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Dennis Cholowski

#44

age27

posD

shotl

h6'2"

w209lbs

Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$775,000$775K

Year 1 of 1

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 28

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick20

Year2016

Agent Allain Roy

Birthdate Feb 15, 1998

Birthplace Langley, British Columbia

Nationality Canada

Stick CCM Ribcor Trigger 9 Pro

UFA Year 2025

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $3.43M

- No current season statistics -

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP156

G13

A27

P40

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.26

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.08

Career Statline Details

2025-2026 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$775,000$775K

cap hit$775,000$775K

Dennis Cholowski is signed to a 1 year, $775,000 contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season, playing for the New Jersey Devils. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Cholowski an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2025

Signing Agent Allain Roy

Signed By

Signing GM Tom Fitzgerald

% Cap Contract Start 0.81%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026
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
Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

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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
2024-25	26	$775,000 $775K	NHL	New Jersey Devils	6	0	0	0	0	48.6	48.0	-1.4	45.0	-4.7	0.40	1.06	5	11:38	1:11	0:01	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2024-25	26	$775,000 $775K	NHL	New York Islanders	33	3	7	10	10
2024-25	26	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	6	1	0	1	2
2023-24	25	$762,500 $763K	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	68	7	24	31	6
2022-23	24	$762,500 $763K	NHL	New York Islanders	2	0	0	0	0	33.3	49.0	1.2	59.0	20.4	0.00	0.00	0	10:13	2:18	0:00
2022-23	24	$762,500 $763K	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	67	1	37	38	26
2021-22	23	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Seattle Kraken	4	0	2	2	0	45.5	49.0	-0.7	49.0	-4.0	0.00	1.11	-1	14:45	0:58	0:02
2021-22	23	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Washington Capitals	7	0	1	1	2
2021-22	23	$900,000 $900K	AHL	Charlotte Checkers	31	3	15	18	8												Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0
2020-21	22	$894,166 $894K	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	16	1	2	3	4	50.0	40.0	-3.4	43.0	0.0	0.27	0.82	2	13:43	1:31	0:00
2020-21	22	$894,166 $894K	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	13	3	7	10	6
2019-20	21	$894,166 $894K	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	36	2	6	8	6	31.7	47.0	2.0	47.0	-0.2	0.00	0.11	0	15:45	2:26	0:09
2019-20	21	$894,166 $894K	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	30	3	10	13	8
2018-19	20	$894,166 $894K	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	52	7	9	16	16	38.1	47.0	0.8	49.0	0.4	0.23	0.47	7	14:50	2:15	0:11
2018-19	20	$894,166 $894K	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	25	0	12	12	12												Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2017-18	19	$925,000 $925K	WHL	Prince George Cougars	37	13	26	39	14
2017-18	19	$925,000 $925K	WHL	Portland Winterhawks	32	1	26	27	18												Playoffs	12	5	2	7	0
2017-18	19	$925,000 $925K	Jr Super Series	WHL All-Stars	2	0	1	1	0
2017-18	19	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	0	0	0	0	0												Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2016-17	18		NCAA	St. Cloud State Univ.	36	1	11	12	14
2016-17	18		AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	1	0	0	0	0
2015-16	17		WJAC-19	Canada West U19	4	0	2	2	0
2015-16	17		BCHL	Chilliwack Chiefs	50	12	28	40	16												Playoffs	20	4	11	15	0
2014-15	16		BCHL	Chilliwack Chiefs	55	4	23	27	4												Playoffs	12	0	7	7	0
2013-14	15		CSSHL U16	Yale Hockey Academy Elite 15s	17	1	15	16	8												Playoffs	2	0	5	5	0
2013-14	15		BCHL	Chilliwack Chiefs	1	0	0	0	0
2012-13	14		BC U16 Cup	BCMML Canucks 1	4	0	0	0	0
NHL Totals					156	13	27	40
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jul

Cholowski, Dennis

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

Mar

Cholowski, Dennis

Beckman, Adam

07/24

2024

Cholowski, Dennis

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

08/23

2022

Cholowski, Dennis

2yrs

$762,500

Cap Hit

09/7

2021

Cholowski, Dennis

1yr

$900,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Cholowski, Dennis

Cholowski was scratched for the fifth straight game in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Feb

Cholowski, Dennis

Cholowsli was put on waivers by the New York Islanders on Thursday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Feb

Cholowski, Dennis

Cholowski notched two assists in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Florida Panthers.

Jan

Cholowski, Dennis

Cholowski has gone six games without a point after Tuesday's 2-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators.

12/13

2024

Cholowski, Dennis

Cholowski scored a goal on two shots, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Contract History

2024-2025 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$775,000$775K

cap hit$775,000$775K

expiry 2025 UFA age 27

Signed On Jul 24 2024

Signing Agent Allain Roy

Signed By

Signing GM Lou Lamoriello

% Cap Contract Start 0.88%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	UFAage 27
AAV	$775,000$775K
Base	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$250,000$250K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

300K Guaranteed

2022-2024 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,525,000$1.53M

cap hit$762,500$763K

expiry 2024 RFA age 26

Signed On Aug 23 2022

Signing Agent Allain Roy

Signed By

Signing GM Lou Lamoriello

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status UFA no QOage 24

Qualifying Offer $813,750$814K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$762,500$763K	$762,500$763K	RFAage 26
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	$200,000$200K	$775,000$775K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

$225K Guaranteed in Yr 1

2021-2022 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$900,000$900K

cap hit$900,000$900K

expiry 2022 UFA no QO age 24

Signed On Sep 7 2021

Signing Agent Allain Roy

Signed By

Signing GM Ron Francis

% Cap Contract Start 1.10%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$900,000$900K	UFA no QOage 24
AAV	$900,000$900K
Base	$900,000$900K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$900,000$900K
Minors Salary	$130,000$130K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2017-2021 Entry Level Contract

term4yrs

value$3,607,498$3.61M

cap hit$901,875$902K

expiry 2021 RFA age 23

Signed On Apr 5 2017

Signing Agent Allain Roy

Signed By

Signing GM Ken Holland

% Cap Contract Start 1.23%

Signing Status age 19

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$894,166$894K	$894,166$894K	$894,166$894K	RFAage 23
AAV	$925,000$925K	$894,166$894K	$894,166$894K	$894,166$894K
Base	-	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	-	$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