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Bryan Rust

#17

age32

posRW

shotr

h5'11"

w192lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$5,125,000$5.13M

Year 3 of 6

22/23

24/25

27/28

Expiry Status

UFA 2028 age 36

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Draft Team

Round3

Pick80

Year2010

Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett

Birthdate May 11, 1992

Birthplace Pontiac, Michigan

Nationality USA

UFA Year 2019

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $34,885,000

2023-24 Stats

Regular Season

GP62

G28

A28

P56

PPG0.9

PIM20

EV TOI/GM 14.53

G60 1.20

P60 2.26

GF% 50.90

DFF% 54.70

REL DFF% 4.80

CF% 52.90

REL CF% 2.10

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2022-2028 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$30,750,000$30.75M

cap hit$5,125,000$5.13M

Bryan Rust is currently signed to a 6-year contract with a cap hit of $5,125,000 per season. His contract expires at the end of the 2027-28 season, when Rust is 36 years old.

Signed On May 21 2022

Signing Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 6.21%

Signing Status UFAage 30

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	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028
Cap Hit	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	UFAage 36
AAV	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M
Base	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$5,130,000$5.13M	$3,660,000$3.66M	$3,660,000$3.66M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$5,130,000$5.13M	$3,660,000$3.66M	$3,660,000$3.66M
Minors Salary	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$5,130,000$5.13M	$3,660,000$3.66M	$3,660,000$3.66M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC	-	-	-
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out			Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2023-24	$5,125,000 $5.13M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	62	28	28	56	20	901	50.90	54.70	4.80	52.90	2.10	1.20	2.26
2022-23	$5,125,000 $5.13M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	81	20	26	46	31	1,082	55.60	53.80	1.30	53.30	2.10	0.78	1.55
2021-22	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	60	24	34	58	14	817	52.60	51.70	-3.60	50.80	-1.60	0.73	2.06	Playoffs	7	2	6	8	0
2020-21	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	22	20	42	18	872	55.70	52.70	5.20	52.50	3.30	0.83	1.51	Playoffs	6	2	1	3	0
2019-20	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	55	27	29	56	30	771	58.40	53.60	3.60	50.90	0.50	1.25	2.41	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	0
2018-19	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	72	18	17	35	24	957	54.22	49.91	-3.31	50.24	0.59	0.94	1.69	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2017-18	$640,000 $640K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	69	13	25	38	26	924	50.72	55.01	3.94	56.02	5.76	0.39	1.56	Playoffs	12	3	0	3	0
2016-17	$640,000 $640K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	57	15	13	28	8	703	50.00	49.55	-3.63	51.73	1.67	0.85	1.79	Playoffs	23	7	2	9	0
2015-16	$652,500 $653K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	41	4	7	11	12	474	51.72	59.67	1.36	52.38	-4.30	0.51	1.01	Playoffs	23	6	3	9	0
2015-16	$652,500 $653K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	16	3	3	6	2
2014-15	$652,500 $653K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	14	1	1	2	4	154	38.46	50.18	-3.85	50.78	-1.32	0.39	0.78
2014-15	$652,500 $653K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	45	13	14	27	14									Playoffs	3	2	0	2	0
2013-14	-	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	2	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2013-14	-	NCAA	Univ. of Notre Dame	40	17	16	33	12
2012-13	-	NCAA	Univ. of Notre Dame	41	15	19	34	4
2011-12	-	NCAA	Univ. of Notre Dame	40	5	6	11	14
2010-11	-	NCAA	Univ. of Notre Dame	40	6	13	19	4
2009-10	-	NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	1	0	0	0	0
2009-10	-	WJC-18	USA U18	7	4	2	6	4
2009-10	-	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	65	26	26	52	24
2009-10	-	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	27	10	13	23	6
2008-09	-	International-Jr	USA U17 (all)	16	2	3	5	4
2008-09	-	WHC-17	USA U17	6	1	1	2	2
2008-09	-	NAHL	U.S. National U18 Team	42	6	9	15	18									Playoffs	9	0	2	2	0
2008-09	-	NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	25	3	4	7	8
2007-08	-	16U AAA	Honeybaked 16U AAA	68	40	65	105	47
2007-08	-	T1EHL 16U	Honeybaked 16U AAA	31	17	28	45	6
2006-07	-	T1EHL 14U	Honeybaked 14U AAA	29	15	28	43	6
2005-06	-	T1EHL 13U	Honeybaked 13U AAA	28	11	19	30	8
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Contract History

2018-2022 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$14,000,000$14.00M

cap hit$3,500,000$3.50M

expiry 2022 UFA age 30

Signed On Jun 26 2018

Signing Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 4.40%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	UFAage 30
AAV	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Base	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Minors Salary	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Clauses	-	-	-	-
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2016-2018 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,280,000$1.28M

cap hit$640,000$640K

expiry 2018 RFA age 26

Signed On Mar 14 2016

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.88%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018
Cap Hit	$640,000$640K	$640,000$640K	RFAage 26
AAV	$640,000$640K	$640,000$640K
Base	$620,000$620K	$660,000$660K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$620,000$620K	$660,000$660K
Minors Salary	$620,000$620K	$660,000$660K
Clauses	-	-
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2014-2016 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,800,000$1.80M

cap hit$900,000$900K

expiry 2016 RFA age 24

Signed On Apr 1 2014

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.95%

Signing Status age 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016
Cap Hit	$652,500$653K	$652,500$653K	RFAage 24
AAV	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K
Base	$550,000$550K	$575,000$575K
Performance Bonuses	$260,000$260K	$235,000$235K
Signing Bonuses	$90,000$90K	$90,000$90K
Total Salary	$640,000$640K	$665,000$665K
Minors Salary	$67,500$68K	$67,500$68K
Clauses	-	-
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

Bryan Rust Updates

Apr 18 2024

Rust managed to set a new personal best with 28 goals this season despite playing in just 62 games.

Apr 13 2024

Rust scored a goal on seven shots in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Boston Bruins.

Apr 12 2024

Rust scored a goal and added two assists in Thursday's 6-5 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Apr 1 2024

Rust scored twice on four shots in Monday's 5-2 win over the New York Rangers.

Mar 29 2024

Rust registered an assist in a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.

Mar 16 2024

Rust scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the New York Rangers.

Mar 10 2024

The Penguins activated Rust (upper body) from injured reserve Sunday.

Mar 8 2024

Rust joined his teammates for practice Friday, marking the first time he's practiced since sustaining an upper-body injury Feb. 25 against the Philadelphia Flyers, Michelle Crechiolo of the Pittsburgh Penguins' official site reports.

Mar 7 2024

Rust (upper body) skated before practice Thursday, marking the first time he's been on the ice since he was injured Feb. 25, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

Feb 29 2024

Rust (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Thursday.

Feb 27 2024

Rust (upper body) is considered week-to-week according to coach Mike Sullivan on Tuesday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Feb 26 2024

Rust (upper body) won't join the Pittsburgh Penguins for the start of their four-game road trip, which begins Tuesday in Vancouver.

Feb 11 2024

Rust found the back of the net in a 2-1 loss to Winnipeg on Saturday.

Jan 27 2024

Rust picked up two assists, including one on the power play, in Friday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers.

Jan 13 2024

Rust scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-2 overtime loss to Carolina on Saturday.