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Colorado Avalanche · Sep 2022 – presentNMCNo-movement clause Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Nathan MacKinnon contract
#29CenterAge 31Colorado Avalanche
Colorado AvalancheCap hit 2026-27
$12.60M$12,600,000Colorado Avalanche · Sep 2022 – present8 years · $100.8M total
Year 4 of 8 · expires after 2030-31 as a UFA at age 35
Contract timeline
UFA 2031 · age 35
2026-27 · COL · Cap hit $12.60M · Salary $12.15M · NMC
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the early years: $16.5M from 2023-24 through 2024-25, dropping to $9.9M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL |
| Cap hit | $12.60M | $12.60M | $12.60M | $12.60M | $12.60M | $12.60M | $12.60M | $12.60M |
| % of cap | 15.1% | 14.3% | 13.2% | 12.1% | 11.1%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $16.50M | $16.50M | $16.05M | $12.15M | $9.90M | $9.90M | $9.90M | $9.90M |
| Base salary | $775K | $775K | $800K | $9.15M | $990K | $990K | $990K | $990K |
| Signing bonus | $15.72M | $15.72M | $15.25M | $3.00M | $8.91M | $8.91M | $8.91M | $8.91M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $16.50M | $16.50M | $16.05M | $12.15M | $9.90M | $9.90M | $9.90M | $9.90M |
| Clause | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Sep 20, 2022 with COL. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2016-17 to 2022-237 years · $6.30M AAV · signed Jul 8, 2016
| Season | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL | COL |
| Cap hit | $6.30M | $6.30M | $6.30M | $6.30M | $6.30M | $6.30M | $6.30M |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | 7.9% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.6% |
| Total salary | $5.00M | $5.75M | $6.75M | $6.75M | $6.15M | $6.85M | $6.85M |
| Base salary | $5.00M | $5.75M | $6.75M | $6.75M | $6.15M | $6.85M | $6.85M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $5.00M | $5.75M | $6.75M | $6.75M | $6.15M | $6.85M | $6.85M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | M-NTC | M-NTC | NMC |
Signed Jul 8, 2016 with COL. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2013-14 to 2015-163 years · $925K AAV · signed Jul 9, 2013
| Season | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | COL | COL | COL |
| Cap hit | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| Base salary | $833K | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $2.85M | $2.85M | $2.85M |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Jul 9, 2013 with COL. Source announcement