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Ryan Donato contract

#8CenterAge 30Chicago Blackhawks
Cap hit 2026-27
$4.00M$4,000,000
CHIChicago Blackhawks · Jun 2025 – present

4 years · $16.0M total

Year 2 of 4 · expires after 2028-29 as a UFA at age 33

Contract timeline

UFA 2029 · age 33

2026-27 · CHI · Cap hit $4.00M · Salary $4.00M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,000,000$4.0M25/2626/27: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,000,000$4.0M26/2727/28: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,000,000$4.0M27/2828/29: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,000,000$4.0M28/29
Total pay Cap hit

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

Year by year

Ryan Donato contract by season
Season2025-262026-272027-282028-29
TeamCHICHICHICHI
Cap hit$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M
% of cap4.2%3.8%3.5%*cap not set yet
Total salary$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jun 18, 2025 with CHI. Source announcement

Contract history

CHIStandard · 2023-24 to 2024-252 years · $2.00M AAV · signed Jul 1, 2023
Contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 by season
Season2023-242024-25
TeamCHICHI
Cap hit$2.00M$2.00M
% of cap2.4%2.3%
Total salary$2.00M$2.00M
Base salary$2.00M$2.00M
Signing bonus$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$2.00M$2.00M
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Signed Jul 1, 2023 with CHI. Source announcement

SEAStandard · 2022-231 year · $1.20M AAV · signed Jul 27, 2022
Contract 2022-23 to 2022-23 by season
Season2022-23
TeamSEA
Cap hit$1.20M
% of cap1.5%
Total salary$1.20M
Base salary$1.20M
Signing bonus$0
Perf. bonus$0
Minors salary$1.20M
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Signed Jul 27, 2022 with SEA. Source announcement

SEAStandard · 2021-221 year · $750K AAV · signed Sep 13, 2021
Contract 2021-22 to 2021-22 by season
Season2021-22
TeamSEA
Cap hit$750K
% of cap0.9%
Total salary$750K
Base salary$750K
Signing bonus$0
Perf. bonus$0
Minors salary$750K
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Signed Sep 13, 2021 with SEA. Source announcement

MINStandard · 2019-20 to 2020-212 years · $1.90M AAV · signed Jul 16, 2019
Contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 by season
Season2019-202020-21
TeamMINMIN
Cap hit$1.90M$1.90M
% of cap2.3%2.3%
Total salary$1.65M$2.15M
Base salary$1.65M$2.15M
Signing bonus$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$1.65M$2.15M
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Signed Jul 16, 2019 with MIN. Source announcement

BOSEntry-level · 2017-18 to 2018-192 years · $900K AAV · signed Mar 18, 2018
Contract 2017-18 to 2018-19 by season
Season2017-182018-19
TeamBOSMIN
Cap hit$900K$900K
% of capcap not set yet1.1%
Total salary$875K$925K
Base salary$783K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$50K$850K
Minors salary$70K$70K
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Signed Mar 18, 2018 with BOS. Source announcement