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Joel Armia contract

Right WingAge 33Los Angeles Kings
Cap hit 2026-27
$2.50M$2,500,000
LAKLos Angeles Kings · Jul 2025 – present

2 years · $5.0M total

Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 34

Contract timeline

UFA 2027 · age 34

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

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,500,000$2.5M25/2626/27: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,500,000$2.5M26/27
Total pay Cap hit

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

Year by year

Joel Armia contract by season
Season2025-262026-27
TeamLAKLAK
Cap hit$2.50M$2.50M
% of cap2.6%2.4%
Total salary$2.50M$2.50M
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Signed Jul 1, 2025 with LAK. Source announcement

Contract history

MTLStandard · 2021-22 to 2024-254 years · $3.40M AAV · signed Jul 27, 2021
Contract 2021-22 to 2024-25 by season
Season2021-222022-232023-242024-25
TeamMTLMTLMTLMTL
Cap hit$3.40M$3.40M$3.40M$3.40M
% of cap4.2%4.1%4.1%3.9%
Total salary$2.00M$3.00M$4.80M$3.80M
Base salary$2.00M$3.00M$4.80M$3.80M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$2.00M$3.00M$4.80M$3.80M
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Signed Jul 27, 2021 with MTL. Source announcement

MTLStandard · 2019-20 to 2020-212 years · $2.60M AAV · signed Jul 11, 2019
Contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 by season
Season2019-202020-21
TeamMTLMTL
Cap hit$2.60M$2.60M
% of cap3.2%3.2%
Total salary$2.80M$2.40M
Base salary$2.80M$2.40M
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$2.80M$2.40M
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Signed Jul 11, 2019 with MTL. Source announcement

MTLStandard · 2018-191 year · $1.85M AAV · signed Jul 13, 2018
Contract 2018-19 to 2018-19 by season
Season2018-19
TeamMTL
Cap hit$1.85M
% of cap2.3%
Total salary$1.85M
Base salary$1.85M
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$1.85M
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Signed Jul 13, 2018 with MTL. Source announcement

WPGStandard · 2016-17 to 2017-182 years · $925K AAV · signed Jul 14, 2016
Contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 by season
Season2016-172017-18
TeamWPGWPG
Cap hit$925K$925K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$875K$975K
Base salary$875K$975K
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$875K$975K
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Signed Jul 14, 2016 with WPG. Source announcement

BUFEntry-level · 2013-14 to 2015-163 years · $894K AAV · signed Jun 17, 2012
Contract 2013-14 to 2015-16 by season
Season2013-142014-152015-16
TeamBUFWPGWPG
Cap hit$894K$894K$894K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$925K$925K$833K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$0K
Perf. bonus$350K$350K$350K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Jun 17, 2012 with BUF. Source announcement