2023
Contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 by season
Season2023-24
TeamCBJ
Cap hit$775K
% of cap0.9%
Total salary$775K
Base salary$775K
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$275K
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Signed Jun 5, 2023 with CBJ. Source announcement

CBJEntry-level · 2020-21 to 2022-233 years · $925K AAV · signed Mar 4, 2020
Contract 2020-21 to 2022-23 by season
Season2020-212021-222022-23
TeamCBJCBJCBJ
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$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Mar 4, 2020 with CBJ. Source announcement