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Ville Koivunen contract

Right WingAge 23Pittsburgh Penguins
Cap hit 2026-27
$4.00M$4,000,000
PITPittsburgh Penguins · Aug 2026 – present

8 years · $32.0M total

Year 1 of 8 · expires after 2033-34 as a UFA at age 31

Contract timeline

UFA 2034 · age 31

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

Annual pay vs. cap hit

26/27: 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$4.0M28/2929/30: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,000,000$4.0M29/3030/31: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,000,000$4.0M30/3131/32: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,000,000$4.0M31/3232/33: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,000,000$4.0M32/3333/34: pay $4,000,000, cap hit $4,000,000$4.0M33/34
Total pay Cap hit

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

Year by year

Ville Koivunen contract by season
Season2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-312031-322032-332033-34
TeamPITPITPITPITPITPITPITPIT
Cap hit$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M
% of cap3.8%3.5%*cap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M$4.00M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Aug 6, 2026 with PIT. Source announcement

Contract history

CAREntry-level · 2023-24 to 2025-263 years · $806K AAV · signed Aug 15, 2021
Contract 2023-24 to 2025-26 by season
Season2023-242024-252025-26
TeamPITPITPIT
Cap hit$806K$806K$806K
% of cap1.0%0.9%0.8%
Total salary$868K$775K$775K
Base salary$775K$775K$775K
Signing bonus$93K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$83K$83K$58K
Minors salary$80K$80K$80K
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Signed Aug 15, 2021 with CAR. Source announcement