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Taylor Ward
age26
posRW
shotr
h6'2"
w194lbs
Current Contract
Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Year 1 of 1
24/25
Expiry Status
UFA
2025 age 27
Profile
Undrafted
UFA Year
2025
ELC Year
24
Waivers Eligibility
Eligible
Est Career Earnings
$2,392,500
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1st Line Forward
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2024-2025
Standard Contract
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K
Taylor Ward is currently signed to a 1-year contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season. His contract expires at the end of the 2024-25 season, when Ward is 27 years old.
% Cap Contract Start
0.88%
Signing Status
RFAage 26
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2024-25
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2025 |
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| Cap Hit | $775,000$775K | UFAage 27 |
| AAV | $775,000$775K | |
| Base | $775,000$775K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | |
| Total Salary | $775,000$775K | |
| Minors Salary |
$165,000$165K
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| Clauses |
- |
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| Year Type | RFA | |
| UFA Year | ||
| Buy Out | Buy Out |
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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 | |||||||
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Contract History
2023-2024
Standard Contract
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K
expiry
2024
RFA
age 26
% Cap Contract Start
0.93%
Signing Status
UFA no QOage 25
Qualifying Offer
$813,750$814K
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2023-24
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2024 |
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| Cap Hit | $775,000$775K | RFAage 26 |
| AAV | $775,000$775K | |
| Base | $775,000$775K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | |
| Total Salary | $775,000$775K | |
| Minors Salary |
$95,000$95K
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| Clauses |
- |
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| Year Type | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
2022-2023
Entry Level Contract
1yr
value$842,500$843K
cap hit$842,500$843K
expiry
2023
UFA no QO
age 25
% Cap Contract Start
1.02%
Signing Status
age 24
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2022-23
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2023 |
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| Cap Hit | $842,500$843K | UFA no QOage 25 |
| AAV | $925,000$925K | |
| Base | $750,000$750K | |
| Performance Bonuses | $82,500$83K | |
| Signing Bonuses | $92,500$93K | |
| Total Salary | $842,500$843K | |
| Minors Salary |
$80,000$80K
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| Clauses |
- |
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| Year Type | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
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Taylor Ward Updates
May 24 2024 | Los Angeles Kings
May 24 2024
Ward agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with Los Angeles on Friday.
Jun 30 2023 | Los Angeles Kings
Jun 30 2023
Ward inked a one-year, two-way contract with LA on Friday, per Zach Dooley of the Los Angeles Kings' official site
Mar 19 2022 | Los Angeles Kings
Entry Level | 1 yrs
$842,500
Cap Hit
$842,500
Mar 19 2022
Ward signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
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