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Linus Karlsson contract

#94CenterAge 26Vancouver Canucks
Cap hit 2026-27
$2.25M$2,250,000
VANVancouver Canucks · Jan 2026 – present

2 years · $4.5M total

Year 1 of 2 · expires after 2027-28 as a UFA at age 28

Contract timeline

UFA 2028 · age 28

2026-27 · VAN · Cap hit $2.25M · Salary $2.25M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

26/27: pay $2,250,000, cap hit $2,250,000$2.25M26/2727/28: pay $2,250,000, cap hit $2,250,000$2.25M27/28
Total pay Cap hit

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

Year by year

Linus Karlsson contract by season
Season2026-272027-28
TeamVANVAN
Cap hit$2.25M$2.25M
% of cap2.2%2.0%*
Total salary$2.25M$2.25M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jan 2, 2026 with VAN. Source announcement

Contract history

VANStandard · 2025-261 year · $775K AAV · signed Mar 14, 2025
Contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 by season
Season2025-26
TeamVAN
Cap hit$775K
% of cap0.8%
Total salary$775K
Base salary$775K
Signing bonus$0
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Signed Mar 14, 2025 with VAN. Source announcement

VANStandard · 2024-251 year · $775K AAV · signed Jun 20, 2024
Contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 by season
Season2024-25
TeamVAN
Cap hit$775K
% of cap0.9%
Total salary$775K
Base salary$775K
Signing bonus$0
Perf. bonus$0
Minors salary$150K
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Signed Jun 20, 2024 with VAN. Source announcement

VANEntry-level · 2022-23 to 2023-242 years · $884K AAV · signed May 26, 2022
Contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 by season
Season2022-232023-24
TeamVANVAN
Cap hit$884K$884K
% of cap1.1%1.1%
Total salary$843K$925K
Base salary$750K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$83K$0
Minors salary$70K$70K
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Signed May 26, 2022 with VAN. Source announcement