
Brendan Gaunce
#16
age31
posC,LW
shotl
h6'3"
w214lbs
Current Contract
Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Year 2 of 2
24/25
25/26
Expiry Status
UFA
2026 age 32
Profile

GP189
G13
A16
P29
NHL POINTS PER GAME
0.15
NHL GOALS PER GAME
0.07
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, playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Gaunce an Unrestricted Free Agent.
% 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 |
Notes
$575K Guaranteed
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Career Stats By Contract

GP189
G13
A16
P29
NHL POINTS PER GAME
0.15
NHL GOALS PER GAME
0.07
| 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 | 30 | $775,000 $775K |
NHL | Minnesota Wild | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 35.0 | -12.8 | 36.0 | -12.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 9:13 | 0:00 | 0:28 | ||||||||||
| 2023-24 | 29 | $762,500 $763K |
NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3 | 43.0 | 2.8 | 47.0 | -0.4 | 0.45 | 0.90 | 3 | 11:05 | 0:03 | 0:33 | ||||||||||
| 2022-23 | 28 | $762,500 $763K |
NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 35.0 | -5.8 | 45.0 | 3.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 9:46 | 0:14 | 0:05 | ||||||||||
| 2021-22 | 27 | $750,000 $750K |
NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 30 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 55.0 | 53.0 | 7.9 | 54.0 | 5.8 | 1.25 | 1.76 | 4 | 7:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | ||||||||||
| 2019-20 | 25 | $700,000 $700K |
NHL | Boston Bruins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 22.0 | -16.4 | 17.0 | -29.5 | 0.00 | 6.55 | 1 | 9:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | ||||||||||
| 2018-19 | 24 | $750,000 $750K |
NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 80.0 | 41.0 | -2.0 | 54.0 | 6.2 | 2.63 | 7.88 | 0 | 7:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | ||||||||||
| 2017-18 | 23 | $750,000 $750K |
NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 37 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | 22 | $863,333 $863K |
NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 57 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | 21 | $863,333 $863K |
NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL Totals | 189 | 13 | 16 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Player Updates
Signings & Trades
Transactions & Updates
28
Sep
Gaunce was placed on waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets for the purpose of assignment to AHL Cleveland, the team announced Sunday.
Contract History
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
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
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 |
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 |
3yrs
value$3,262,500$3.26M
cap hit$1,087,500$1.09M
expiry
2017
RFA
age 23
% 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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