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Carolina Hurricanes · Jul 2023 – presentNMCNo-movement clause Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Sebastian Aho contract
#20CenterAge 29Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina HurricanesCap hit 2026-27
$9.75M$9,750,000Carolina Hurricanes · Jul 2023 – present8 years · $78.0M total
Year 3 of 8 · expires after 2031-32 as a UFA at age 34
Contract timeline
UFA 2032 · age 34
2026-27 · CAR · Cap hit $9.75M · Salary $9.00M · NMC
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the early years: $12.0M from 2024-25 through 2025-26, dropping to $7.2M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR |
| Cap hit | $9.75M | $9.75M | $9.75M | $9.75M | $9.75M | $9.75M | $9.75M | $9.75M |
| % of cap | 11.1% | 10.2% | 9.4% | 8.6%* | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $12.00M | $12.00M | $9.00M | $12.00M | $10.00M | $8.60M | $7.20M | $7.20M |
| Base salary | $10.00M | $10.00M | $7.00M | $10.00M | $8.00M | $6.60M | $5.20M | $5.20M |
| Signing bonus | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $12.00M | $12.00M | $9.00M | $12.00M | $10.00M | $8.60M | $7.20M | $7.20M |
| Clause | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Jul 26, 2023 with CAR. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2019-20 to 2023-245 years · $8.45M AAV · signed Jul 7, 2019
| Season | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR |
| Cap hit | $8.45M | $8.46M | $8.46M | $8.46M | $8.46M |
| % of cap | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.1% |
| Total salary | $12.00M | $10.57M | $7.70M | $6.00M | $6.03M |
| Base salary | $700K | $700K | $750K | $750K | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $11.30M | $9.87M | $6.95M | $5.25M | $5.25M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $12.00M | $10.57M | $7.70M | $6.00M | $6.03M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | — |
Signed Jul 7, 2019 with CAR. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2016-17 to 2018-193 years · $925K AAV · signed Jun 13, 2016
| Season | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | CAR | CAR | CAR |
| Cap hit | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | 1.2% |
| Total salary | $925K | $925K | $925K |
| Base salary | $833K | $833K | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $93K | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $850K | $850K | $850K |
| Minors salary | $70K | $70K | $70K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Jun 13, 2016 with CAR. Source announcement