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Zach Whitecloud contract

#28DefenseAge 29Calgary Flames
Cap hit 2026-27
$2.75M$2,750,000
VGKVegas Golden Knights · Oct 2021 – Oct 13, 2026CGYCalgary Flames · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)

6 years · $16.5M total

Year 5 of 6 · expires after 2027-28 as a UFA at age 31

Contract timeline

UFA 2028 · age 31

2026-27 · CGY · Cap hit $2.75M · Salary $2.50M

Annual pay vs. cap hit

22/23: pay $3,000,000, cap hit $2,750,000$3.0M22/2323/24: pay $3,000,000, cap hit $2,750,000$3.0M23/2424/25: pay $2,750,000, cap hit $2,750,000$2.75M24/2525/26: pay $2,750,000, cap hit $2,750,000$2.75M25/2626/27: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,750,000$2.5M26/2727/28: pay $2,500,000, cap hit $2,750,000$2.5M27/28
Total pay (darker: salary, lighter: signing bonus) Cap hit

Paid most heavily in the early years: $3.0M from 2022-23 through 2023-24, dropping to $2.5M in the final season.

Year by year

Zach Whitecloud contract by season
Season2022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-28
TeamVGKVGKVGKVGKCGYCGY
Cap hit$2.75M$2.75M$2.75M$2.75M$2.75M$2.75M
% of cap3.3%3.3%3.1%2.9%2.6%2.4%*
Total salary$3.00M$3.00M$2.75M$2.75M$2.50M$2.50M
Base salary$1.00M$3.00M$2.75M$2.75M$2.50M$2.50M
Signing bonus$2.00M$0$0$0$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0$0$0$0$0
Minors salary$3.00M$3.00M$2.75M$2.75M$2.50M$2.50M
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* Based on the projected salary cap for that season.

Signed Oct 28, 2021 with VGK. Source announcement

Contract history

VGKStandard · 2020-21 to 2021-222 years · $725K AAV · signed Mar 22, 2020
Contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 by season
Season2020-212021-22
TeamVGKVGK
Cap hit$725K$725K
% of cap0.9%0.9%
Total salary$700K$750K
Base salary$700K$750K
Signing bonus$0$0
Perf. bonus$0$0
Minors salary$700K$750K
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Signed Mar 22, 2020 with VGK. Source announcement

VGKEntry-level · 2017-18 to 2019-203 years · $925K AAV · signed Mar 8, 2018
Contract 2017-18 to 2019-20 by season
Season2017-182018-192019-20
TeamVGKVGKVGK
Cap hit$925K$925K$925K
% of capcap not set yet1.2%1.1%
Total salary$925K$925K$925K
Base salary$833K$833K$833K
Signing bonus$93K$93K$93K
Perf. bonus$0$850K$850K
Minors salary$70K$70K$70K
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Signed Mar 8, 2018 with VGK. Source announcement