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Seattle Kraken · May 2025 – present Total pay Cap hit
John Hayden contract
#15CenterAge 31Seattle Kraken
Seattle KrakenCap hit 2026-27
$775K$775,000Seattle Kraken · May 2025 – present2 years · $1.55M total
Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 32
Contract timeline
UFA 2027 · age 32
2026-27 · SEA · Cap hit $775K · Salary $775K
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | SEA | SEA |
| Cap hit | $775K | $775K |
| % of cap | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Total salary | $775K | $775K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed May 28, 2025 with SEA. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2024-251 year · $775K AAV · signed Jun 30, 2024
| Season | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Team | SEA |
| Cap hit | $775K |
| % of cap | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $775K |
| Base salary | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $0 |
| Perf. bonus | $0 |
| Minors salary | $775K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jun 30, 2024 with SEA. Source announcement
Standard · 2023-241 year · $775K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2023
| Season | 2023-24 |
|---|---|
| Team | SEA |
| Cap hit | $775K |
| % of cap | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $775K |
| Base salary | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $0 |
| Perf. bonus | $0 |
| Minors salary | $400K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2023 with SEA. Source announcement
Standard · 2022-231 year · $750K AAV · signed Jul 14, 2022
| Season | 2022-23 |
|---|---|
| Team | SEA |
| Cap hit | $750K |
| % of cap | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $750K |
| Base salary | $750K |
| Signing bonus | $0 |
| Perf. bonus | $0 |
| Minors salary | $325K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 14, 2022 with SEA. Source announcement
Standard · 2021-221 year · $750K AAV · signed Jul 29, 2021
| Season | 2021-22 |
|---|---|
| Team | BUF |
| Cap hit | $750K |
| % of cap | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $750K |
| Base salary | $750K |
| Signing bonus | $0 |
| Perf. bonus | $0 |
| Minors salary | $325K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 29, 2021 with BUF. Source announcement
Standard · 2020-211 year · $750K AAV · signed Oct 9, 2020
| Season | 2020-21 |
|---|---|
| Team | ARI |
| Cap hit | $750K |
| % of cap | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $750K |
| Base salary | $750K |
| Signing bonus | $0 |
| Perf. bonus | $0 |
| Minors salary | $750K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Oct 9, 2020 with ARI. Source announcement
Standard · 2018-19 to 2019-202 years · $750K AAV · signed Jun 15, 2018
| Season | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | CHI |  NJD |
| Cap hit | $750K | $750K |
| % of cap | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $700K | $800K |
| Base salary | $700K | $800K |
| Signing bonus | $0 | $0 |
| Perf. bonus | $0 | $0 |
| Minors salary | $700K | $800K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jun 15, 2018 with CHI. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2016-17 to 2017-182 years · $925K AAV · signed Mar 12, 2017
| Season | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | CHI | CHI |
| Cap hit | $925K | $925K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $925K | $925K |
| Base salary | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $0 | $0 |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Mar 12, 2017 with CHI. Source announcement