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Johnathan Kovacevic

age27

posD

shotr

h6'5"

w223lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,000,000$4.00M

Year 1 of 5

25/26

29/30

Expiry Status

UFA 2030 age 32

Profile

Draft Team

Round3

Pick74

Year2017

Agent Richard Evans

Birthdate Jul 12, 1997

Birthplace Grimsby, Ontario

Nationality Canada

Stick Warrior Alpha LX2 Pro

UFA Year 2025

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $9,885,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP81

A16

P17

PPG0.21

PIM72

EV TOI/GM 16.82

G60 0.04

P60 0.71

GF% 51.70

DFF% 52.90

REL DFF% 1.70

CF% 51.30

REL CF% 0.30

2025-2030 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$20,000,000$20.00M

cap hit$4,000,000$4.00M

Johnathan Kovacevic is signed to a 5 year, $20,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,000,000 per season, playing for the New Jersey Devils. His contract expires at the end of the 2029-30 season, making Kovacevic an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Mar 7 2025

Signing Agent Richard Evans

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 4.19%

Signing Status UFAage 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030
Cap Hit	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	UFAage 32
AAV	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Base	$2,250,000$2.25M	$1,750,000$1.75M	$1,700,000$1.70M	$2,150,000$2.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	-
Total Salary	$5,250,000$5.25M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$3,700,000$3.70M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M
Minors Salary	$5,250,000$5.25M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$3,700,000$3.70M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M
Clauses	NTC	NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

Full NTC Yrs 1-2; then 10 team no trade list Yrs 3-5

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	$766,667 $767K	NHL	New Jersey Devils	81	1	16	17	72	1,345	51.70	52.90	1.70	51.30	0.30	0.04	0.71	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2023-24	$766,667 $767K	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	62	6	7	13	42	867	57.40	47.80	1.80	48.10	3.90	0.42	0.83
2022-23	$766,667 $767K	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	77	3	12	15	39	1,166	50.50	48.30	5.50	48.30	3.50	0.15	0.77
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	4	0	0	0	2	42	100.00	56.40	11.60	62.90	14.90
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	AHL	Manitoba Moose	62	11	19	30	45									Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
2020-21	$792,500 $793K	AHL	Manitoba Moose	29	2	12	14	23
2019-20	$792,500 $793K	AHL	Manitoba Moose	45	4	8	12	33
2018-19	$0 $0K	AHL	Manitoba Moose	1	1	1	2	2
2018-19	$0 $0K	NCAA	Merrimack College	31	4	14	18	14
2017-18	$0 $0K	NCAA	Merrimack College	34	2	15	17	14
2016-17	$0 $0K	NCAA	Merrimack College	36	3	16	19	30
2015-16	$0 $0K	CCHL	Hawkesbury Hawks	30	6	20	26	21									Playoffs	10	0	7	7	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	CCHL	Ottawa Jr. Senators	21	2	8	10	6
2014-15	$0 $0K	CCHL	Ottawa Jr. Senators	52	5	14	19	20									Playoffs	10	0	3	3	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	HPHL 16U	The Hill Academy U16 Prep	7	0	2	2	2
2013-14	$0 $0K	U16 AAA	The Hill Academy U16 Prep	66	5	23	28	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	SCTA U16	Niagara Falls Rivermen U16 AAA	40	2	11	13	22
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Mar

Kovacevic, Johnathan

5yrs

$4,000,000AAV

06/30

2024

Kovacevic, Johnathan

2026 Round 4

07/22

2022

Kovacevic, Johnathan

3yrs

$766,667AAV

08/12

2021

Kovacevic, Johnathan

1yr

$750,000AAV

03/15

2019

Kovacevic, Johnathan

2yrs

$792,500AAV

Transactions & Updates

May

Kovacevic, Johnathan

Kovacevic underwent knee surgery Thursday and won't be ready for the start of training camp, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.

May

Kovacevic, Johnathan

Kovacevic is dealing with a knee injury that will probably require surgery, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports Thursday.

Apr

Kovacevic, Johnathan

Kovacevic (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup for Tuesday's Game 5 versus Carolina, Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils' official site reports.

Apr

Kovacevic, Johnathan

Kovacevic (undisclosed) will not play Sunday in Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Apr

Kovacevic, Johnathan

Kovacevic (undisclosed) is questionable for Sunday's Game 4 matchup versus Carolina, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports.

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Contract History

2022-2025 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$2,300,001$2.30M

cap hit$766,667$767K

expiry 2025 UFA age 27

Signed On Jul 22 2022

Signing Agent Richard Evans

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.93%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$766,667$767K	$766,667$767K	$766,667$767K	UFAage 27
AAV	$766,667$767K	$766,667$767K	$766,667$767K
Base	$750,000$750K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$150,000$150K	$250,000$250K	$775,000$775K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

Year 1 175K Guarantee, Year 2 275K Guarantee

2021-2022 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2022 RFA age 24

Signed On Aug 12 2021

Signing Agent Richard Evans

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	RFAage 24
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$90,000$90K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2019-2021 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,585,000$1.59M

cap hit$792,500$793K

expiry 2021 RFA age 23

Signed On Mar 15 2019

Signing Agent Richard Evans

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.97%

Signing Status age 22

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$792,500$793K	$792,500$793K	RFAage 23
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$700,000$700K	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	$132,500$133K	$132,500$133K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$792,500$793K	$792,500$793K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year