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Elvis Merzlikins

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age31

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h6'3"

w183lbs

Depth Chart G1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$5,400,000$5.40M

Year 3 of 5

22/23

24/25

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 33

Profile

Draft Team

Round3

Pick76

Year2014

Agent Gerry Johannson

Birthdate Apr 13, 1994

Birthplace Riga

Nationality Latvia

Stick Bauer Supreme Shadow

UFA Year 2021

ELC Year 25

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $27,049,125

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP53

GAA3.18

SV%0.892

2022-2027 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$27,000,000$27.00M

cap hit$5,400,000$5.40M

Elvis Merzlikins is signed to a 5 year, $27,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $5,400,000 per season, currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets. His contract was signed on September 21, 2021, and expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, when Merzlikins will be 33 years old.

Signed On Sep 21 2021

Signing Agent Gerry Johannson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 6.55%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	UFAage 33
AAV	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Base	$5,250,000$5.25M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,525,000$5.53M	$4,225,000$4.23M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,250,000$5.25M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,525,000$5.53M	$4,225,000$4.23M
Minors Salary	$5,250,000$5.25M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,525,000$5.53M	$4,225,000$4.23M
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out				Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

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Career Stats By Contract

NHL Only

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM	GSAx	GSAx/GP	Playoffs	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM
2024-25	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	53	3.18	0.892	0
2023-24	$5,400,000 $5.40M	WC	Latvia	4	4.8	0.826	0
2023-24	$5,400,000 $5.40M	International	Latvia (all)	6	3.75	0.840	0
2023-24	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	41	3.45	0.897	0
2022-23	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	30	4.23	0.876	0
2021-22	$4,000,000 $4.00M	International	Latvia (all)	6	3.57	0.878	0
2021-22	$4,000,000 $4.00M	WC	Latvia	5	4.26	0.862	0
2021-22	$4,000,000 $4.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	59	3.22	0.907	0
2020-21	$4,000,000 $4.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	28	2.77	0.916	0	-3.50	-0.13
2019-20	$874,125 $874K	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	2	1.52	0.949	0
2019-20	$874,125 $874K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	33	2.35	0.923	0	4.55	0.14	Playoffs	2	1.96	0.946	0
2018-19	$925,000 $925K	International	Latvia (all)	5	2.78	0.914	0
2018-19	$925,000 $925K	WC	Latvia	5	2.78	0.914	0
2018-19	$925,000 $925K	Swiss Cup	HC Lugano	0		0.000	0			Playoffs	4	3.95	0.872	0
2018-19	$925,000 $925K	Champions HL	HC Lugano	8	2.27	0.923	0			Playoffs	4	3.95	0.872	0
2018-19	$925,000 $925K	NL	HC Lugano	43	2.44	0.921	0			Playoffs	4	3.95	0.872	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	WC	Latvia	6	1.5	0.940	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	International	Latvia (all)	7	1.56	0.937	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	Swiss Cup	HC Lugano	0		0.000	0			Playoffs	18	2.17	0.935	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	NL	HC Lugano	42	2.72	0.921	0			Playoffs	18	2.17	0.935	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	International	Latvia (all)	11	1.78	0.938	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	WC	Latvia	6	1.98	0.937	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	Spengler Cup	HC Lugano	4	2.14	0.940	0			Playoffs	11	2.29	0.933	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	Swiss Cup	HC Lugano	0		0.000	0			Playoffs	11	2.29	0.933	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	OGQ	Latvia	2	1.32	0.931	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	Champions HL	HC Lugano	6	2.15	0.939	0			Playoffs	11	2.29	0.933	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	NL	HC Lugano	41	2.89	0.916	0			Playoffs	11	2.29	0.933	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	WC	Latvia	5	2.91	0.912	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	Spengler Cup	HC Lugano	4	3.01	0.907	0			Playoffs	15	2.32	0.937	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	Swiss Cup	HC Lugano	0		0.000	0			Playoffs	15	2.32	0.937	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	International	Latvia (all)	8	2.68	0.922	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	NL	HC Lugano	46	2.76	0.922	0			Playoffs	15	2.32	0.937	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	International	Latvia (all)	4	4.65	0.813	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	Swiss Cup	HC Lugano	1	2	0.000	0			Playoffs	1	3.09	0.857	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	NL	HC Lugano	22	2.61	0.913	0			Playoffs	1	3.09	0.857	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	International	Latvia (all)	1	2.08	0.000	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	WJC-20 D1A	Latvia U20	3	2.36	0.900	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Latvia U20 (all)	4		0.000	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	NL	HC Lugano	22	2.13	0.924	0			Playoffs	1	0.75	0.976	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	U20-Elit	HC Lugano U20	12	2.07	0.000	0			Playoffs	10	1.68	0.000	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Latvia U20 (all)	7		0.000	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Latvia U20	3	5.85	0.860	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	NL	HC Lugano	0		0.000	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	U20-Elit	HC Lugano U20	30	2.76	0.000	0			Playoffs	4	3.84	0.000	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	SwissDiv1	HC Pregassona Ceresio Red Fox	0		0.000	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Latvia U20 (all)	3		0.000	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Latvia U18 (all)	8		0.000	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Latvia U18	4	4.88	0.885	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Latvia U20	1	14	0.720	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	U20-Elit	HC Lugano U20	8	3.52	0.000	0			Playoffs	3	5.07	0.000	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Latvia U18 (all)	3		0.000	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	WJC-18 D1	Latvia U18	2	0.5	0.978	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Latvia U17 (all)	4		0.000	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	EYOF	Latvia U17	3	3.95	0.885	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	U17-Elit	HC Lugano U17	28	3.95	0.000	0			Playoffs	5	3.8	0.000	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	U20-Elit	HC Lugano U20	0		0.000	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	U17-Elit	HC Lugano U17	25	3.05	0.000	0			Playoffs	12	3.29	0.000	0
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

09/21

2021

Merzlikins, Elvis

5yrs

$5,400,000AAV

04/23

2020

Merzlikins, Elvis

2yrs

$4,000,000AAV

05/15

2019

Merzlikins, Elvis

1yr

$874,125AAV

03/20

2019

Merzlikins, Elvis

1yr

$925,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Merzlikins, Elvis

Head coach Dean Evason said that Merzlikins (upper body) skated Wednesday but won't be available for Thursday's regular-season finale against the New York Islanders, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Apr

Merzlikins, Elvis

Merzlikins (upper body) will not be an option for Tuesday's divisional matchup in Philadelphia, per Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site.

Apr

Merzlikins, Elvis

Merzlikins (undisclosed) won't play Sunday in Washington, per Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site.

Apr

Merzlikins, Elvis

Merzlikins (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup against the Washington Capitals on Saturday, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Apr

Merzlikins, Elvis

Merzlikins will miss Thursday's clash with Buffalo due to an undisclosed injury, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

All Transactions

Contract History

2020-2022 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$8,000,000$8.00M

cap hit$4,000,000$4.00M

expiry 2022 UFA age 28

Signed On Apr 23 2020

Signing Agent Gerry Johannson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 4.91%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	UFAage 28
AAV	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Base	$3,000,000$3.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Minors Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	UFA
UFA Year

2019-2020 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$874,125$874K

cap hit$874,125$874K

expiry 2020 RFA age 26

Signed On May 15 2019

Signing Agent Gerry Johannson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.07%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$874,125$874K	RFAage 26
AAV	$874,125$874K
Base	$874,125$874K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$874,125$874K
Minors Salary	$874,125$874K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2018-2019 Entry Level Contract

term1yr

value$925,000$925K

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2019 RFA age 25

Signed On Mar 20 2019

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.16%

Signing Status age 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	RFAage 25
AAV	$925,000$925K
Base	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year