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Washington Capitals · Mar 2025 – present Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Jakob Chychrun contract
DefenseAge 28Washington Capitals
Washington CapitalsCap hit 2026-27
$9.00M$9,000,000Washington Capitals · Mar 2025 – present8 years · $72.0M total
Year 2 of 8 · expires after 2032-33 as a UFA at age 35
Contract timeline
UFA 2033 · age 35
2026-27 · WSH · Cap hit $9.00M · Salary $9.00M
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid evenly: $9.0M every season.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH | WSH |
| Cap hit | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M |
| % of cap | 9.4% | 8.7% | 7.9%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M |
| Base salary | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Mar 25, 2025 with WSH. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2019-20 to 2024-256 years · $4.60M AAV · signed Nov 13, 2018
| Season | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ARI | ARI | ARI |  OTT | OTT | WSH |
| Cap hit | $4.60M | $4.60M | $4.60M | $4.60M | $4.60M | $4.60M |
| % of cap | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Total salary | $2.60M | $3.30M | $5.30M | $4.00M | $5.40M | $7.00M |
| Base salary | $2.20M | $3.30M | $5.30M | $4.00M | $4.40M | $6.00M |
| Signing bonus | $400K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $1.00M | $1.00M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $2.60M | $3.30M | $5.30M | $4.00M | $5.40M | $7.00M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | M-NTC | M-NTC |
Signed Nov 13, 2018 with ARI. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2016-17 to 2018-193 years · $925K AAV · signed Jul 30, 2016
| Season | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ARI | ARI | ARI |
| Cap hit | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | 1.2% |
| Total salary | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| Base salary | $833K | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $425K | $425K | $425K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Jul 30, 2016 with ARI. Source announcement