Givani Smith

#42
age27
posRW,LW
shotl
h6'2"
w214lbs

Current Contract

Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Year 1 of 1
25/26
Expiry Status
UFA 2026 age 28

Profile

Red Wings logo.
Draft Team
Round2
Pick46
Year2016
Agent Eustace King
Birthdate Feb 27, 1998
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario
Nationality Canada
UFA Year 2025
ELC Year 18
Waivers Eligibility Eligible
Est Career Earnings $3.40M
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NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)
GP168
G9
A13
P22
NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.13
NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.05
Career Statline Details
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K

Givani Smith is signed to a 1 year, $775,000 contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season, playing for the Carolina Hurricanes. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Smith an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Oct 3 2025
Signing Agent Eustace King
Signed By
Hurricanes logo.
Signing GM Eric Tulsky
% Cap Contract Start 0.81%
Signing Status UFAage 27
Abbreviated $Amounts
2025-26
2026
Cap Hit $775,000$775K UFAage 28
AAV $775,000$775K
Base $775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses -
Signing Bonuses -
Total Salary $775,000$775K
Minors Salary
$140,000$140K
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy Out
Notes
$250,000 Guaranteed
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Career Stats By Contract

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Season
Age
Cap Hit League Team GP G A TP PIM GF% xGF% RelxGF% CF% RelCF% G60 P60 Pen Dif TOI 5v5/GP TOI PP/GP TOI PK/GP Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2024-25 26
$800K
NHL San Jose Sharks 6 0 0 0 10
2024-25 26
$800K
NHL Colorado Avalanche 7 0 0 0 8 0.0 22.0 -26.6 32.0 -16.0 0.00 0.00 3 6:17 0:02 0:00
2023-24 25
$800K
NHL San Jose Sharks 36 1 3 4 40 24.0 44.0 5.8 44.0 1.6 0.21 0.85 3 7:48 0:00 0:00
2022-23 24
$750K
NHL Florida Panthers 34 1 3 4 72 43.8 42.0 -9.2 51.0 -0.9 0.24 0.96 4 6:55 0:02 0:01 Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0
2022-23 24
$750K
NHL Detroit Red Wings 2 0 0 0 0
2021-22 23
$750K
NHL Detroit Red Wings 46 4 3 7 108 38.7 45.0 -3.1 46.0 -1.2 0.61 1.22 9 8:22 0:00 0:01
2020-21 22
$714K
NHL Detroit Red Wings 16 1 3 4 21 35.7 46.0 -0.3 45.0 -1.9 0.38 1.53 1 9:47 0:42 0:01
2019-20 21
$714K
NHL Detroit Red Wings 21 2 1 3 9 37.5 49.0 5.5 42.0 -4.9 0.68 1.03 -2 8:21 1:09 0:00
NHL Totals 168 9 13 22
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

3
Oct
1yr
$775,000
Cap Hit
7
Mar
Smith, Givani
Avalanche logo.
Flyers logo.
Johnson, Erik
12/9
2024
Kovalenko, Nikolai
+3 more...
Avalanche logo.
Sharks logo.
Smith, Givani
+2 more...
07/1
2023
2yrs
$800,000
Cap Hit
12/19
2022
Smith, Givani
Red Wings logo.
Panthers logo.
Del Zotto, Michael

Transactions & Updates

4
Oct
Smith went unclaimed on waivers and was reassigned to AHL Chicago on Saturday, per Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site.
3
Oct
Cleared
27
Aug
Smith inked a professional tryout agreement with the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
12/28
2024
Smith was sent to AHL Colorado on Saturday.
12/14
2024
Smith was called up from AHL Colorado on Saturday.

Contract History

2yrs
value$1,600,000$1.60M
cap hit$800,000$800K

Signed On Jul 1 2023
Signing Agent Eustace King
Signed By
Sharks logo.
Signing GM Mike Grier
% Cap Contract Start 0.96%
Signing Status UFA no QOage 25
Abbreviated $Amounts
2023-24
2024-25
2025
Cap Hit $800,000$800K $800,000$800K UFAage 27
AAV $800,000$800K $800,000$800K
Base $800,000$800K $800,000$800K
Performance Bonuses - -
Signing Bonuses - -
Total Salary $800,000$800K $800,000$800K
Minors Salary
$800,000$800K
$800,000$800K
Clauses
UFA Year

2yrs
value$1,500,000$1.50M
cap hit$750,000$750K

Signed On Sep 14 2021
Signing Agent Eustace King
Signed By
Red Wings logo.
Signing GM Steve Yzerman
% Cap Contract Start 0.92%
Signing Status RFAage 23
Abbreviated $Amounts
2021-22
2022-23
2023
Cap Hit $750,000$750K $750,000$750K UFA no QOage 25
AAV $750,000$750K $750,000$750K
Base $750,000$750K $750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses - -
Signing Bonuses - -
Total Salary $750,000$750K $750,000$750K
Minors Salary
$750,000$750K
$750,000$750K
Clauses
UFA Year

3yrs
value$2,142,501$2.14M
cap hit$714,167$714K

Signed On Oct 17 2016
Signing Agent Jason Woolley
Signed By
Red Wings logo.
Signing GM Ken Holland
% Cap Contract Start 0.99%
Signing Status age 18
Abbreviated $Amounts
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021
Cap Hit $725,833$726K $728,333$728K $714,167$714K $714,167$714K $714,167$714K RFAage 23
AAV $925,000$925K $927,500$928K $913,333$913K $913,333$913K $913,333$913K
Base
-
-
$650,000$650K $700,000$700K $700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses - - $257,500$258K $182,500$183K $157,500$158K
Signing Bonuses $92,500$93K $92,500$93K $92,500$93K - -
Total Salary
-
-
$742,500$743K $700,000$700K $700,000$700K
Minors Salary
-
-
$67,500$68K
$67,500$68K
$67,500$68K
Clauses
UFA Year
Slide Year

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