Brendan Gaunce
#21
age30
posC
shotl
h6'3"
w214lbs
Current Contract
Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Year 1 of 2
24/25
25/26
Expiry Status
UFA
2026 age 32
Profile
2024-25 Stats
GP5
G0
A0
P0
PPG0
PIM4
EV TOI/GM
8.60
G60
0.00
P60
0.00
GF%
0.00
DFF%
24.20
REL DFF%
-23.90
CF%
30.30
REL CF%
-17.60
2024-2026
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,550,000$1.55M
cap hit$775,000$775K
Brendan Gaunce is signed to a 2 year, $1,550,000 contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season, currently playing for the Minnesota Wild. His contract was signed on July 1, 2024, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Gaunce will be 32 years old.
% Cap Contract Start
0.88%
Signing Status
UFAage 30
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2024-25
|
2025-26
|
2026 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $775,000$775K | $775,000$775K | UFAage 32 |
| 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 |
$550,000$550K
|
$550,000$550K
|
|
| Clauses | |||
| Year Type | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year | |||
| Buy Out | Buy Out |
Notes
$575K Guaranteed
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Career Stats By Contract
2024-25 Stats
GP5
G0
A0
P0
PPG0
PIM4
EV TOI/GM
8.60
G60
0.00
P60
0.00
GF%
0.00
DFF%
24.20
REL DFF%
-23.90
CF%
30.30
REL CF%
-17.60
NHL Only
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| Season | Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $775,000 $775K |
NHL | Minnesota Wild | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 24.20 | -23.90 | 30.30 | -17.60 | ||||||||||
| 2023-24 | $762,500 $763K |
NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 266 | 33.30 | 44.70 | 2.90 | 46.40 | -0.80 | 0.45 | 0.90 | |||||||
| 2022-23 | $762,500 $763K |
NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 43.60 | -0.30 | 45.50 | 3.70 | ||||||||||
| 2021-22 | $750,000 $750K |
NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 30 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 239 | 55.00 | 51.90 | 7.70 | 53.80 | 6.00 | 1.26 | 1.76 | |||||||
| 2019-20 | $700,000 $700K |
NHL | Boston Bruins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 100.00 | 14.40 | -22.40 | 17.60 | -28.60 | 6.56 | ||||||||
| 2018-19 | $750,000 $750K |
NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 80.00 | 39.83 | -4.73 | 54.05 | 6.19 | 2.90 | 8.70 | |||||||
| 2017-18 | $750,000 $750K |
NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 37 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 415 | 47.83 | 45.63 | 1.85 | 45.66 | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.58 | |||||||
| 2016-17 | $863,333 $863K |
NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 57 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 506 | 44.00 | 46.74 | 1.27 | 49.94 | 3.46 | 0.00 | 0.47 | |||||||
| 2015-16 | $863,333 $863K |
NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 16.67 | 48.99 | 7.35 | 49.25 | 4.06 | 0.27 | 0.27 | |||||||
Contract History
2022-2024
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,525,000$1.53M
cap hit$762,500$763K
expiry
2024
UFA
age 30
% Cap Contract Start
0.92%
Signing Status
UFAage 28
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
2024 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $762,500$763K | $762,500$763K | UFAage 30 |
| AAV | $762,500$763K | $762,500$763K | |
| Base | $750,000$750K | $775,000$775K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $750,000$750K | $775,000$775K | |
| Minors Salary |
$450,000$450K
|
$450,000$450K
|
|
| Clauses | |||
| Year Type | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year |
Notes
475K Guaranteed
2021-2022
Standard Contract
1yr
value$750,000$750K
cap hit$750,000$750K
expiry
2022
UFA
age 28
% Cap Contract Start
0.92%
Signing Status
UFA no QOage 27
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2021-22
|
2022 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $750,000$750K | UFAage 28 |
| AAV | $750,000$750K | |
| Base | $750,000$750K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | |
| Total Salary | $750,000$750K | |
| Minors Salary |
$350,000$350K
|
|
| Clauses | ||
| Year Type | UFA | |
| UFA Year |
Notes
400K Guaranteed
2019-2020
Standard Contract
1yr
value$700,000$700K
cap hit$700,000$700K
expiry
2020
UFA no QO
age 26
% Cap Contract Start
0.86%
Signing Status
UFA no QOage 25
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2019-20
|
2020 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $700,000$700K | UFA no QOage 26 |
| AAV | $700,000$700K | |
| Base | $700,000$700K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | |
| Total Salary | $700,000$700K | |
| Minors Salary |
$375,000$375K
|
|
| Clauses | ||
| Year Type | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
2017-2019
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,500,000$1.50M
cap hit$750,000$750K
expiry
2019
UFA no QO
age 25
% Cap Contract Start
1.00%
Signing Status
RFAage 23
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2017-18
|
2018-19
|
2019 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $750,000$750K | $750,000$750K | UFA no QOage 25 |
| AAV | $750,000$750K | $750,000$750K | |
| Base | $700,000$700K | $800,000$800K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $700,000$700K | $800,000$800K | |
| Minors Salary |
$700,000$700K
|
$800,000$800K
|
|
| Clauses | |||
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
2012-2017
Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$3,262,500$3.26M
cap hit$1,087,500$1.09M
expiry
2017
RFA
age 23
Signed On
Aug 13 2012
Signed By
% Cap Contract Start
1.54%
Signing Status
age 18
Abbreviated $Amounts
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
|
2016-17
|
2017 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $925,000$925K | $894,167$894K | $863,333$863K | $863,333$863K | $863,333$863K | RFAage 23 |
| AAV | $1,087,500$1.09M | $1,056,667$1.06M | $1,025,833$1.03M | $1,025,833$1.03M | $1,025,833$1.03M | |
| Base | - | - | $832,500$833K | $832,500$833K | $832,500$833K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | $162,500$163K | $162,500$163K | $162,500$163K | |
| Signing Bonuses | $92,500$93K | $92,500$93K | $92,500$93K | - | - | |
| Total Salary | - | - | $925,000$925K | $832,500$833K | $832,500$833K | |
| Minors Salary |
-
|
-
|
$70,000$70K
|
$70,000$70K
|
$70,000$70K
|
|
| Clauses | ||||||
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | RFA | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year | ||||||
| Slide Year |
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Brendan Gaunce Updates
Jan 7 2025
Gaunce was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
Jan 6 2025
Gaunce was summoned from AHL Iowa on Monday.
Jan 5 2025
Gaunce was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Sunday.
Jan 1 2025
Gaunce was called up from AHL Iowa on Wednesday.
Dec 30 2024
Gaunce was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Monday.
Dec 26 2024
Gaunce was called up from AHL Iowa on Thursday.
Dec 24 2024
Gaunce was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Tuesday.
Dec 16 2024
Gaunce was recalled from AHL Iowa on Monday.
Sep 30 2024
Gaunce was put on waivers Monday, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.
Jul 1 2024 | Minnesota Wild
Jul 1 2024
Gaunce signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild on Monday.
May 26 2024
Gaunce was placed on waivers Sunday, per PuckPedia.
Mar 12 2024
Gaunce was recalled on an emergency basis by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.
Jan 14 2024
Gaunce was sent back to AHL Cleveland on Sunday.
Dec 30 2023
Gaunce scored his first goal of the season in Friday's 6-5 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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