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Mikko Rantanen contract

#96Right WingAge 29Dallas Stars
Cap hit 2026-27
$12.00M$12,000,000
DALDallas Stars · Mar 2025 – present
NMCNo-movement clause

8 years · $96.0M total

Year 2 of 8 · expires after 2032-33 as a UFA at age 36

Contract timeline

UFA 2033 · age 36

2026-27 · DAL · Cap hit $12.00M · Salary $11.25M · NMC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $15,000,000, cap hit $12,000,000$15.0M25/2626/27: pay $11,250,000, cap hit $12,000,000$11.25M26/2727/28: pay $13,750,000, cap hit $12,000,000$13.75M27/2828/29: pay $14,000,000, cap hit $12,000,000$14.0M28/2929/30: pay $11,000,000, cap hit $12,000,000$11.0M29/3030/31: pay $11,000,000, cap hit $12,000,000$11.0M30/3131/32: pay $10,000,000, cap hit $12,000,000$10.0M31/3232/33: pay $10,000,000, cap hit $12,000,000$10.0M32/33
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $15.0M in 2025-26, dropping to $10.0M in the final season.

Year by year

Mikko Rantanen contract by season
Season2025-262026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-33
TeamDALDALDALDALDALDALDALDAL
Cap hit$12.00M$12.00M$12.00M$12.00M$12.00M$12.00M$12.00M$12.00M
% of cap12.6%11.5%10.6%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$15.00M$11.25M$13.75M$14.00M$11.00M$11.00M$10.00M$10.00M
Base salary$9.40M$5.65M$8.55M$8.80M$6.60M$6.60M$6.00M$6.00M
Signing bonus$5.60M$5.60M$5.20M$5.20M$4.40M$4.40M$4.00M$4.00M
ClauseNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Mar 7, 2025 with DAL. Source announcement

Contract history

COLStandard · 2019-20 to 2024-256 years · $9.25M AAV · signed Sep 28, 2019
Contract 2019-20 to 2024-25 by season
Season2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25
TeamCOLCOLCOLCOLCOLDAL
Cap hit$9.25M$9.25M$9.25M$9.25M$9.25M$9.25M
% of cap11.3%11.3%11.3%11.2%11.1%10.5%
Total salary$12.00M$12.00M$10.00M$6.00M$9.50M$6.00M
Base salary$12.00M$12.00M$10.00M$6.00M$9.50M$6.00M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$12.00M$12.00M$10.00M$6.00M$9.50M$6.00M
Clause————M-NTCM-NTC

Signed Sep 28, 2019 with COL. Source announcement

COLEntry-level · 2016-17 to 2018-193 years · $894K AAV · signed Jul 14, 2015
Contract 2016-17 to 2018-19 by season
Season2016-172017-182018-19
TeamCOLCOLCOL
Cap hit$894K$894K$894K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yet1.1%
Total salary$925K$925K$833K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$0K
Perf. bonus$500K$850K$850K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed Jul 14, 2015 with COL. Source announcement