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Bowen Byram

age24

posLD

shotl

h6'1"

w205lbs

Depth Chart LD1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$6,250,000$6.25M

Year 1 of 2

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 26

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick4

Year2019

Agent Darren Ferris

Birthdate Jun 13, 2001

Birthplace Cranbrook, British Columbia

Nationality Canada

Stick Warrior Covert QR6 Pro

UFA Year 2027

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $10.96M

Regular Season

GP5

PPG0.2

PIM4

5x5 TOI/GP 19:12

PP TOI/GP 2:15

PK TOI/GP 2:16

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 28.6

xGF% 46.0

RELxGF% 1.1

CF% 52.0

REL CF% 8.2

Pen Diff 1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP251

G33

A78

P111

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.44

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.13

Career Statline Details

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2025-2027 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$12,500,000$12.50M

cap hit$6,250,000$6.25M

Bowen Byram is signed to a 2 year, $12,500,000 contract with a cap hit of $6,250,000 per season, playing for the Buffalo Sabres. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Byram an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 14 2025

Signing Agent Darren Ferris

Signed By

Signing GM Kevyn Adams

% Cap Contract Start 6.54%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M	UFAage 26
AAV	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M
Base	$5,250,000$5.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000$1.00M	-
Total Salary	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M
Minors Salary	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP5

PPG0.2

PIM4

5x5 TOI/GP 19:12

PP TOI/GP 2:15

PK TOI/GP 2:16

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 28.6

xGF% 46.0

RELxGF% 1.1

CF% 52.0

REL CF% 8.2

Pen Diff 1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP251

G33

A78

P111

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.44

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.13

Career Statline Details

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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
2025-26	24	$6,250,000 $6.25M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	5	0	1	1	4	28.6	46.0	1.1	52.0	8.2	0.00	0.00	1	19:12	2:15	2:16
2024-25	23	$3,850,000 $3.85M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	82	7	31	38	46	54.8	47.0	0.0	49.0	-1.0	0.27	1.30	7	18:38	1:06	1:44
2023-24	22	$3,850,000 $3.85M	WC	Canada	9	1	4	5	27
2023-24	22	$3,850,000 $3.85M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	18	3	6	9	13	51.3	46.0	-5.6	49.0	-3.1	0.51	1.16	14	17:41	1:03	0:54
2023-24	22	$3,850,000 $3.85M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	55	8	12	20	40
2023-24	22	$3,850,000 $3.85M	International	Team Canada	2	1	0	1	0
2022-23	21	$894,167 $894K	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	42	10	14	24	38	50.8	47.0	-6.5	51.0	-1.7	0.37	0.97	7	19:03	1:15	1:05	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	0
2021-22	20	$894,167 $894K	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	30	5	12	17	12	56.0	53.0	3.2	53.0	2.7	0.35	1.53	5	16:57	0:53	0:18	Playoffs	20	0	9	9	0
2021-22	20	$894,167 $894K	AHL	Colorado Eagles	2	0	0	0	2
2020-21	19	$894,167 $894K	WJC-20	Canada U20	7	1	4	5	0
2020-21	19	$894,167 $894K	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	19	0	2	2	23	55.0	52.0	-7.2	56.0	-2.8	0.00	0.39	7	16:12	0:44	0:20
2019-20	18	$925,000 $925K	WJC-20	Canada U20	7	0	2	2	0
2019-20	18	$925,000 $925K	WHL	Vancouver Giants	50	14	38	52	76
2019-20	18	$925,000 $925K	Jr Super Series	WHL All-Stars	2	1	1	2	0
2018-19	17		WHL	Vancouver Giants	67	26	45	71	80												Playoffs	22	8	18	26	0
2018-19	17		Jr Super Series	WHL All-Stars	2	0	0	0	2
2018-19	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	5	1	3	4	8
2017-18	16		WJC-18	Canada U18	5	0	1	1	0
2017-18	16		WHL	Vancouver Giants	60	6	21	27	52												Playoffs	7	3	4	7	0
2017-18	16		WHC-17	Canada Red U17	6	1	4	5	2
2017-18	16		U17-Dev	Team Red	3	0	0	0	0
2016-17	15		WHL	Vancouver Giants	11	0	0	0	8
2016-17	15		WCCC-16	Team Alberta	4	0	1	1	2
2016-17	15		CSSHL U18	Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep	20	5	24	29	32												Playoffs	3	1	3	4	0
2016-17	15		AEHL U18	Lethbridge Hurricanes U18 AAA	8	3	5	8	6
2015-16	14		Alberta Cup	Team South	4	0	0	0	0
2015-16	14		AEHL U15	Lethbridge Golden Hawks U15 AAA	34	22	37	59	32												Playoffs	12	5	7	12	0
2014-15	13		AEHL U15	Lethbridge Golden Hawks U15 AAA	33	12	15	27	40												Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0
NHL Totals					251	33	78	111
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jul

Byram, Bowen

2yrs

$6,250,000

Cap Hit

03/6

2024

Byram, Bowen

Mittelstadt, Casey

07/1

2023

Byram, Bowen

2yrs

$3,850,000

Cap Hit

07/19

2019

Byram, Bowen

3yrs

$894,167

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Byram, Bowen

Byram (undisclosed) is expected to play in Friday's preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.

Sep

Byram, Bowen

Byram (undisclosed) won't suit up in Wednesday's exhibition contest versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.

Sep

Byram, Bowen

Byram suffered an undisclosed injury against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday and is considered day-to-day, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Apr

Byram, Bowen

Byram notched two assists, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Boston Bruins.

Mar

Byram, Bowen

Byram notched two assists in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

All Transactions

Contract History

2023-2025 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$7,700,000$7.70M

cap hit$3,850,000$3.85M

expiry 2025 RFA age 24

Signed On Jul 1 2023

Signing Agent Kevin Epp

Signed By

Signing GM Chris MacFarland

% Cap Contract Start 4.61%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Qualifying Offer $4,620,000$4.62M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$3,850,000$3.85M	$3,850,000$3.85M	RFAage 24
AAV	$3,850,000$3.85M	$3,850,000$3.85M
Base	$3,080,000$3.08M	$4,620,000$4.62M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$3,080,000$3.08M	$4,620,000$4.62M
Minors Salary	$3,080,000$3.08M	$4,620,000$4.62M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2019-2023 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,682,501$2.68M

cap hit$894,167$894K

expiry 2023 RFA age 22

Signed On Jul 19 2019

Signing Agent Kevin Epp

Signed By

Signing GM Joe Sakic

% Cap Contract Start 1.13%

Signing Status age 18

Qualifying Offer $874,125$874K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	RFAage 22
AAV	$3,425,000$3.43M	$3,394,167$3.39M	$3,394,167$3.39M	$3,394,167$3.39M
Base	-	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	$92,500$93K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$832,500$833K
Minors Salary	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year