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Quinn Hughes contract

#43DefenseAge 27Minnesota Wild
Cap hit 2026-27
$7.85M$7,850,000
VANVancouver Canucks · Oct 2021 – Oct 13, 2026MINMinnesota Wild · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)

6 years · $47.1M total

Year 6 of 6 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 27

Contract timeline

UFA 2027 · age 27

2026-27 · MIN · Cap hit $7.85M · Salary $8.25M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

21/22: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $7,850,000$4.0M21/2222/23: pay $6,500,000, cap hit $7,850,000$6.5M22/2323/24: pay $8,600,000, cap hit $7,850,000$8.6M23/2424/25: pay $9,500,000, cap hit $7,850,000$9.5M24/2525/26: pay $10,250,000, cap hit $7,850,000$10.25M25/2626/27: pay $8,250,000, cap hit $7,850,000$8.25M26/27
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the middle years: $10.25M in 2025-26, dropping to $8.25M in the final season.

Year by year

Quinn Hughes contract by season
Season2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
TeamVANVANVANVANVANMIN
Cap hit$7.85M$7.85M$7.85M$7.85M$7.85M$7.85M
% of cap9.6%9.5%9.4%8.9%8.2%7.5%
Total salary$4.00M$6.50M$8.60M$9.50M$10.25M$8.25M
Base salary$4.00M$6.50M$8.60M$9.50M$10.25M$8.25M
Signing bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$4.00M$6.50M$8.60M$9.50M$10.25M$8.25M
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Signed Oct 3, 2021 with VAN. Source announcement

Contract history

VANEntry-level · 2018-19 to 2020-213 years · $917K AAV · signed Mar 10, 2019
Contract 2018-19 to 2020-21 by season
Season2018-192019-202020-21
TeamVANVANVAN
Cap hit$917K$917K$917K
% of cap1.2%1.1%1.1%
Total salary$900K$925K$925K
Base salary$808K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$363K$850K$850K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Mar 10, 2019 with VAN. Source announcement