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Matthew Highmore

#20

age29

posC,LW

shotl

h5'11"

w185lbs

Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$775,000$775K

Year 1 of 1

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 30

Profile

Undrafted

Agent Allan Walsh

Birthdate Feb 27, 1996

Birthplace Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nationality Canada

Stick CCM Ribcor Trigger 8 Pro

UFA Year 2023

ELC Year 21

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $3.37M

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP187

G14

A21

P35

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.19

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.07

Career Statline Details

2025-2026 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$775,000$775K

cap hit$775,000$775K

Matthew Highmore is signed to a 1 year, $775,000 contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season, playing for the New York Islanders. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Highmore an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2025

Signing Agent Allan Walsh

Signed By

Signing GM Mathieu Darche

% Cap Contract Start 0.81%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026
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	$325,000$325K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out

Notes

$425,000 Guaranteed

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Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	29	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	10	2	4	6	4
2024-25	28	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	41	2	4	6	10	38.1	45.0	-4.2	45.0	-5.0	0.15	0.75	-6	9:44	0:01	1:21	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2024-25	28	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Belleville Senators	23	2	8	10	0
2023-24	27	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	7	0	2	2	0	50.0	39.0	-11.7	38.0	-15.0	0.00	2.68	-1	6:24	0:01	1:13
2023-24	27	$775,000 $775K	AHL	Belleville Senators	43	9	22	31	10												Playoffs	7	0	0	0	0
2022-23	26	$750,000 $750K	NHL	St. Louis Blues	2	0	0	0	0	100.0	39.0	3.5	54.0	9.3	0.00	0.00	-1	9:25	1:09	0:00
2022-23	26	$750,000 $750K	AHL	Springfield Thunderbirds	68	19	42	61	34												Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2021-22	25	$725,000 $725K	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	46	5	7	12	14	52.9	46.0	-3.4	43.0	-7.7	0.46	1.26	-1	11:23	0:07	1:03
2020-21	24	$725,000 $725K	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	18	3	2	5	2	46.4	44.0	0.8	45.0	-1.3	0.42	0.98	-6	10:10	0:02	1:03
2020-21	24	$725,000 $725K	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	24	0	2	2	6
2019-20	23	$775,833 $776K	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	36	2	4	6	6	47.8	45.0	-2.9	48.0	-1.5	0.36	1.07	-4	9:21	0:03	0:20	Playoffs	9	3	1	4	0
2019-20	23	$775,833 $776K	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	21	4	8	12	14
2018-19	22	$775,833 $776K	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	12	3	6	9	6
2017-18	21	$775,833 $776K	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	13	2	0	2	0
2017-18	21	$775,833 $776K	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	64	24	19	43	24												Playoffs	13	2	7	9	0
2016-17	20		QMJHL	Saint John Sea Dogs	64	34	55	89	46												Playoffs	18	6	18	24	0
2016-17	20		Memorial Cup	Saint John Sea Dogs	4	0	3	3	4
2015-16	19		QMJHL	Saint John Sea Dogs	65	22	53	75	38												Playoffs	17	9	11	20	0
2014-15	18		QMJHL	Saint John Sea Dogs	62	11	13	24	60												Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
2013-14	17		QMJHL	Saint John Sea Dogs	68	19	31	50	62
2012-13	16		WHC-17	Canada Atlantic U17	5	1	3	4	4
2012-13	16		QMJHL	Saint John Sea Dogs	30	4	5	9	26												Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2011-12	15		NSU18MHL	Steele Subaru U18	25	13	13	26	42												Playoffs	16	3	8	11	0
2010-11	14		NSU18MHL	Steele Subaru U18	35	13	14	27	14												Playoffs	9	1	4	5	0
2010-11	14		NSU18MHL	Dartmouth Ice Dawgs	35	13	14	27	14												Playoffs	9	1	4	5	0
2010-11	14		CWG	Team Nova Scotia	3	0	0	0	0
2008-09	12		QC Int PW	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	3	3	0	3	4
NHL Totals					187	14	21	35
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jul

Highmore, Matthew

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

06/26

2024

Highmore, Matthew

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

07/1

2023

Highmore, Matthew

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

07/14

2022

Highmore, Matthew

1yr

$750,000

Cap Hit

04/12

2021

Highmore, Matthew

Gaudette, Adam

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Highmore, Matthew

Highmore was reassigned to AHL Bridgeport on Friday, according to Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Oct

Highmore, Matthew

Highmore was promoted from AHL Bridgeport on Thursday.

Sep

Highmore, Matthew

Cleared

Sep

Highmore, Matthew

Highmore was placed on waivers by the New York Islanders on Tuesday, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com.

Apr

Highmore, Matthew

Highmore scored an empty-net goal and went plus-1 in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers.

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Contract History

2024-2025 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$775,000$775K

cap hit$775,000$775K

expiry 2025 UFA age 29

Signed On Jun 26 2024

Signing Agent Allan Walsh

Signed By

Signing GM Steve Staios

% Cap Contract Start 0.88%

Signing Status UFAage 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025
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

2023-2024 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$775,000$775K

cap hit$775,000$775K

expiry 2024 UFA age 28

Signed On Jul 1 2023

Signing Agent Allan Walsh

Signed By

Signing GM Pierre Dorion

% Cap Contract Start 0.93%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024
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	$400,000$400K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2022-2023 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2023 UFA age 27

Signed On Jul 14 2022

Signing Agent Allan Walsh

Signed By

Signing GM Doug Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 0.91%

Signing Status UFA no QOage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023
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	$400,000$400K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

425K Guaranteed

2020-2022 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,450,000$1.45M

cap hit$725,000$725K

expiry 2022 UFA no QO age 26

Signed On Apr 2 2020

Signing Agent Allan Walsh

Signed By

Signing GM Stan Bowman

% Cap Contract Start 0.89%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$725,000$725K	$725,000$725K	UFA no QOage 26
AAV	$725,000$725K	$725,000$725K
Base	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$450,000$450K	$750,000$750K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2017-2020 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,775,000$2.78M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2020 RFA age 24

Signed On Mar 2 2017

Signing Agent Allan Walsh

Signed By

Signing GM Stan Bowman

% Cap Contract Start 1.03%

Signing Status age 21

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$775,833$776K	$775,833$776K	$775,833$776K	RFAage 24
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$650,000$650K	$675,000$675K	$725,000$725K
Performance Bonuses	$182,500$183K	$157,500$158K	$107,500$108K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$742,500$743K	$767,500$768K	$817,500$818K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year