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Karel Vejmelka contract

#70GoalieAge 30Utah Mammoth
Cap hit 2026-27
$4.75M$4,750,000
UTAUtah Mammoth · Mar 2025 – present
M-NTCModified no-trade clause

5 years · $23.75M total

Year 2 of 5 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 34

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 34

2026-27 · UTA · Cap hit $4.75M · Salary $5.75M · M-NTC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $5,750,000, cap hit $4,750,000$5.75M25/2626/27: pay $5,750,000, cap hit $4,750,000$5.75M26/2727/28: pay $5,100,000, cap hit $4,750,000$5.1M27/2828/29: pay $3,700,000, cap hit $4,750,000$3.7M28/2929/30: pay $3,450,000, cap hit $4,750,000$3.45M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $5.75M from 2025-26 through 2026-27, dropping to $3.45M in the final season.

Year by year

Karel Vejmelka contract by season
Season2025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamUTAUTAUTAUTAUTA
Cap hit$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M$4.75M
% of cap5.0%4.6%4.2%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$5.75M$5.75M$5.10M$3.70M$3.45M
Base salary$5.75M$5.75M$5.10M$3.70M$3.45M
Signing bonus$0$0$0$0$0
ClauseM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Mar 5, 2025 with UTA. Source announcement

Contract history

ARIStandard · 2022-23 to 2024-253 years · $2.73M AAV · signed Mar 21, 2022
Contract 2022-23 to 2024-25 by season
Season2022-232023-242024-25
TeamARIUTAUTA
Cap hit$2.73M$2.73M$2.73M
% of cap3.3%3.3%3.1%
Total salary$2.25M$3.15M$2.77M
Base salary$2.25M$3.15M$2.77M
Signing bonus$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0
Minors salary$2.25M$3.15M$2.77M
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Signed Mar 21, 2022 with ARI. Source announcement

ARIEntry-level · 2021-221 year · $843K AAV · signed May 4, 2021
Contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 by season
Season2021-22
TeamARI
Cap hit$843K
% of cap1.0%
Total salary$843K
Base salary$750K
Signing bonus$93K
Perf. bonus$83K
Minors salary$80K
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Signed May 4, 2021 with ARI. Source announcement