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Carolina Hurricanes · Jul 2025 – present Total pay Cap hit
Nikolaj Ehlers contract
#27Left WingAge 30Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina HurricanesCap hit 2026-27
$8.50M$8,500,000Carolina Hurricanes · Jul 2025 – present6 years · $51.0M total
Year 2 of 6 · expires after 2030-31 as a UFA at age 35
Contract timeline
UFA 2031 · age 35
2026-27 · CAR · Cap hit $8.50M · Salary $8.50M
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 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR |
| Cap hit | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M |
| % of cap | 8.9% | 8.2% | 7.5%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M | $8.50M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Jul 3, 2025 with CAR. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2018-19 to 2024-257 years · $6.00M AAV · signed Oct 4, 2017
| Season | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | WPG | WPG | WPG | WPG | WPG | WPG | WPG |
| Cap hit | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M | $6.00M |
| % of cap | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| Total salary | $6.25M | $6.50M | $4.75M | $6.50M | $4.75M | $6.50M | $6.75M |
| Base salary | $6.25M | $6.50M | $4.75M | $6.50M | $4.75M | $6.50M | $6.75M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $6.25M | $6.50M | $4.75M | $6.50M | $4.75M | $6.50M | $6.75M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC |
Signed Oct 4, 2017 with WPG. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2015-16 to 2017-183 years · $894K AAV · signed Sep 7, 2014
| Season | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | WPG | WPG | WPG |
| Cap hit | $894K | $894K | $894K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $925K | $925K | $833K |
| Base salary | $833K | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $575K | $675K | $850K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Sep 7, 2014 with WPG. Source announcement