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Erik Cernak

#81

age27

posD

shotr

h6'4"

w229lbs

Depth Chart RD2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$5,200,000$5.20M

Year 2 of 8

23/24

24/25

30/31

Expiry Status

UFA 2031 age 34

Profile

Draft Team

Round2

Pick43

Year2015

Agent Craig Oster

Birthdate May 28, 1997

Birthplace Kosice

Nationality Slovakia

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro

UFA Year 2024

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $24,462,500

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP61

A16

P19

PPG0.31

PIM35

EV TOI/GM 15.59

G60 0.13

P60 0.69

GF% 57.80

DFF% 52.80

REL DFF% 2.10

CF% 47.90

REL CF% -2.90

2023-2031 Standard Contract

term8yrs

value$41,600,000$41.60M

cap hit$5,200,000$5.20M

Erik Cernak is signed to a 8 year, $41,600,000 contract with a cap hit of $5,200,000 per season, currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning. His contract was signed on July 13, 2022, and expires at the end of the 2030-31 season, when Cernak will be 34 years old.

Signed On Jul 13 2022

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 6.23%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031
Cap Hit	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	UFAage 34
AAV	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M	$5,200,000$5.20M
Base	$1,260,000$1.26M	$2,260,000$2.26M	$6,760,000$6.76M	$5,096,000$5.10M	$3,056,000$3.06M	$3,056,000$3.06M	$3,056,000$3.06M	$3,056,000$3.06M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$5,500,000$5.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	-	-	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Total Salary	$6,760,000$6.76M	$6,760,000$6.76M	$6,760,000$6.76M	$5,096,000$5.10M	$4,056,000$4.06M	$4,056,000$4.06M	$4,056,000$4.06M	$4,056,000$4.06M
Minors Salary	$6,760,000$6.76M	$6,760,000$6.76M	$6,760,000$6.76M	$5,096,000$5.10M	$4,056,000$4.06M	$4,056,000$4.06M	$4,056,000$4.06M	$4,056,000$4.06M
Clauses		NTC	NTC	NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out			Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

NTC from 2024/25 to June 15 2027, then 16-team trade list

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	$5,200,000 $5.20M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	61	3	16	19	35	951	57.80	52.80	2.10	47.90	-2.90	0.13	0.69
2023-24	$5,200,000 $5.20M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	69	2	11	13	63	1,078	47.10	47.40	-3.10	47.20	-4.00	0.11	0.61	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
2022-23	$2,950,000 $2.95M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	70	2	14	16	53	1,086	51.10	52.90	-0.10	51.80	-0.90	0.06	0.66	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2021-22	$2,950,000 $2.95M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	55	1	12	13	46	856	50.70	53.30	3.10	52.80	3.00	0.07	0.91	Playoffs	23	1	1	2	0
2020-21	$2,950,000 $2.95M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	46	5	13	18	38	720	50.80	54.70	3.60	54.30	3.10	0.33	1.17	Playoffs	21	1	9	10	0
2019-20	$697,500 $698K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	67	5	7	12	59	997	54.40	49.90	-4.40	51.40	-1.70	0.24	0.72	Playoffs	25	0	4	4	0
2018-19	$697,500 $698K	International	Slovakia (all)	9	4	2	6	12
2018-19	$697,500 $698K	WC	Slovakia	7	3	2	5	8
2018-19	$697,500 $698K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	58	5	11	16	58	926	60.23	55.40	2.45	51.22	-0.65	0.26	0.97	Playoffs	4	0	3	3	0
2018-19	$697,500 $698K	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	9	2	5	7	14
2017-18	$697,500 $698K	International	Slovakia (all)	2	0	0	0	2
2017-18	$697,500 $698K	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	71	5	13	18	70									Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2016-17	$708,333 $708K	Memorial Cup	Erie Otters	5	0	2	2	2									Playoffs	22	1	8	9	0
2016-17	$708,333 $708K	WJC-20	Slovakia U20	5	0	1	1	2
2016-17	$708,333 $708K	OHL	Erie Otters	50	3	18	21	53									Playoffs	22	1	8	9	0
2015-16	$732,500 $733K	WJC-20	Slovakia U20	4	0	0	0	2
2015-16	$732,500 $733K	OHL	Erie Otters	41	4	11	15	35									Playoffs	13	0	6	6	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	International	Slovakia (all)	3	1	0	1	6
2014-15	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Slovakia U20	6	0	2	2	4
2014-15	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Slovakia U20 (all)	5	3	2	5	8
2014-15	$0 $0K	Champions HL	HC Kosice	6	0	1	1	4									Playoffs	7	0	1	1	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	Slovakia	HC Kosice	43	5	8	13	16									Playoffs	7	0	1	1	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Slovakia U18	5	0	0	0	6
2013-14	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Slovakia U20	5	0	0	0	4
2013-14	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Slovakia U20 (all)	7	0	1	1	4
2013-14	$0 $0K	Slovakia	Team Slovakia U20	20	2	1	3	2
2013-14	$0 $0K	Slovakia	HC Kosice	13	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	7	0	0	0	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	Slovakia U20	HC Kosice U20	8	1	3	4	16
2012-13	$0 $0K	Slovakia U18	HC Slovan Bratislava U18	1	0	2	2	0									Playoffs	1	0	2	2	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Slovakia U18	6	0	2	2	8
2012-13	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Slovakia U18 (all)	8	0	3	3	8
2012-13	$0 $0K	Slovakia2	Team Slovakia U20	8	2	0	2	18
2012-13	$0 $0K	WHC-17	Slovakia U17	5	0	0	0	8
2012-13	$0 $0K	Slovakia U20	HC Slovan Bratislava U20	30	4	6	10	18									Playoffs	12	0	1	1	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Slovakia U17 (all)	9	1	1	2	10
2011-12	$0 $0K	Slovakia U18	HC Kosice U18	37	5	4	9	61
2009-10	$0 $0K	QC Int PW	Slovakia Elite Hockey	4	0	1	1	4
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/13

2022

Cernak, Erik

8yrs

'31

$5,200,000AAV

12/22

2020

Cernak, Erik

3yrs

$2,950,000AAV

07/14

2015

Cernak, Erik

3yrs

$697,500AAV

Transactions & Updates

Mar

Cernak, Erik

Cernak notched an assist and two blocked shots in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Feb

Cernak, Erik

Cernak scored a goal, added two hits and blocked two shots in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Calgary Flames.

Feb

Cernak, Erik

Cernak scored a goal and added two assists in a 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.

Feb

Cernak, Erik

Cernak scored an empty-net goal on two shots, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Feb

Cernak, Erik

Cernak notched an assist and three blocked shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Islanders.

All Transactions

Contract History

2020-2023 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$8,850,000$8.85M

cap hit$2,950,000$2.95M

expiry 2023 RFA age 26

Signed On Dec 22 2020

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 3.62%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Qualifying Offer $3,540,000$3.54M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$2,950,000$2.95M	$2,950,000$2.95M	$2,950,000$2.95M	RFAage 26
AAV	$2,950,000$2.95M	$2,950,000$2.95M	$2,950,000$2.95M
Base	$775,000$775K	$1,950,000$1.95M	$4,425,000$4.43M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$700,000$700K	$1,000,000$1.00M	-
Total Salary	$1,475,000$1.48M	$2,950,000$2.95M	$4,425,000$4.43M
Minors Salary	$1,475,000$1.48M	$2,950,000$2.95M	$4,425,000$4.43M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2015-2020 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,092,500$2.09M

cap hit$697,500$698K

expiry 2020 RFA age 23

Signed On Jul 14 2015

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.03%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$732,500$733K	$708,333$708K	$697,500$698K	$697,500$698K	$697,500$698K	RFAage 23
AAV	$925,000$925K	$900,833$901K	$890,000$890K	$890,000$890K	$890,000$890K
Base	-	-	$650,000$650K	$650,000$650K	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	$227,500$228K	$202,500$203K	$147,500$148K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-	-
Total Salary	-	-	$742,500$743K	$650,000$650K	$700,000$700K
Minors Salary	-	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year