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William Carrier contract

Left WingAge 31Carolina Hurricanes
Cap hit 2026-27
$2.00M$2,000,000
CARCarolina Hurricanes · Jul 2024 – present
NMCNo-movement clause

6 years · $12.0M total

Year 3 of 6 · expires after 2029-30 as a UFA at age 35

Contract timeline

UFA 2030 · age 35

2026-27 · CAR · Cap hit $2.00M · Salary $2.30M · NMC

Annual pay vs. cap hit

24/25: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,000,000$2.5M24/2525/26: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,000,000$2.5M25/2626/27: pay $2,300,000, cap hit $2,000,000$2.3M26/2727/28: pay $1,700,000, cap hit $2,000,000$1.7M27/2828/29: pay $1,500,000, cap hit $2,000,000$1.5M28/2929/30: pay $1,500,000, cap hit $2,000,000$1.5M29/30
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $2.5M from 2024-25 through 2025-26, dropping to $1.5M in the final season.

Year by year

William Carrier contract by season
Season2024-252025-262026-272027-282028-292029-30
TeamCARCARCARCARCARCAR
Cap hit$2.00M$2.00M$2.00M$2.00M$2.00M$2.00M
% of cap2.3%2.1%1.9%1.8%*cap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$2.50M$2.50M$2.30M$1.70M$1.50M$1.50M
Base salary$1.00M$1.45M$775K$775K$775K$775K
Signing bonus$1.50M$1.05M$1.52M$925K$725K$725K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K$0K
ClauseNMCNMCNMCNMCNMCM-NTC

* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Jul 3, 2024 with CAR. Source announcement

Contract history

VGKStandard · 2020-21 to 2023-244 years · $1.40M AAV · signed Feb 27, 2020
Contract 2020-21 to 2023-24 by season
Season2020-212021-222022-232023-24
TeamVGKVGKVGKVGK
Cap hit$1.40M$1.40M$1.40M$1.40M
% of cap1.7%1.7%1.7%1.7%
Total salary$1.00M$1.10M$1.75M$1.75M
Base salary$700K$1.10M$1.75M$1.75M
Signing bonus$300K$0K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K$0K$0K
Minors salary$1.00M$1.10M$1.75M$1.75M
Clause————

Signed Feb 27, 2020 with VGK. Source announcement

VGKStandard · 2018-19 to 2019-202 years · $725K AAV · signed Jul 23, 2018
Contract 2018-19 to 2019-20 by season
Season2018-192019-20
TeamVGKVGK
Cap hit$725K$725K
% of cap0.9%0.9%
Total salary$725K$725K
Base salary$725K$725K
Signing bonus$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$0K$0K
Minors salary$725K$725K
Clause——

Signed Jul 23, 2018 with VGK. Source announcement

STLEntry-level · 2015-16 to 2017-183 years · $689K AAV · signed Aug 19, 2013
Contract 2015-16 to 2017-18 by season
Season2015-162016-172017-18
TeamBUFBUFBUF
Cap hit$689K$689K$689K
% of capcap not set yetcap not set yetcap not set yet
Total salary$668K$650K$750K
Base salary$575K$650K$750K
Signing bonus$93K$0K$0K
Perf. bonus$260K$160K$83K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
Clause———

Signed Aug 19, 2013 with STL. Source announcement