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John Hayden

#15

age30

posC,RW

shotr

h6'3"

w223lbs

Depth Chart C4

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$775,000$775K

Year 1 of 2

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 32

Profile

Draft Team

Round3

Pick74

Year2013

Agent Pat Brisson

Birthdate Feb 14, 1995

Birthplace Chicago, Illinois

Nationality USA

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro

UFA Year 2022

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $7,925,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP20

PPG0.1

PIM31

EV TOI/GM 8.34

G60 0.36

P60 0.72

GF% 44.40

DFF% 52.30

REL DFF% 6.10

CF% 49.80

REL CF% 3.60

2025-2027 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,550,000$1.55M

cap hit$775,000$775K

John Hayden is signed to a 2 year, $1,550,000 contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season, playing for the Seattle Kraken. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Hayden an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On May 28 2025

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.81%

Signing Status UFAage 30

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	UFAage 32
AAV	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Base	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out	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	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Seattle Kraken	20	1	1	2	31	167	44.40	52.30	6.10	49.80	3.60	0.36	0.72
2024-25	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Coachella Valley Firebirds	43	11	16	27	34
2023-24	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Seattle Kraken	2	0	0	0	0	10		42.90	-5.20	46.70	-4.90
2023-24	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Coachella Valley Firebirds	65	15	11	26	73									Playoffs	18	9	4	13	0
2022-23	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Seattle Kraken	7	2	0	2	7	55	100.00	46.20	-4.80	49.60	-2.10	2.17	2.17
2022-23	$750,000 $750K	AHL	Coachella Valley Firebirds	47	17	16	33	58									Playoffs	10	1	1	2	0
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	WC	USA	10	0	1	1	4
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	55	2	2	4	84	553	32.30	41.10	-3.90	42.70	-6.20	0.22	0.43
2020-21	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	29	2	3	5	37
2019-20	$750,000 $750K	NHL	New Jersey Devils	43	3	1	4	77	399	45.80	38.70	-10.40	38.00	-10.80	0.45	0.60
2018-19	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	54	3	2	5	27	455	37.50	47.76	3.00	46.27	-2.87	0.40	0.66
2017-18	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	24	5	12	17	7									Playoffs	13	3	0	3	0
2017-18	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	47	4	9	13	54	451	43.75	43.58	-7.04	48.11	-5.61	0.40	1.46
2016-17	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	12	1	3	4	4	136	66.67	60.92	8.66	52.56	0.80	0.44	1.76	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2016-17	$925,000 $925K	NCAA	Yale Univ.	33	21	13	34	62
2015-16	$0 $0K	NCAA	Yale Univ.	32	16	7	23	26
2014-15	$0 $0K	WJC-20	USA U20	5	1	0	1	2
2014-15	$0 $0K	NCAA	Yale Univ.	29	7	11	18	10
2013-14	$0 $0K	NCAA	Yale Univ.	33	6	10	16	18
2012-13	$0 $0K	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	53	17	17	34	80
2012-13	$0 $0K	WJC-18	USA U18	7	1	1	2	6
2012-13	$0 $0K	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	24	11	9	20	51
2011-12	$0 $0K	International-Jr	USA U17 (all)	9	2	3	5	6
2011-12	$0 $0K	NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	55	11	15	26	65
2011-12	$0 $0K	WHC-17	USA U17	6	0	1	1	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	36	8	7	15	51									Playoffs	2	0	2	2	0
2010-11	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Brunswick School	26	21	9	30	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Brunswick School	28	15	14	29	0
John Hayden Stats by Elite Prospects John Hayden Advanced Stats by

Player Updates

Signings & Trades

May

Hayden, John

2yrs

$775,000AAV

06/30

2024

Hayden, John

1yr

$775,000AAV

07/1

2023

Hayden, John

1yr

$775,000AAV

07/14

2022

Hayden, John

1yr

$750,000AAV

07/29

2021

Hayden, John

1yr

$750,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

May

Hayden, John

Hayden inked a two-year, $1.55 million contract with the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday, per Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle.

Apr

Hayden, John

Hayden was loaned to AHL Coachella Valley on Thursday.

Apr

Hayden, John

Hayden cleared waivers but will remain on the Seattle Kraken's roster for Saturday's game against the St. Louis Blues.

Apr

Hayden, John

Hayden was put on waivers by Seattle on Friday.

Mar

Hayden, John

Hayden was called up by Seattle on Friday, per Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle.

All Transactions

Contract History

2024-2025 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$775,000$775K

cap hit$775,000$775K

expiry 2025 UFA age 30

Signed On Jun 30 2024

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.88%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	UFAage 30
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

2023-2024 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$775,000$775K

cap hit$775,000$775K

expiry 2024 UFA age 29

Signed On Jul 1 2023

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.93%

Signing Status UFAage 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	UFAage 29
AAV	$775,000$775K
Base	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$400,000$400K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

$450K Guaranteed

2022-2023 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2023 UFA age 28

Signed On Jul 14 2022

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.91%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	UFAage 28
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$325,000$325K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2021-2022 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2022 UFA age 27

Signed On Jul 29 2021

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status UFA no QOage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022
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	$250,000$250K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

275K Guaranteed

2020-2021 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2021 UFA no QO age 26

Signed On Oct 9 2020

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status UFA no QOage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	UFA no QOage 26
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

2018-2020 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,500,000$1.50M

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2020 UFA no QO age 25

Signed On Jun 15 2018

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.94%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	$750,000$750K	UFA no QOage 25
AAV	$750,000$750K	$750,000$750K
Base	$700,000$700K	$800,000$800K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$700,000$700K	$800,000$800K
Minors Salary	$700,000$700K	$800,000$800K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2016-2018 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,850,000$1.85M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2018 RFA age 23

Signed On Mar 12 2017

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.27%

Signing Status age 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 23
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
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