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Detroit Red Wings · Jul 2025 – present Total pay Cap hit
Mason Appleton contract
#22CenterAge 30Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red WingsCap hit 2026-27
$2.90M$2,900,000Detroit Red Wings · Jul 2025 – present2 years · $5.8M total
Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 31
Contract timeline
UFA 2027 · age 31
2026-27 · DET · Cap hit $2.90M · Salary $2.90M
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 | DET | DET |
| Cap hit | $2.90M | $2.90M |
| % of cap | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Total salary | $2.90M | $2.90M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 2, 2025 with DET. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2022-23 to 2024-253 years · $2.17M AAV · signed Aug 7, 2022
| Season | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | WPG | WPG | WPG |
| Cap hit | $2.17M | $2.17M | $2.17M |
| % of cap | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% |
| Total salary | $2.00M | $2.25M | $2.25M |
| Base salary | $2.00M | $2.25M | $2.25M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $2.00M | $2.25M | $2.25M |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Aug 7, 2022 with WPG. Source announcement
Standard · 2020-21 to 2021-222 years · $900K AAV · signed Oct 9, 2020
| Season | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | WPG | WPG |
| Cap hit | $900K | $900K |
| % of cap | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Total salary | $900K | $900K |
| Base salary | $900K | $900K |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $900K | $900K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Oct 9, 2020 with WPG. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2017-18 to 2019-203 years · $758K AAV · signed Jul 13, 2017
| Season | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | WPG | WPG | WPG |
| Cap hit | $758K | $758K | $758K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $758K | $758K | $758K |
| Base salary | $650K | $650K | $700K |
| Signing bonus | $75K | $75K | $75K |
| Perf. bonus | $25K | $25K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Jul 13, 2017 with WPG. Source announcement