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Tampa Bay Lightning · Jul 2024 – presentNMCNo-movement clause Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit
Victor Hedman contract
DefenseAge 35Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay LightningCap hit 2026-27
$8.00M$8,000,000Tampa Bay Lightning · Jul 2024 – present4 years · $32.0M total
Year 2 of 4 · expires after 2028-29 as a UFA at age 38
Contract timeline
UFA 2029 · age 38
2026-27 · TBL · Cap hit $8.00M · Salary $7.50M · NMC
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Paid most heavily in the early years: $10.0M in 2025-26, dropping to $6.0M in the final season.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | TBL | TBL | TBL | TBL |
| Cap hit | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M |
| % of cap | 8.4% | 7.7% | 7.0%* | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $10.00M | $7.50M | $8.50M | $6.00M |
| Base salary | $1.00M | $3.50M | $1.00M | $1.00M |
| Signing bonus | $9.00M | $4.00M | $7.50M | $5.00M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Clause | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC |
* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.
Signed Jul 2, 2024 with TBL. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2017-18 to 2024-258 years · $7.88M AAV · signed Jul 1, 2016
| Season | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | TBL | TBL | TBL | TBL | TBL | TBL | TBL | TBL |
| Cap hit | $7.88M | $7.88M | $7.88M | $7.88M | $7.88M | $7.88M | $7.88M | $7.88M |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | 9.9% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.5% | 9.4% | 8.9% |
| Total salary | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $7.00M |
| Base salary | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $5.00M | $8.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M | $4.00M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $3.00M | $0K | $3.00M | $3.00M | $3.00M |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $8.00M | $7.00M |
| Clause | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | M-NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC |
Signed Jul 1, 2016 with TBL. Source announcement
Standard · 2012-13 to 2016-175 years · $4.00M AAV · signed Dec 1, 2011
| Season | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | TBL | TBL | TBL | TBL | TBL |
| Cap hit | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M | $4.00M |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $3.00M | $3.00M | $4.00M | $5.75M | $4.25M |
| Base salary | $1.50M | $3.00M | $4.00M | $5.75M | $4.25M |
| Signing bonus | $1.50M | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $3.00M | $3.00M | $4.00M | $5.75M | $4.25M |
| Clause | — | — | — | — | NMC |
Signed Dec 1, 2011 with TBL. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2009-10 to 2011-123 years · $900K AAV · signed Jul 9, 2009
| Season | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | TBL | TBL | TBL |
| Cap hit | $900K | $900K | $900K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $900K | $900K | $900K |
| Base salary | $810K | $810K | $810K |
| Signing bonus | $90K | $90K | $90K |
| Perf. bonus | $2.60M | $2.60M | $2.60M |
| Minors salary | $68K | $68K | $68K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Jul 9, 2009 with TBL. Source announcement