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Bryan Rust

#17

age32

posRW

shotr

h5'11"

w192lbs

Depth ChartRW1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$5,125,000$5.13M

Year 3 of 6

22/23

24/25

27/28

Expiry Status

UFA 2028 age 36

Profile

Draft Team

Round3

Pick80

Year2010

Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett

Birthdate May 11, 1992

Birthplace Pontiac, Michigan

Nationality USA

UFA Year 2019

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $34,885,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP22

P15

PPG0.68

PIM8

EV TOI/GM 13.19

G60 1.24

P60 1.86

GF% 33.30

DFF% 47.60

REL DFF% -0.90

CF% 46.10

REL CF% -3.00

2022-2028 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$30,750,000$30.75M

cap hit$5,125,000$5.13M

Bryan Rust is signed to a 6 year, $30,750,000 contract with a cap hit of $5,125,000 per season. His contract was signed on May 21, 2022, and expires at the end of the 2027-28 season, when Rust will be 36 years old.

Signed On May 21 2022

Signing Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 6.21%

Signing Status UFAage 30

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028
Cap Hit	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	UFAage 36
AAV	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M	$5,125,000$5.13M
Base	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$5,130,000$5.13M	$3,660,000$3.66M	$3,660,000$3.66M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$5,130,000$5.13M	$3,660,000$3.66M	$3,660,000$3.66M
Minors Salary	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$5,130,000$5.13M	$3,660,000$3.66M	$3,660,000$3.66M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out				Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$5,125,000 $5.13M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	22	9	6	15	8	290	33.30	47.60	-0.90	46.10	-3.00	1.24	1.86
2023-24	$5,125,000 $5.13M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	62	28	28	56	20	901	50.90	54.70	4.80	52.90	2.10	1.20	2.26
2022-23	$5,125,000 $5.13M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	81	20	26	46	31	1,082	55.60	53.80	1.30	53.30	2.10	0.78	1.55
2021-22	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	60	24	34	58	14	817	52.60	51.70	-3.60	50.80	-1.60	0.73	2.06	Playoffs	7	2	6	8	0
2020-21	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	22	20	42	18	872	55.70	52.70	5.20	52.50	3.30	0.83	1.51	Playoffs	6	2	1	3	0
2019-20	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	55	27	29	56	30	771	58.40	53.60	3.60	50.90	0.50	1.25	2.41	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	0
2018-19	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	72	18	17	35	24	957	54.22	49.91	-3.31	50.24	0.59	0.94	1.69	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2017-18	$640,000 $640K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	69	13	25	38	26	924	50.72	55.01	3.94	56.02	5.76	0.39	1.56	Playoffs	12	3	0	3	0
2016-17	$640,000 $640K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	57	15	13	28	8	703	50.00	49.55	-3.63	51.73	1.67	0.85	1.79	Playoffs	23	7	2	9	0
2015-16	$652,500 $653K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	41	4	7	11	12	474	51.72	59.67	1.36	52.38	-4.30	0.51	1.01	Playoffs	23	6	3	9	0
2015-16	$652,500 $653K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	16	3	3	6	2
2014-15	$652,500 $653K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	14	1	1	2	4	154	38.46	50.18	-3.85	50.78	-1.32	0.39	0.78
2014-15	$652,500 $653K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	45	13	14	27	14									Playoffs	3	2	0	2	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	2	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Notre Dame	40	17	16	33	12
2012-13	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Notre Dame	41	15	19	34	4
2011-12	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Notre Dame	40	5	6	11	14
2010-11	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Notre Dame	40	6	13	19	4
2009-10	$0 $0K	NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	1	0	0	0	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	WJC-18	USA U18	7	4	2	6	4
2009-10	$0 $0K	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	65	26	26	52	24
2009-10	$0 $0K	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	27	10	13	23	6
2008-09	$0 $0K	International-Jr	USA U17 (all)	16	2	3	5	4
2008-09	$0 $0K	WHC-17	USA U17	6	1	1	2	2
2008-09	$0 $0K	NAHL	U.S. National U18 Team	42	6	9	15	18									Playoffs	9	0	2	2	0
2008-09	$0 $0K	NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	25	3	4	7	8
2007-08	$0 $0K	16U AAA	Honeybaked 16U AAA	68	40	65	105	47
2007-08	$0 $0K	T1EHL 16U	Honeybaked 16U AAA	31	17	28	45	6
2006-07	$0 $0K	T1EHL 14U	Honeybaked 14U AAA	29	15	28	43	6
2005-06	$0 $0K	T1EHL 13U	Honeybaked 13U AAA	28	11	19	30	8
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Contract History

2018-2022 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$14,000,000$14.00M

cap hit$3,500,000$3.50M

expiry 2022 UFA age 30

Signed On Jun 26 2018

Signing Agent Brian & Scott Bartlett

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 4.40%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	UFAage 30
AAV	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Base	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Minors Salary	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2016-2018 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,280,000$1.28M

cap hit$640,000$640K

expiry 2018 RFA age 26

Signed On Mar 14 2016

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.88%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018
Cap Hit	$640,000$640K	$640,000$640K	RFAage 26
AAV	$640,000$640K	$640,000$640K
Base	$620,000$620K	$660,000$660K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$620,000$620K	$660,000$660K
Minors Salary	$620,000$620K	$660,000$660K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2014-2016 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,800,000$1.80M

cap hit$900,000$900K

expiry 2016 RFA age 24

Signed On Apr 1 2014

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.95%

Signing Status age 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016
Cap Hit	$652,500$653K	$652,500$653K	RFAage 24
AAV	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K
Base	$550,000$550K	$575,000$575K
Performance Bonuses	$260,000$260K	$235,000$235K
Signing Bonuses	$90,000$90K	$90,000$90K
Total Salary	$640,000$640K	$665,000$665K
Minors Salary	$67,500$68K	$67,500$68K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

Bryan Rust Updates

Dec 7 2024

Rust scored a goal on three shots, dished a power-play assist, added two PIM and logged two hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Dec 3 2024

Rust scored in overtime in a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.

Nov 27 2024

Rust scored two goals and added a helper in Wednesday's 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

Nov 22 2024

Rust notched a power-play assist and a minus-3 rating in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

Nov 17 2024

Rust scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks.

Nov 14 2024

Rust scored a goal on four shots in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings.

Nov 8 2024

Rust posted an assist, five shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals.

Nov 8 2024

Rust (lower body) was activated off injured reserve Friday, per the NHL media site, which sets the stage for him to play in this evening's game against the Washington Capitals.

Nov 6 2024

Rust (lower body) was a full practice participant Wednesday and could return during the Pittsburgh Penguins' road trip, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.

Nov 4 2024

Rust (lower body) will be with the Pittsburgh Penguins for their three-game road trip, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports Monday.

Nov 2 2024

Rust (lower body) skated on his own before practice Saturday, Penguins insider Dan Potash reports.

Oct 29 2024

Rust (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.

Oct 29 2024

Rust (lower body) won't play Tuesday versus Minnesota and is considered week-to-week, Michelle Crechiolo of the Pittsburgh Penguins' official site reports.

Oct 28 2024

Rust (lower body) didn't practice Monday and is still being evaluated, per Michelle Crechiolo of the Pittsburgh Penguins' official site.

Oct 26 2024

Rust (lower body) won't finish Saturday's game versus the Vancouver Canucks.

May 21 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins

Bryan Rust

Standard | 6 yrs

$30,750,000

Cap Hit

$5,125,000

Brian & Scott Bartlett | Bartlett Hockey

Jun 26 2018 | Pittsburgh Penguins