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Jacob Middleton
#5
age28
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h6'3"
w218lbs
Current Contract
Cap Hit
$2,450,000$2.45M
Year 3 of 3
22/23
24/25
Expiry Status
UFA
2025 age 29
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Extension
2025-2029
Standard Contract
4yrs
value$17,400,000$17.40M
cap hit$4,350,000$4.35M
expiry
2029
UFA
age 33
Jacob Middleton is currently signed to a 4-year contract extension with a cap hit of $4,350,000 per season. His contract starts in the 2025-26 season and expires at the end of the 2028-29 season, when Middleton is 33 years old.
% Cap Contract Start
4.94%
Signing Status
UFAage 28
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2025-26
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2026-27
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2027-28
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2028-29
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2029 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $4,350,000$4.35M | $4,350,000$4.35M | $4,350,000$4.35M | $4,350,000$4.35M | UFAage 33 |
| AAV | $4,350,000$4.35M | $4,350,000$4.35M | $4,350,000$4.35M | $4,350,000$4.35M | |
| Base | $4,600,000$4.60M | $3,450,000$3.45M | $4,600,000$4.60M | $4,750,000$4.75M | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $4,600,000$4.60M | $3,450,000$3.45M | $4,600,000$4.60M | $4,750,000$4.75M | |
| Minors Salary |
$4,600,000$4.60M
|
$3,450,000$3.45M
|
$4,600,000$4.60M
|
$4,750,000$4.75M
|
|
| Clauses |
NMC
|
M-NTC
|
M-NTC
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M-NTC
|
|
| Year Type | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year |
Notes
Modified No Trade Clause – July 1, 2026 through term – 15 team no trade list
2022-2025
Standard Contract
3yrs
value$7,350,000$7.35M
cap hit$2,450,000$2.45M
% Cap Contract Start
2.97%
Signing Status
RFAage 26
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2022-23
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2023-24
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2024-25
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2025 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $2,450,000$2.45M | $2,450,000$2.45M | $2,450,000$2.45M | UFAage 29 |
| AAV | $2,450,000$2.45M | $2,450,000$2.45M | $2,450,000$2.45M | |
| Base | $2,800,000$2.80M | $2,500,000$2.50M | $2,050,000$2.05M | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $2,800,000$2.80M | $2,500,000$2.50M | $2,050,000$2.05M | |
| Minors Salary |
$2,800,000$2.80M
|
$2,500,000$2.50M
|
$2,050,000$2.05M
|
|
| Clauses | ||||
| Year Type | RFA | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year | ||||
| Buy Out |
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Career Stats By Contract
2024-25 Stats
GP1
G0
A0
P0
PPG0
PIM2
EV TOI/GM
G60
0.00
P60
0.00
GF%
0.00
DFF%
0.00
REL DFF%
0.00
CF%
0.00
REL CF%
0.00
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| Season | Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $2,450,000 $2.45M |
NHL | Minnesota Wild | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023-24 | $2,450,000 $2.45M |
NHL | Minnesota Wild | 80 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 77 | 1,349 | 41.70 | 48.50 | -4.00 | 46.80 | -4.40 | 0.22 | 0.89 | |||||||
| 2022-23 | $2,450,000 $2.45M |
NHL | Minnesota Wild | 79 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 72 | 1,259 | 52.90 | 49.60 | -0.80 | 47.40 | -3.60 | 0.14 | 0.67 | |||||||
| 2021-22 | $725,000 $725K |
NHL | Minnesota Wild | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 333 | 54.50 | 49.90 | -8.00 | 46.10 | -4.10 | 0.36 | 0.90 | |||||||
| 2021-22 | $725,000 $725K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 45 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 740 | 46.00 | 50.10 | 5.80 | 46.00 | 2.10 | 0.16 | 0.41 | |||||||
| 2020-21 | $725,000 $725K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 25.00 | 44.00 | -10.70 | 35.70 | -18.70 | |||||||||
| 2019-20 | $735,000 $735K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 98 | 37.50 | 55.30 | 3.00 | 54.40 | 1.10 | 1.22 | ||||||||
| 2018-19 | $735,000 $735K |
NHL | San Jose Sharks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 40.00 | 42.23 | -12.12 | 58.18 | 4.85 | 0.00 | 2.10 | |||||||
Contract History
2020-2022
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,450,000$1.45M
cap hit$725,000$725K
expiry
2022
RFA
age 26
% Cap Contract Start
0.89%
Signing Status
RFAage 24
Qualifying Offer
$787,500$788K
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $725,000$725K | $725,000$725K | RFAage 26 |
| AAV | $725,000$725K | $725,000$725K | |
| Base | $700,000$700K | $750,000$750K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $700,000$700K | $750,000$750K | |
| Minors Salary |
$225,000$225K
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$225,000$225K
|
|
| Clauses | |||
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
2017-2020
Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$2,205,000$2.21M
cap hit$735,000$735K
expiry
2020
RFA
age 24
% Cap Contract Start
0.98%
Signing Status
age 21
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
|
2020 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $735,000$735K | $735,000$735K | $735,000$735K | RFAage 24 |
| AAV | $735,000$735K | $735,000$735K | $735,000$735K | |
| Base | $650,000$650K | $650,000$650K | $700,000$700K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | $65,000$65K | $70,000$70K | $70,000$70K | |
| Total Salary | $715,000$715K | $720,000$720K | $770,000$770K | |
| Minors Salary |
$70,000$70K
|
$70,000$70K
|
$70,000$70K
|
|
| Clauses | ||||
| Year Type | RFA | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
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Jacob Middleton Updates
Oct 9 2024
Middleton (bruise) will be available for Thursday's Opening Night matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.
Oct 8 2024
Middleton (bruise) took part in Monday's practice session, John Shipley of The Pioneer Press reports.
Oct 3 2024
Middleton (bruise) will not play Friday in Chicago, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Oct 1 2024
Middleton is day-to-day while he heals from a bruise, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Tuesday.
Jul 1 2024 | Minnesota Wild
Standard | 4 yrs
$17,400,000
Cap Hit
$4,350,000
Jul 1 2024
Middleton signed a four-year, $17.4 million contract extension with Minnesota on Monday, per Darren Dreger of TSN.
Apr 15 2024
Middleton logged an assist in Monday's 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Apr 14 2024
Middleton notched an assist in Saturday's 6-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Mar 10 2024
Middleton (upper body) will return to the lineup Sunday against the Nashville Predators, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.
Mar 8 2024
Middleton (upper body) is not in Friday's lineup against the Colorado Avalanche, per the NHL's media site.
Mar 7 2024
Middleton (upper body) won't play Thursday versus the Coyotes.
Jan 18 2024
Middleton had a goal and two assists in a 7-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.
Jan 12 2024
Middleton posted an assist, four hits and three blocked shots in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Dec 18 2023
Middleton recorded a goal in a 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh on Monday.
Dec 1 2023
Middleton netted a goal in a 6-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday.
Nov 20 2023
Middleton scored on his only shot and blocked four shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs to wrap up the Global Series in Sweden.
Jul 6 2022 | Minnesota Wild
Standard | 3 yrs
$7,350,000
Cap Hit
$2,450,000
Mar 21 2022
$725,000
$-725,000
The San Jose Sharks acquired Kaapo Kahkonen and 2022 fifth round pick from the Minnesota Wild for Jacob Middleton
Oct 5 2020 | San Jose Sharks
Standard | 2 yrs
$1,450,000
Cap Hit
$725,000
Sep 7 2017 | San Jose Sharks
Entry Level | 3 yrs
$2,205,000
Cap Hit
$735,000
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