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Justin Kirkland

#23

age29

posC,LW

shotl

h6'3"

w183lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$900,000$900K

Year 1 of 1

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 29

Profile

Draft Team

Round3

Pick62

Year2014

Agent Dave Cowan

Birthdate Aug 2, 1996

Birthplace Winnipeg, Manitoba

Nationality Canada

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro

UFA Year 2024

ELC Year 20

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $2.46M

Regular Season

GP21

PPG0.38

PIM11

EV TOI/GM 8.10

G60 0.71

P60 2.82

GF% 75.00

DFF% 41.80

REL DFF% -6.50

CF% 41.50

REL CF% -9.60

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP30

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.27

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.07

Career Statline Details

2025-2026 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$900,000$900K

cap hit$900,000$900K

Justin Kirkland is signed to a 1 year, $900,000 contract with a cap hit of $900,000 per season, playing for the Calgary Flames. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Kirkland an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jun 23 2025

Signing Agent Dave Cowan

Signed By

Signing GM Craig Conroy

% Cap Contract Start 0.94%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$900,000$900K	UFAage 29
AAV	$900,000$900K
Base	$900,000$900K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$900,000$900K
Minors Salary	$900,000$900K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out	Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP21

PPG0.38

PIM11

EV TOI/GM 8.10

G60 0.71

P60 2.82

GF% 75.00

DFF% 41.80

REL DFF% -6.50

CF% 41.50

REL CF% -9.60

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP30

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.27

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.07

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	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	28	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Calgary Flames	21	2	6	8	11	170	75.00	41.80	-6.50	41.50	-9.60	0.71	2.82
2023-24	27	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	2	0	0	0	0
2023-24	27	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	43	8	22	30	25									Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0
2022-23	26	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	7	0	0	0	0	50	20.00	50.30	13.20	45.00	3.40
2022-23	26	$750,000 $750K	AHL	San Diego Gulls	32	9	9	18	16
2021-22	25	$750,000 $750K	AHL	Stockton Heat	66	25	23	48	75									Playoffs	13	7	5	12	0
2020-21	24	$700,000 $700K	AHL	Stockton Heat	16	2	5	7	16
2019-20	23	$700,000 $700K	AHL	Stockton Heat	53	6	22	28	44
2018-19	22	$717,500 $718K	AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	75	9	21	30	58									Playoffs	5	1	3	4	0
2017-18	21	$717,500 $718K	AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	67	7	11	18	19
2016-17	20	$717,500 $718K	AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	56	9	12	21	34									Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0
2016-17	20	$717,500 $718K	ECHL	Cincinnati Cyclones	4	1	1	2	2
2015-16	19		WHL	Kelowna Rockets	69	31	36	67	69									Playoffs	18	11	4	15	0
2014-15	18		Memorial Cup	Kelowna Rockets	5	2	3	5	0									Playoffs	9	3	2	5	0
2014-15	18		WHL	Kelowna Rockets	50	21	30	51	25									Playoffs	9	3	2	5	0
2013-14	17		WHL	Kelowna Rockets	68	17	31	48	40									Playoffs	14	5	5	10	0
2012-13	16		WHL	Kelowna Rockets	6	2	0	2	6									Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0
2012-13	16		SMAAAHL	Notre Dame Argos U18 AAA	44	25	24	49	42									Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0
2012-13	16		SJHL	Notre Dame Hounds	1	0	0	0	0
2011-12	15		SMAAAHL	Notre Dame Argos U18 AAA	43	13	22	35	26									Playoffs	8	5	4	9	0
2011-12	15		WHL	Kelowna Rockets	6	0	1	1	0
2010-11	14		Alberta Cup	Team Northeast	4	1	3	4	0
2010-11	14		AEHL U15	Camrose Red Wings U15 AAA	33	18	22	40	46
2009-10	13		AEHL U15	Camrose Red Wings U15 AAA	32	5	2	7	42
NHL Totals					30	2	6	8
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Signings & Trades

Jun

Kirkland, Justin

1yr

$900,000

Cap Hit

07/3

2024

Kirkland, Justin

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

07/15

2023

Kirkland, Justin

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

07/15

2022

Kirkland, Justin

1yr

$750,000

Cap Hit

08/25

2021

Kirkland, Justin

1yr

$750,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

12/4

2024

Kirkland, Justin

Kirkland underwent ACL surgery Wednesday and will miss the rest of the 2024-25 campaign.

12/2

2024

Kirkland, Justin

Kirkland (lower body) was put on injured reserve Monday.

11/30

2024

Kirkland, Justin

Kirkland (lower body) won't play Saturday in Pittsburgh, Derek Wills of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.

11/29

2024

Kirkland, Justin

Kirkland suffered a lower-body injury during Friday's tilt against the Columbus Blue Jackets and won't return to the game, per Wes Gilbertson of the Calgary Sun.

11/24

2024

Kirkland, Justin

Kirkland provided an assist in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild.

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Contract History

2024-2025 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$775,000$775K

cap hit$775,000$775K

expiry 2025 UFA age 28

Signed On Jul 3 2024

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

Signing GM Craig Conroy

% Cap Contract Start 0.88%

Signing Status UFAage 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	UFAage 28
AAV	$775,000$775K
Base	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$300,000$300K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

$350k guaranteed

2023-2024 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$775,000$775K

cap hit$775,000$775K

expiry 2024 UFA age 27

Signed On Jul 15 2023

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 0.93%

Signing Status UFA-Group6age 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	UFAage 27
AAV	$775,000$775K
Base	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$200,000$200K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

275K Guaranteed

2022-2023 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2023 UFA-Group6 age 26

Signed On Jul 15 2022

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

Signing GM Pat Verbeek

% Cap Contract Start 0.91%

Signing Status UFA Group 6age 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	UFA-Group6age 26
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$450,000$450K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

500K Guaranteed

2021-2022 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2022 UFA-Group6 age 25

Signed On Aug 25 2021

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

Signing GM Brad Treliving

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	UFA-Group6age 25
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$120,000$120K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2020-2021 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$700,000$700K

cap hit$700,000$700K

expiry 2021 RFA age 24

Signed On Sep 28 2020

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

Signing GM Brad Treliving

% Cap Contract Start 0.86%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$700,000$700K	RFAage 24
AAV	$700,000$700K
Base	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$700,000$700K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

Minors Salary Unconfirmed

2019-2020 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$700,000$700K

cap hit$700,000$700K

expiry 2020 RFA age 23

Signed On Jul 1 2019

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

Signing GM Brad Treliving

% Cap Contract Start 0.86%

Signing Status UFA no QOage 23

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$700,000$700K	RFAage 23
AAV	$700,000$700K
Base	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$700,000$700K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

Minors salary unconfirmed

2016-2019 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,152,500$2.15M

cap hit$717,500$718K

expiry 2019 UFA no QO age 22

Signed On May 16 2016

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

Signing GM David Poile

% Cap Contract Start 0.98%

Signing Status age 20

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$717,500$718K	$717,500$718K	$717,500$718K	UFA no QOage 22
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$575,000$575K	$650,000$650K	$650,000$650K
Performance Bonuses	$257,500$258K	$182,500$183K	$182,500$183K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$667,500$668K	$742,500$743K	$742,500$743K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year