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Mackenzie Blackwood contract

GoalieAge 29Colorado Avalanche
Cap hit 2026-27
$5.25M$5,250,000
COLColorado Avalanche · Dec 2024 – present
M-NTCModified no-trade clause

5 years · $26.25M total

Year 2 of 5 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 33

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 33

2026-27 · COL · Cap hit $5.25M · Salary $5.25M · M-NTC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $5,250,000, cap hit $5,250,000$5.25M25/2626/27: pay $5,250,000, cap hit $5,250,000$5.25M26/2727/28: pay $5,250,000, cap hit $5,250,000$5.25M27/2828/29: pay $5,250,000, cap hit $5,250,000$5.25M28/2929/30: pay $5,250,000, cap hit $5,250,000$5.25M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid evenly: $5.25M every season.

Year by year

Mackenzie Blackwood contract by season
Season2025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamCOLCOLCOLCOLCOL
Cap hit$5.25M$5.25M$5.25M$5.25M$5.25M
% of cap5.5%5.0%4.6%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$5.25M$5.25M$5.25M$5.25M$5.25M
Base salary$5.25M$4.25M$5.25M$5.25M$5.25M
Signing bonus$0K$1.00M$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
ClauseM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Dec 27, 2024 with COL. Source announcement

Contract history

SJSStandard · 2023-24 to 2024-252 years · $2.35M AAV · signed Jul 1, 2023
Contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 by season
Season2023-242024-25
TeamSJSSJS
Cap hit$2.35M$2.35M
% of cap2.8%2.7%
Total salary$2.20M$2.50M
Base salary$2.20M$2.50M
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$2.20M$2.50M
Clause——

Signed Jul 1, 2023 with SJS. Source announcement

NJDStandard · 2020-21 to 2022-233 years · $2.80M AAV · signed Dec 23, 2020
Contract 2020-21 to 2022-23 by season
Season2020-212021-222022-23
TeamNJDNJDNJD
Cap hit$2.80M$2.80M$2.80M
% of cap3.4%3.4%3.4%
Total salary$1.48M$2.80M$4.13M
Base salary$1.48M$2.80M$4.13M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$1.48M$2.80M$4.13M
Clause———

Signed Dec 23, 2020 with NJD. Source announcement

NJDEntry-level · 2017-18 to 2019-203 years · $698K AAV · signed Dec 30, 2015
Contract 2017-18 to 2019-20 by season
Season2017-182018-192019-20
TeamNJDNJDNJD
Cap hit$698K$698K$698K
% of capcap not set yet0.9%0.9%
Total salary$743K$650K$700K
Base salary$650K$650K$700K
Signing bonus$93K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$258K$258K$133K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed Dec 30, 2015 with NJD. Source announcement