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Matt Kiersted contract

DefenseAge 28Minnesota Wild
Cap hit 2026-27
$775K$775,000
MINMinnesota Wild · Jul 2025 – present
Two-way

2 years · $1.55M total

Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 29

Contract timeline

UFA 2027 · age 29

2026-27 · MIN · Cap hit $775K · Salary $775K

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $775,000, cap hit $775,000$775K25/2626/27: pay $775,000, cap hit $775,000$775K26/27
Total pay Cap hit

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

Year by year

Matt Kiersted contract by season
Season2025-262026-27
TeamMINMIN
Cap hit$775K$775K
% of cap0.8%0.7%
Total salary$775K$775K
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Signed Jul 2, 2025 with MIN. Source announcement

Contract history

FLAStandard · 2024-251 year · $775K AAV · signed Jun 28, 2024
Contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 by season
Season2024-25
TeamFLA
Cap hit$775K
% of cap0.9%
Total salary$775K
Base salary$775K
Signing bonus$0K
Perf. bonus$0K
Minors salary$300K
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Signed Jun 28, 2024 with FLA. Source announcement

FLAStandard · 2022-23 to 2023-242 years · $763K AAV · signed Jun 27, 2022
Contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 by season
Season2022-232023-24
TeamFLAFLA
Cap hit$763K$763K
% of cap0.9%0.9%
Total salary$750K$775K
Base salary$750K$775K
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$250K$775K
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Signed Jun 27, 2022 with FLA. Source announcement

FLAEntry-level · 2020-21 to 2021-222 years · $859K AAV · signed Apr 1, 2021
Contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 by season
Season2020-212021-22
TeamFLAFLA
Cap hit$859K$859K
% of cap1.1%1.1%
Total salary$793K$925K
Base salary$700K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$133K$850K
Minors salary$80K$80K
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Signed Apr 1, 2021 with FLA. Source announcement