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Tomas Hertl contract

#48CenterAge 32Vegas Golden Knights
Cap hit 2026-27
$8.14M$8,137,500
SJSSan Jose Sharks · Mar 2022 – Oct 14, 2026VGKVegas Golden Knights · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)
NMCM-NTC, NMC

8 years · $65.1M total

Year 5 of 8 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 36

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 36

2026-27 · VGK · Cap hit $8.14M · Salary $8.00M · NMC (M-NTC, NMC)

Annual pay vs. cap hit

22/23: pay $8,250,000, cap hit $8,137,500$8.25M22/2323/24: pay $10,000,000, cap hit $8,137,500$10.0M23/2424/25: pay $10,250,000, cap hit $8,137,500$10.25M24/2525/26: pay $10,000,000, cap hit $8,137,500$10.0M25/2626/27: pay $8,000,000, cap hit $8,137,500$8.0M26/2727/28: pay $6,300,000, cap hit $8,137,500$6.3M27/2828/29: pay $6,150,000, cap hit $8,137,500$6.15M28/2929/30: pay $6,150,000, cap hit $8,137,500$6.15M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the middle years: $10.25M in 2024-25, dropping to $6.15M in the final season.

Year by year

Tomas Hertl contract by season
Season2022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamSJSSJSSJSSJSVGKVGKVGKVGK
Cap hit$8.14M$8.14M$8.14M$8.14M$8.14M$8.14M$8.14M$8.14M
% of cap9.9%9.7%9.2%8.5%7.8%7.2%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$8.25M$10.00M$10.25M$10.00M$8.00M$6.30M$6.15M$6.15M
Base salary$5.75M$7.50M$7.75M$7.50M$3.25M$2.30M$3.75M$3.75M
Signing bonus$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M$2.50M$4.75M$4.00M$2.40M$2.40M
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$8.25M$10.00M$10.25M$10.00M$8.00M$6.30M$6.15M$6.15M
ClauseNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCNMC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Mar 16, 2022 with SJS. Source announcement

Contract history

SJSStandard · 2018-19 to 2021-224 years · $5.63M AAV · signed Jul 2, 2018
Contract 2018-19 to 2021-22 by season
Season2018-192019-202020-212021-22
TeamSJSSJSSJSSJS
Cap hit$5.63M$5.63M$5.63M$5.63M
% of cap7.1%6.9%6.9%6.9%
Total salary$6.00M$6.25M$4.75M$5.50M
Base salary$4.00M$4.25M$2.75M$3.50M
Signing bonus$2.00M$2.00M$2.00M$2.00M
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$6.00M$6.25M$4.75M$5.50M
Clause——M-NTCM-NTC

Signed Jul 2, 2018 with SJS. Source announcement

SJSStandard · 2016-17 to 2017-182 years · $3.00M AAV · signed Jun 29, 2016
Contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 by season
Season2016-172017-18
TeamSJSSJS
Cap hit$3.00M$3.00M
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$2.80M$3.20M
Base salary$2.80M$3.20M
Signing bonus$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$2.80M$3.20M
Clause——

Signed Jun 29, 2016 with SJS. Source announcement

SJSEntry-level · 2013-14 to 2015-163 years · $925K AAV · signed Jun 3, 2013
Contract 2013-14 to 2015-16 by season
Season2013-142014-152015-16
TeamSJSSJSSJS
Cap hit$925K$925K$925K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$925K$925K$925K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$425K$425K$425K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed Jun 3, 2013 with SJS. Source announcement