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Joe Hicketts contract
Cap hit 2026-27
$775K$775,0002 years · $1.55M total
Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 31
Contract timeline
UFA 2027 · age 31
2026-27 · LAK · Cap hit $775K · Salary $775K
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid evenly: $775K every season.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | ||
| Cap hit | $775K | $775K |
| % of cap | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Total salary | $775K | $775K |
| Base salary | $775K | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $385K | $400K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Mar 20, 2025 with LAK. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2024-251 year · $775K AAV · signed May 24, 2024
| Season | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Team | |
| Cap hit | $775K |
| % of cap | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $775K |
| Base salary | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $315K |
| Clause | — |
Signed May 24, 2024 with LAK. Source announcement
Standard · 2023-241 year · $775K AAV · signed Jul 2, 2023
| Season | 2023-24 |
|---|---|
| Team | |
| Cap hit | $775K |
| % of cap | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $775K |
| Base salary | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $275K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 2, 2023 with LAK. Source announcement
Two-way · 2021-22 to 2022-232 years · $750K AAV · signed Jul 28, 2021
| Season | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | ||
| Cap hit | $750K | $750K |
| % of cap | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $750K | $750K |
| Base salary | $750K | $750K |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $300K | $300K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 28, 2021 with MIN. Source announcement
Standard · 2019-20 to 2020-212 years · $700K AAV · signed Jul 17, 2019
| Season | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | ||
| Cap hit | $700K | $700K |
| % of cap | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $700K | $700K |
| Base salary | $700K | $700K |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $90K | $115K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 17, 2019 with DET. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2016-17 to 2018-193 years · $636K AAV · signed Oct 5, 2014
| Season | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | |||
| Cap hit | $636K | $636K | $636K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | 0.8% |
| Total salary | $605K | $650K | $650K |
| Base salary | $575K | $650K | $650K |
| Signing bonus | $30K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $60K | $60K | $65K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Oct 5, 2014 with DET. Source announcement
