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Nicolas Hague contract

DefenseAge 27Nashville Predators
Cap hit 2026-27
$5.50M$5,500,000
NSHNashville Predators · Jun 2025 – present

4 years · $22.0M total

Year 2 of 4 · expires after 2028-29 as a UFA at age 30

Contract timeline

UFA 2029 · age 30

2026-27 · NSH · Cap hit $5.50M · Salary $5.50M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $5,500,000, cap hit $5,500,000$5.5M25/2626/27: pay $5,500,000, cap hit $5,500,000$5.5M26/2727/28: pay $5,500,000, cap hit $5,500,000$5.5M27/2828/29: pay $5,500,000, cap hit $5,500,000$5.5M28/29
Total pay Cap hit

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

Year by year

Nicolas Hague contract by season
Season2025-262026-272027-282028-29
TeamNSHNSHNSHNSH
Cap hit$5.50M$5.50M$5.50M$5.50M
% of cap5.8%5.3%4.8%*cap not set yet
Total salary$5.50M$5.50M$5.50M$5.50M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jun 30, 2025 with NSH. Source announcement

Contract history

VGKStandard · 2022-23 to 2024-253 years · $2.29M AAV · signed Oct 10, 2022
Contract 2022-23 to 2024-25 by season
Season2022-232023-242024-25
TeamVGKVGKVGK
Cap hit$2.29M$2.29M$2.29M
% of cap2.8%2.7%2.6%
Total salary$2.70M$1.48M$2.70M
Base salary$750K$775K$2.70M
Signing bonus$1.95M$707K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$2.70M$1.48M$2.70M
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Signed Oct 10, 2022 with VGK. Source announcement

VGKEntry-level · 2019-20 to 2021-223 years · $792K AAV · signed Sep 29, 2017
Contract 2019-20 to 2021-22 by season
Season2019-202020-212021-22
TeamVGKVGKVGK
Cap hit$792K$792K$792K
% of cap1.0%1.0%1.0%
Total salary$793K$750K$833K
Base salary$700K$750K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$133K$83K$0K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Sep 29, 2017 with VGK. Source announcement