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Jeffrey Viel contract

Left WingAge 29Tampa Bay Lightning
Cap hit 2026-27
$2.50M$2,500,000
TBLTampa Bay Lightning · Jul 2026 – present

5 years · $12.5M total

Year 1 of 5 · expires after 2030-31 as a UFA at age 34

Contract timeline

UFA 2031 · age 34

2026-27 · TBL · Cap hit $2.50M · Salary $2.50M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

26/27: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,500,000$2.5M26/2727/28: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,500,000$2.5M27/2828/29: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,500,000$2.5M28/2929/30: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,500,000$2.5M29/3030/31: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,500,000$2.5M30/31
Total pay Cap hit

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

Year by year

Jeffrey Viel contract by season
Season2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31
TeamTBLTBLTBLTBLTBL
Cap hit$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M
% of cap2.4%2.2%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 1, 2026 with TBL. Source announcement

Contract history

BOSStandard · 2024-25 to 2025-262 years · $775K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2024
Contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 by season
Season2024-252025-26
TeamBOSBOS
Cap hit$775K$775K
% of cap0.9%0.8%
Total salary$775K$775K
Base salary$775K$775K
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$375K$775K
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Signed Jul 1, 2024 with BOS. Source announcement

WPGStandard · 2023-241 year · $775K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2023
Contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 by season
Season2023-24
TeamWPG
Cap hit$775K
% of cap0.9%
Total salary$775K
Base salary$775K
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$775K
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Signed Jul 1, 2023 with WPG. Source announcement

SJSStandard · 2021-22 to 2022-232 years · $750K AAV · signed Jun 14, 2021
Contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 by season
Season2021-222022-23
TeamSJSSJS
Cap hit$750K$750K
% of cap0.9%0.9%
Total salary$750K$750K
Base salary$750K$750K
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$225K$275K
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Signed Jun 14, 2021 with SJS. Source announcement

SJSEntry-level · 2019-20 to 2020-212 years · $780K AAV · signed May 29, 2019
Contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 by season
Season2019-202020-21
TeamSJSSJS
Cap hit$780K$780K
% of cap1.0%1.0%
Total salary$780K$780K
Base salary$700K$700K
Signing bonus$80K$80K
Perf. bonus$20K$20K
Minors salary$70K$70K
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Signed May 29, 2019 with SJS. Source announcement