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Matt Niskanen

#15

age38

posD

shotr

h6'0"

w201lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$5,750,000$5.75M

Term

7 Years

Expiry Status

UFA 2021 age 34

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick28

Year2005

Agent Neil Sheehy

Birthdate Dec 6, 1986

Birthplace Virginia, Minnesota

Nationality USA

UFA Year 2014

ELC Year 20

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $49,875,000

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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	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2019-20	$5,750,000 $5.75M	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	68	8	25	33	29	1,112	54.70	52.60	3.40	52.10	1.70	0.11	0.92	Playoffs	15	1	1	2	0
2018-19	$5,750,000 $5.75M	NHL	Washington Capitals	80	8	17	25	41	1,429	47.32	45.37	-3.35	47.16	-2.89	0.25	0.80	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0
2017-18	$5,750,000 $5.75M	NHL	Washington Capitals	68	7	22	29	36	1,270	56.76	47.78	0.90	49.19	0.78	0.28	1.04	Playoffs	24	1	8	9	0
2016-17	$5,750,000 $5.75M	NHL	Washington Capitals	78	5	34	39	32	1,304	59.60	50.48	-0.56	55.99	3.80	0.18	1.20	Playoffs	13	1	3	4	0
2016-17	$5,750,000 $5.75M	WCup	USA	3	0	0	0	0
2015-16	$5,750,000 $5.75M	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	5	27	32	38	1,491	56.52	55.55	4.49	51.70	0.10	0.08	0.40	Playoffs	12	0	3	3	0
2014-15	$5,750,000 $5.75M	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	4	27	31	47	1,450	50.55	53.00	-0.11	52.61	0.94	0.08	0.66	Playoffs	14	0	4	4	0
2013-14	$2,300,000 $2.30M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	81	10	36	46	51	1,334	63.89	56.64	7.94	54.22	7.30	0.27	1.21	Playoffs	13	2	7	9	0
2012-13	$2,300,000 $2.30M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	40	4	10	14	12	655	54.55	47.53	-5.43	52.46	3.58	0.37	0.92	Playoffs	15	0	2	2	0
2011-12	$1,500,000 $1.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	75	4	17	21	47	1,081	56.67	54.82	1.60	57.98	3.62	0.06	0.67	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	0
2010-11	$1,500,000 $1.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	18	1	3	4	20	278	41.67	42.73	-10.24	51.28	-4.76	0.22	0.43	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	0
2010-11	$1,500,000 $1.50M	NHL	Dallas Stars	45	0	6	6	30	569	55.88	52.59	8.65	49.79	4.47	0.00	0.21
2009-10	$675,000 $675K	NHL	Dallas Stars	74	3	12	15	18	1,047	44.78	52.86	5.30	51.76	5.22	0.17	0.52
2008-09	$675,000 $675K	WC	USA	9	1	2	3	2
2008-09	$675,000 $675K	NHL	Dallas Stars	80	6	29	35	52	1,171	44.83	48.90	0.60	51.36	2.82	0.21	1.03
2007-08	$675,000 $675K	NHL	Dallas Stars	78	7	19	26	36	1,195	57.58	47.96	-3.34	52.35	-0.07	0.25	0.90	Playoffs	16	0	3	3	0
2006-07	$0 $0K	AHL	Iowa Stars	13	0	3	3	6									Playoffs	12	2	5	7	0
2006-07	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	39	9	22	31	42
2005-06	$0 $0K	WJC-20	USA U20	7	0	0	0	6
2005-06	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	38	1	13	14	40
2004-05	$0 $0K	USHS-MN	Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl High	29	27	38	65	34
2003-04	$0 $0K	USHS-MN	Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl High	0	24	37	61	0
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

06/14

2019

Gudas, Radko

Niskanen, Matt

07/1

2014

Niskanen, Matt

7yrs

$5,750,000AAV

06/29

2012

Niskanen, Matt

2yrs

$2,300,000AAV

09/16

2010

Niskanen, Matt

2yrs

$1,500,000AAV

03/19

2007

Niskanen, Matt

3yrs

$675,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

10/5

2020

Niskanen, Matt

Announced D Matt Niskanen has retired.

08/22

2020

Niskanen, Matt

Announced D Matt Niskanen has served his suspension.

08/20

2020

Niskanen, Matt

NHL suspended D Matt Niskanen one game for cross-checking.

02/21

2020

Niskanen, Matt

NHL fined D Matt Niskanen $5,000 for slashing.

11/14

2017

Niskanen, Matt

Activated D Matt Niskanen from injured reserve.

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Contract History

2014-2021 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$40,250,000$40.25M

cap hit$5,750,000$5.75M

expiry 2021 UFA age 34

Signed On Jul 1 2014

Signing Agent Neil Sheehy

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 8.33%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	UFAage 34
AAV	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M
Base	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M
Minors Salary	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M	$5,750,000$5.75M
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

15 Team No Trade (2014-15 to 2017-18); 10 Team No Trade (2018-2019-2020-2021)

2012-2014 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$4,600,000$4.60M

cap hit$2,300,000$2.30M

expiry 2014 UFA age 27

Signed On Jun 29 2012

Signing Agent Neil Sheehy

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 3.83%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013-14	2014
Cap Hit	$2,300,000$2.30M	$2,300,000$2.30M	UFAage 27
AAV	$2,300,000$2.30M	$2,300,000$2.30M
Base	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Minors Salary	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2010-2012 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$3,000,000$3.00M

cap hit$1,500,000$1.50M

expiry 2012 RFA age 25

Signed On Sep 16 2010

Signing Agent Neil Sheehy

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.53%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2010-11	2011-12	2012
Cap Hit	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M	RFAage 25
AAV	$1,500,000$1.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Base	$1,250,000$1.25M	$1,750,000$1.75M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,250,000$1.25M	$1,750,000$1.75M
Minors Salary	$1,250,000$1.25M	$1,750,000$1.75M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2007-2010 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,025,000$2.03M

cap hit$675,000$675K

expiry 2010 RFA age 23

Signed On Mar 19 2007

Signing Agent Neil Sheehy

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.34%

Signing Status age 20

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010
Cap Hit	$675,000$675K	$675,000$675K	$675,000$675K	RFAage 23
AAV	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K
Base	$585,000$585K	$635,000$635K	$805,000$805K
Performance Bonuses	$265,000$265K	$215,000$215K	$45,000$45K
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$585,000$585K	$635,000$635K	$805,000$805K
Minors Salary	$62,500$63K	$62,500$63K	$62,500$63K
Clauses	NMC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

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