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Shea Theodore contract

#27DefenseAge 31Vegas Golden Knights
Cap hit 2026-27
$7.42M$7,425,000
VGKVegas Golden Knights · Oct 2024 – present
NTCNo-trade clause

7 years · $51.98M total

Year 2 of 7 · expires after 2031-32 as a UFA at age 36

Contract timeline

UFA 2032 · age 36

2026-27 · VGK · Cap hit $7.42M · Salary $9.50M · NTC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

25/26: pay $9,500,000, cap hit $7,425,000$9.5M25/2626/27: pay $9,500,000, cap hit $7,425,000$9.5M26/2727/28: pay $8,600,000, cap hit $7,425,000$8.6M27/2828/29: pay $7,275,000, cap hit $7,425,000$7.28M28/2929/30: pay $5,700,000, cap hit $7,425,000$5.7M29/3030/31: pay $5,700,000, cap hit $7,425,000$5.7M30/3131/32: pay $5,700,000, cap hit $7,425,000$5.7M31/32
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $9.5M from 2025-26 through 2026-27, dropping to $5.7M in the final season.

Year by year

Shea Theodore contract by season
Season2025-262026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-32
TeamVGKVGKVGKVGKVGKVGKVGK
Cap hit$7.42M$7.42M$7.42M$7.42M$7.42M$7.42M$7.42M
% of cap7.8%7.1%6.5%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$9.50M$9.50M$8.60M$7.28M$5.70M$5.70M$5.70M
Base salary$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$1.00M$5.70M$5.70M$5.70M
Signing bonus$8.50M$8.50M$7.60M$6.28M$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
ClauseNTCNTCNTCNTCNTCM-NTCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Oct 24, 2024 with VGK. Source announcement

Contract history

VGKStandard · 2018-19 to 2024-257 years · $5.20M AAV · signed Sep 24, 2018
Contract 2018-19 to 2024-25 by season
Season2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25
TeamVGKVGKVGKVGKVGKVGKVGK
Cap hit$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M
% of cap6.5%6.4%6.4%6.4%6.3%6.2%5.9%
Total salary$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M
Base salary$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M
Signing bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M$5.20M
Clause—————M-NTCNTC

Signed Sep 24, 2018 with VGK. Source announcement

ANAEntry-level · 2015-16 to 2017-183 years · $863K AAV · signed Oct 1, 2013
Contract 2015-16 to 2017-18 by season
Season2015-162016-172017-18
TeamANAANAVGK
Cap hit$863K$863K$863K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$925K$833K$833K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed Oct 1, 2013 with ANA. Source announcement