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Kailer Yamamoto

#56
age26
posRW
shotr
h5'8"
w152lbs

Current Contract

Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Year 1 of 1
24/25
Expiry Status
RFA 2025 age 26

Profile

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Draft Team
Round1
Pick22
Year2017
Agent J.P. Barry
Birthdate Sep 29, 1998
Birthplace Spokane, Washington
Nationality USA
UFA Year 2026
ELC Year 18
Waivers Eligibility Eligible
Est Career Earnings $12,425,000

2024-25 Stats

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Regular Season
GP3
G0
A0
P0
PPG0
PIM0
EV TOI/GM 10.53
G60 0.00
P60 0.00
GF% 0.00
DFF% 58.20
REL DFF% 0.70
CF% 54.20
REL CF% -9.60

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2024-2025 Standard Contract
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K

Kailer Yamamoto is signed to a 1 year, $775,000 contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season. His contract was signed on Oct 6 2024, and expires at the end of the 2024-25 season, when Yamamoto will be 26 years old.

Signed On Oct 6 2024
Signing Agent J.P. Barry
Signed By
Hockey Club logo.
% Cap Contract Start 0.88%
Signing Status UFA no QOage 25
Qualifying Offer $813,750$814K
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
2024-25
2025
Cap Hit $775,000$775K RFAage 26
AAV $775,000$775K
Base $775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses -
Signing Bonuses -
Total Salary $775,000$775K
Minors Salary
$500,000$500K
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy Out
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Career Stats By Contract

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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
$775K
NHL Utah Hockey Club 3 0 0 0 0 32 58.20 0.70 54.20 -9.60
2023-24
$3.10M
NHL Seattle Kraken 59 8 8 16 18 558 44.10 50.30 0.30 53.30 2.90 0.64 1.07
2022-23
$3.10M
NHL Edmonton Oilers 58 10 15 25 24 821 57.10 53.80 -1.90 52.90 0.40 0.66 1.54
2021-22
$1.18M
NHL Edmonton Oilers 81 20 21 41 40 1,175 48.60 49.30 -3.80 50.10 -3.50 0.71 1.48
2020-21
$894K
NHL Edmonton Oilers 52 8 13 21 26 736 58.20 50.10 49.50 1.20 0.57 1.30
2019-20
$894K
NHL Edmonton Oilers 27 11 15 26 12 417 67.40 50.30 2.90 49.50 2.10 1.01 3.17
2018-19
$894K
NHL Edmonton Oilers 17 1 1 2 2 196 30.77 48.24 -1.82 51.09 3.35 0.31 0.31
2017-18
$925K
NHL Edmonton Oilers 9 0 3 3 2 121 33.33 60.75 3.91 56.35 5.91 0.00 0.50
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Contract History

2023-2024 Standard Contract
1yr
value$1,500,000$1.50M
cap hit$1,500,000$1.50M

Signed On Jul 2 2023
Signing Agent J.P. Barry
Signed By
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% Cap Contract Start 1.80%
Signing Status UFAage 24
Abbreviated $Amounts
2023-24
2024
Cap Hit $1,500,000$1.50M UFA no QOage 25
AAV $1,500,000$1.50M
Base $1,500,000$1.50M
Performance Bonuses -
Signing Bonuses -
Total Salary $1,500,000$1.50M
Minors Salary
$1,500,000$1.50M
Clauses
UFA Year

2022-2024 Standard Contract
2yrs
value$6,200,000$6.20M
cap hit$3,100,000$3.10M

Signed On Aug 3 2022
Signing Agent J.P. Barry
Signed By
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Contract Bought Out By
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This contract was bought out by prior to 2023-2024
Buyout Details
% Cap Contract Start 3.76%
Signing Status RFAage 23
Qualifying Offer $3,200,000$3.20M
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
2022-23
2023-24
Cap Hit $3,100,000$3.10M $3,100,000$3.10M RFAage 25
AAV $3,100,000$3.10M $3,100,000$3.10M
Base $2,700,000$2.70M $3,200,000$3.20M
Performance Bonuses - -
Signing Bonuses $300,000$300K -
Total Salary $3,000,000$3.00M $3,200,000$3.20M
Minors Salary
$3,000,000$3.00M
$3,200,000$3.20M
Clauses
UFA Year

2021-2022 Standard Contract
1yr
value$1,175,000$1.18M
cap hit$1,175,000$1.18M

Signed On Sep 18 2021
Signing Agent J.P. Barry
Signed By
Oilers logo.
% Cap Contract Start 1.44%
Signing Status RFAage 22
Qualifying Offer $1,175,000$1.18M
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
2021-22
2022
Cap Hit $1,175,000$1.18M RFAage 23
AAV $1,175,000$1.18M
Base $1,175,000$1.18M
Performance Bonuses -
Signing Bonuses -
Total Salary $1,175,000$1.18M
Minors Salary
$1,175,000$1.18M
Clauses
UFA Year

2017-2021 Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$2,682,501$2.68M
cap hit$894,167$894K

Signed On Aug 10 2017
Signing Agent J.P. Barry
Signed By
Oilers logo.
% Cap Contract Start 1.23%
Signing Status age 18
Abbreviated $Amounts
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021
Cap Hit $925,000$925K $894,167$894K $894,167$894K $894,167$894K RFAage 22
AAV $1,155,000$1.16M $1,124,167$1.12M $1,124,167$1.12M $1,124,167$1.12M
Base - $832,500$833K $832,500$833K $832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses - $230,000$230K $230,000$230K $230,000$230K
Signing Bonuses $92,500$93K $92,500$93K $92,500$93K -
Total Salary $92,500$93K $925,000$925K $925,000$925K $832,500$833K
Minors Salary
-
$70,000$70K
$70,000$70K
$70,000$70K
Clauses
UFA Year
Slide Year

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Kailer Yamamoto Updates

Oct 25 2024

Yamamoto was placed on waivers by Utah on Friday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Oct 6 2024 | Utah Hockey Club
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Standard | 1 yrs
$775,000
Cap Hit
$775,000

J.P. Barry | CAA Sports LLC

Oct 6 2024

Yamamoto signed a one-year, two-way contract with Utah on Sunday.

Oct 1 2024

Yamamoto scored twice on three shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 3-1 preseason win over the San Jose Sharks.

Sep 11 2024

Yamamoto agreed to terms on a professional tryout agreement with Utah HC on Wednesday.

Jun 30 2024

Yamamoto wasn't issued a qualifying offer by Seattle on Sunday, per PuckPedia, making the 25-year-old forward an unrestricted free agent.

Apr 14 2024

Yamamoto scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Dallas Stars.

Mar 14 2024

Yamamoto notched a power-play assist in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals.

Mar 13 2024

Yamamoto notched an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Feb 29 2024

Yamamoto notched a power-play assist in Thursday's 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Jan 15 2024

Yamamoto went scoreless in Monday's 3-0 road loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Jan 5 2024

Yamamoto recorded an assist in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Dec 27 2023

Yamamoto scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames.

Dec 14 2023

Yamamoto scored a pair of goals on four shots in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Dec 13 2023

Yamamoto tallied a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers.