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Drew O'Connor

#18

age26

posLW

shotl

h6'4"

w209lbs

Depth Chart LW3

Cap Relief

Current Contract

Extension signed

Cap Hit

$925,000$925K

Year 2 of 2

23/24

24/25

Expiry Status

UFA 2025 age 27

Next Contract

Signed Feb 18, 2025

Next Cap Hit

$2,500,000$2.50M

Term

2 Years

Next Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 29

Profile

Undrafted

Agent Matt Keator

Birthdate Jun 9, 1998

Birthplace Wayne, New Jersey

Nationality USA

Stick Bauer Nexus Tracer

UFA Year 2025

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $4,450,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP53

A10

P16

PPG0.3

PIM16

EV TOI/GM 12.19

G60 0.09

P60 0.19

GF% 36.50

DFF% 51.60

REL DFF% 1.30

CF% 51.70

REL CF% 1.60

Regular Season

GP17

PPG0.29

PIM14

EV TOI/GM 12.58

G60 0.30

P60 0.60

GF% 50.00

DFF% 50.90

REL DFF% -0.10

CF% 53.50

REL CF% 6.50

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Extension

2025-2027 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$5,000,000$5.00M

cap hit$2,500,000$2.50M

expiry 2027 UFA age 29

Drew O'Connor is signed to a 2 year, $5,000,000 contract extension with a cap hit of $2,500,000 per season. He currently plays for the Vancouver Canucks. His contract was signed on February 18, 2025 for the 2025-26 season and expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, when O'Connor will be 29 years old.

Signed On Feb 18 2025

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.62%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	UFAage 29
AAV	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Base	$775,000$775K	$2,150,000$2.15M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,075,000$2.08M	-
Total Salary	$2,850,000$2.85M	$2,150,000$2.15M
Minors Salary	$2,850,000$2.85M	$2,150,000$2.15M
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

12 Team No Trade Clause

2023-2025 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,850,000$1.85M

cap hit$925,000$925K

Signed On Aug 2 2023

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.11%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	UFAage 27
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP53

A10

P16

PPG0.3

PIM16

EV TOI/GM 12.19

G60 0.09

P60 0.19

GF% 36.50

DFF% 51.60

REL DFF% 1.30

CF% 51.70

REL CF% 1.60

Regular Season

GP17

PPG0.29

PIM14

EV TOI/GM 12.58

G60 0.30

P60 0.60

GF% 50.00

DFF% 50.90

REL DFF% -0.10

CF% 53.50

REL CF% 6.50

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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	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	17	3	2	5	14	201	50.00	50.90	-0.10	53.50	6.50	0.30	0.60
2024-25	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	53	6	10	16	16	646	36.50	51.60	1.30	51.70	1.60	0.09	0.19
2023-24	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	79	16	17	33	20	1,069	53.30	51.00	-0.10	51.40	0.40	0.67	1.57
2022-23	$750,000 $750K	WC	USA	10	3	5	8	0
2022-23	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	46	5	6	11	12	421	46.90	52.80	-0.70	52.40	-0.60	0.71	1.43
2022-23	$750,000 $750K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	20	8	14	22	18
2021-22	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	33	12	20	32	19
2021-22	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	22	3	2	5	4	204	47.10	67.40	13.50	59.40	8.30	0.88	1.47	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2020-21	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	20	7	12	19	14
2020-21	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	10	0	1	1	2	73	25.00	44.70	-5.50	46.80	-5.00		0.82
2020-21	$925,000 $925K	Norway	Manglerud	7	6	4	10	8
2019-20	$0 $0K	NCAA	Dartmouth College	31	21	12	33	42
2018-19	$0 $0K	NCAA	Dartmouth College	34	17	9	26	14
2017-18	$0 $0K	NCDC	Boston Jr. Bruins	49	13	26	39	12									Playoffs	6	0	5	5	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	NAHL	New Jersey Jr. Titans	3	0	0	0	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	AYHL 18U	North Jersey Avalanche 18U AAA	17	6	7	13	10									Playoffs	5	2	2	4	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	T1EHL 18U	North Jersey Avalanche 18U AAA	31	11	13	24	18									Playoffs	5	2	2	4	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	T1EHL 18U	North Jersey Avalanche 18U AAA	23	6	12	18	6									Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	AYHL 18U	North Jersey Avalanche 18U AAA	19	13	10	23	6									Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Delbarton School	28	1	7	8	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Delbarton School	9	0	1	1	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	AYHL 14U	New Jersey Colonials 14U AAA	19	8	6	14	10
2011-12	$0 $0K	AYHL 13U	New Jersey Colonials 13U AAA	15	9	15	24	12
2010-11	$0 $0K	QC Int PW	New Jersey Colonials	2	0	1	1	0
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Feb

O'Connor, Drew

2yrs

$2,500,000AAV

Jan

Pettersson, Marcus O'Connor, Drew

2025 Round 1

+3 more...

08/2

2023

O'Connor, Drew

2yrs

$925,000AAV

03/12

2022

O'Connor, Drew

1yr

$750,000AAV

03/10

2020

O'Connor, Drew

2yrs

$925,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

Mar

O'Connor, Drew

O'Connor scored a goal in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets.

Mar

O'Connor, Drew

O'Connor notched a shorthanded assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken.

Feb

O'Connor, Drew

O'Connor notched an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

Feb

O'Connor, Drew

O'Connor agreed to terms on a two-year, $5 million contract extension with Vancouver on Tuesday.

Feb

O'Connor, Drew

O'Connor scored a goal on a penalty shot, added two PIM and logged two hits in Thursday's 2-1 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks.

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Contract History

2022-2023 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2023 RFA age 25

Signed On Mar 12 2022

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.91%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	RFAage 25
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$750,000$750K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2020-2022 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,850,000$1.85M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2022 RFA age 24

Signed On Mar 10 2020

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.13%

Signing Status age 22

Qualifying Offer $874,125$874K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 24
AAV	$1,775,000$1.78M	$1,775,000$1.78M
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year