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Joel Hofer

#30

age25

posG

catchesL

h6'5"

w179lbs

Depth Chart G1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$3,400,000$3.40M

Year 1 of 2

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

RFA 2027 age 26

Profile

Draft Team

Round4

Pick107

Year2018

Agent Gerry Johannson

Birthdate Jul 30, 2000

Birthplace Winnipeg, Manitoba

Nationality Canada

Stick Warrior Ritual V2 Pro+

UFA Year 2028

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $2.51M

Regular Season

GP4

GAA5.81

SV%0.793

GSAx -6.13

GSAx60 -2.10

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP73

GAA2.88

SV%0.901

Career Statline Details

2025-2027 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$6,800,000$6.80M

cap hit$3,400,000$3.40M

Joel Hofer is signed to a 2 year, $6,800,000 contract with a cap hit of $3,400,000 per season, playing for the St. Louis Blues. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Hofer a Restricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jun 28 2025

Signing Agent Gerry Johannson

Signed By

Signing GM Doug Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 3.56%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Qualifying Offer $3,400,000$3.40M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$3,400,000$3.40M	$3,400,000$3.40M	RFAage 26
AAV	$3,400,000$3.40M	$3,400,000$3.40M
Base	$3,400,000$3.40M	$3,400,000$3.40M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$3,400,000$3.40M	$3,400,000$3.40M
Minors Salary	$3,400,000$3.40M	$3,400,000$3.40M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP4

GAA5.81

SV%0.793

GSAx -6.13

GSAx60 -2.10

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP73

GAA2.88

SV%0.901

Career Statline Details

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Show Advanced Stats

Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM	GSAx	GSAx60	Playoffs	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM
2025-26	25	$3,400,000 $3.40M	NHL	St. Louis Blues	4	5.81	0.793	0	-6.13	-2.10
2024-25	24	$775,000 $775K	NHL	St. Louis Blues	31	2.65	0.904	0	-4.34	-0.16
2023-24	23	$775,000 $775K	WC	Canada	1	2	0.867	0
2023-24	23	$775,000 $775K	NHL	St. Louis Blues	30	2.65	0.914	0	10.33	0.38
2023-24	23	$775,000 $775K	International	Team Canada	1	0	1.000	0
2022-23	22	$795,000 $795K	WC	Canada	2	1.46	0.925	0
2022-23	22	$795,000 $795K	NHL	St. Louis Blues	6	3.22	0.905	0	0.31	0.06
2022-23	22	$795,000 $795K	AHL	Springfield Thunderbirds	47	2.5	0.921	0			Playoffs	2	5.25	0.853	0
2021-22	21	$795,000 $795K	NHL	St. Louis Blues	2	3.07	0.880	0	-0.92	-0.47
2021-22	21	$795,000 $795K	AHL	Springfield Thunderbirds	39	2.96	0.905	0			Playoffs	10	2.56	0.934	0
2020-21	20	$795,000 $795K	AHL	Utica Comets	10	3.33	0.898	0
2019-20	19	$809,166 $809K	WJC-20	Canada U20	6	1.3	0.946	0
2019-20	19	$809,166 $809K	WHL	Portland Winterhawks	48	2.49	0.915	0
2019-20	19	$809,166 $809K	Jr Super Series	WHL All-Stars	1	2.77	0.906	0
2018-19	18		WHL	Swift Current Broncos	30	4.02	0.904	0
2018-19	18		WHL	Portland Winterhawks	18	3.18	0.911	0			Playoffs	5	4.03	0.871	0
2018-19	18		AHL	San Antonio Rampage	1	4.11	0.886	0
2017-18	17		WHL	Swift Current Broncos	19	2.61	0.914	0			Playoffs	2	2.6	0.875	0
2017-18	17		Memorial Cup	Swift Current Broncos	0		0.000	0
2016-17	16		NAPHL 18U	Pursuit of Excellence U18 AAA	11	3.1	0.883	0			Playoffs	2	1.92	0.918	0
2016-17	16		CSSHL U18	RINK HA Kelowna U18 Prep	14	2.85	0.915	0			Playoffs	2	8	0.826	0
2015-16	15		NAPHL 16U	Pursuit of Excellence U16 AAA	12	2.92	0.890	0
2015-16	15		CSSHL U18	RINK HA Kelowna U18 Prep	6	3.2	0.887	0
2015-16	15		CSSHL U17	RINK HA Kelowna U17 Prep	15	1.74	0.937	0			Playoffs	2	3.5	0.879	0
NHL Totals					73	2.88	0.901
Joel Hofer Stats by Elite Prospects Joel Hofer Advanced Stats by MoneyPuck.com

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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jun

Hofer, Joel

2yrs

$3,400,000

Cap Hit

01/2

2023

Hofer, Joel

2yrs

$775,000

Cap Hit

03/21

2019

Hofer, Joel

3yrs

$795,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Nov

Hofer, Joel

Hofer will be between the visiting pipes in Columbus on Saturday, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

Oct

Hofer, Joel

Hofer stopped 20 of 25 shots in Monday's 6-3 loss to Pittsburgh, with the Pittsburgh Penguins' final goal getting scored into an empty net.

Oct

Hofer, Joel

Hofer is expected to defend the road net against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, according to Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.

Oct

Hofer, Joel

Hofer made three saves on six shots before being pulled from Thursday's 7-4 loss against the Utah Mammoth.

Oct

Hofer, Joel

Hofer will patrol the home crease versus Utah on Thursday, according to Lou Korac of NHL.com.

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Contract History

2023-2025 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,550,000$1.55M

cap hit$775,000$775K

expiry 2025 RFA age 24

Signed On Jan 2 2023

Signing Agent Gerry Johannson

Signed By

Signing GM Doug Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 0.93%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Qualifying Offer $813,750$814K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	RFAage 24
AAV	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Base	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2019-2023 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,385,000$2.39M

cap hit$795,000$795K

expiry 2023 RFA age 22

Signed On Mar 21 2019

Signing Agent Gerry Johannson

Signed By

Signing GM Doug Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 0.99%

Signing Status age 19

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$809,166$809K	$795,000$795K	$795,000$795K	$795,000$795K	RFAage 22
AAV	$925,000$925K	$910,833$911K	$910,833$911K	$910,833$911K
Base	-	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-	$132,500$133K	$132,500$133K	$82,500$83K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	$92,500$93K	$792,500$793K	$842,500$843K	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year