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Kasperi Kapanen contract
Cap hit 2026-27
$2.60M$2,600,0001 year · $2.6M total
Year 1 of 1 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 30
Contract timeline
UFA 2027 · age 30
2026-27 · EDM · Cap hit $2.60M · Salary $2.60M
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.
Year by year
| Season | 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Team | |
| Cap hit | $2.60M |
| % of cap | 2.5% |
| Total salary | $2.60M |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2026 with EDM. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2025-261 year · $1.30M AAV · signed Jun 30, 2025
| Season | 2025-26 |
|---|---|
| Team | |
| Cap hit | $1.30M |
| % of cap | 1.4% |
| Total salary | $1.30M |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jun 30, 2025 with EDM. Source announcement
Standard · 2024-251 year · $1.00M AAV · signed Jul 1, 2024
| Season | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Team | |
| Cap hit | $1.00M |
| % of cap | 1.1% |
| Total salary | $1.00M |
| Base salary | $1.00M |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $1.00M |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2024 with STL. Source announcement
Standard · 2022-23 to 2023-242 years · $3.20M AAV · signed Jul 21, 2022
| Season | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | ||
| Cap hit | $3.20M | $3.20M |
| % of cap | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| Total salary | $3.20M | $3.20M |
| Base salary | $3.20M | $3.20M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $3.20M | $3.20M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 21, 2022 with PIT. Source announcement
Standard · 2019-20 to 2021-223 years · $3.20M AAV · signed Jun 28, 2019
| Season | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | |||
| Cap hit | $3.20M | $3.20M | $3.20M |
| % of cap | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Total salary | $4.40M | $2.86M | $2.34M |
| Base salary | $700K | $1.86M | $800K |
| Signing bonus | $3.70M | $1.00M | $1.54M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $4.40M | $2.86M | $2.34M |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Jun 28, 2019 with TOR. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2016-17 to 2018-193 years · $863K AAV · signed Jul 12, 2014
| Season | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | |||
| Cap hit | $863K | $863K | $863K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | 1.1% |
| Total salary | $925K | $833K | $833K |
| Base salary | $833K | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Jul 12, 2014 with PIT. Source announcement
