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Cole Smith

#36

age29

posLW

shotl

h6'3"

w194lbs

Depth Chart LW4

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$1,000,000$1.00M

Year 1 of 2

24/25

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 30

Profile

Undrafted

Agent Dean Grillo

Birthdate Oct 28, 1995

Birthplace Brainerd, Minnesota

Nationality USA

Stick Warrior Covert QR6 Pro

UFA Year 2023

ELC Year 24

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $4,067,500

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP71

P12

PPG0.17

PIM69

EV TOI/GM 10.89

G60 0.31

P60 0.85

GF% 37.00

DFF% 47.00

REL DFF% -1.70

CF% 48.30

REL CF% -2.80

2024-2026 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$2,000,000$2.00M

cap hit$1,000,000$1.00M

Cole Smith is signed to a 2 year, $2,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $1,000,000 per season, currently playing for the Nashville Predators. His contract was signed on January 24, 2024, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Smith will be 30 years old.

Signed On Jan 24 2024

Signing Agent Dean Grillo

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.14%

Signing Status UFAage 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	UFAage 30
AAV	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Base	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Minors Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

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	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$1,000,000 $1.00M	NHL	Nashville Predators	71	4	8	12	69	773	37.00	47.00	-1.70	48.30	-2.80	0.31	0.85
2023-24	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Nashville Predators	80	9	14	23	63	899	49.20	49.60	-3.40	49.10	-3.10	0.47	1.20	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
2022-23	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Nashville Predators	69	4	13	17	60	715	40.50	45.80	-1.60	46.60	-2.40	0.25	1.01
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Nashville Predators	8	0	0	0	0	65	20.00	45.90	-10.70	43.90	-11.30
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	59	21	20	41	62									Playoffs	9	3	2	5	0
2020-21	$792,500 $793K	AHL	Chicago Wolves	23	5	5	10	16
2020-21	$792,500 $793K	NHL	Nashville Predators	1	0	0	0	0	6		42.40	-14.50	23.50	-34.10
2020-21	$792,500 $793K	ECHL	Florida Everblades	5	1	2	3	0
2019-20	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of North Dakota	34	11	7	18	37
2018-19	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of North Dakota	37	5	11	16	50
2017-18	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of North Dakota	37	5	5	10	66
2016-17	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of North Dakota	29	3	4	7	24
2015-16	$0 $0K	MJHL	Steinbach Pistons	54	26	35	61	45									Playoffs	15	7	11	18	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	MJHL	Steinbach Pistons	38	12	11	23	25									Playoffs	12	6	2	8	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	UMHSEHL	Team The Base	18	7	7	14	10
2013-14	$0 $0K	USHS-MN	Brainerd High	23	18	23	41	50									Playoffs	2	1	1	2	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	USHS-MN	Brainerd High	24	21	18	39	53									Playoffs	3	1	2	3	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	USHS-MN	Brainerd High	25	17	6	23	25									Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

01/24

2024

Smith, Cole

2yrs

$1,000,000AAV

02/6

2023

Smith, Cole

1yr

$775,000AAV

07/15

2022

Smith, Cole

1yr

$750,000AAV

07/15

2021

Smith, Cole

1yr

$750,000AAV

03/19

2020

Smith, Cole

1yr

$792,500AAV

Transactions & Updates

Mar

Smith, Cole

Smith logged an assist and five hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Mar

Smith, Cole

Smith potted two goals in a 7-4 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday.

Feb

Smith, Cole

Smith posted an assist and seven PIM in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.

Feb

Smith, Cole

Smith notched an assist, two shots on goal, five hits and two PIM in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Jan

Smith, Cole

Smith (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.

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Contract History

2023-2024 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$775,000$775K

cap hit$775,000$775K

expiry 2024 UFA age 28

Signed On Feb 6 2023

Signing Agent Eustace King

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.93%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	UFAage 28
AAV	$775,000$775K
Base	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$775,000$775K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2022-2023 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2023 UFA age 27

Signed On Jul 15 2022

Signing Agent Eustace King

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.91%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	UFAage 27
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$80,000$80K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

115K Guaranteed

2021-2022 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2022 RFA age 26

Signed On Jul 15 2021

Signing Agent Eustace King

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	RFAage 26
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2020-2021 Entry Level Contract

term1yr

value$792,500$793K

cap hit$792,500$793K

expiry 2021 RFA age 25

Signed On Mar 19 2020

Signing Agent Eustace King

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.97%

Signing Status age 24

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$792,500$793K	RFAage 25
AAV	$925,000$925K
Base	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	$132,500$133K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$792,500$793K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year