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Mattias Ekholm is signed to a 4 year, $25,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $6,250,000 per season. His contract was signed on October 13, 2021, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Ekholm will be 36 years old.
2022-23
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2023-24
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2024-25
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2025-26
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2026 |
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Cap Hit | $6,250,000$6.25M | $6,250,000$6.25M | $6,250,000$6.25M | $6,250,000$6.25M | UFAage 36 |
AAV | $6,250,000$6.25M | $6,250,000$6.25M | $6,250,000$6.25M | $6,250,000$6.25M | |
Base | $5,500,000$5.50M | $6,500,000$6.50M | $6,500,000$6.50M | $6,500,000$6.50M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | - | |
Total Salary | $5,500,000$5.50M | $6,500,000$6.50M | $6,500,000$6.50M | $6,500,000$6.50M | |
Minors Salary |
$5,500,000$5.50M
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$6,500,000$6.50M
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$6,500,000$6.50M
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$6,500,000$6.50M
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Year Type | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | |
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Buy Out | Buy Out |
4% of contract was retained by Nashville Predators in trade to Edmonton Oilers
Trade DetailsSeason | Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | |||||||
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2024-25 | $6,250,000 $6.25M |
NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 267 | 61.50 | 61.30 | 7.90 | 63.10 | 10.40 | 0.23 | 1.58 | |||||||
2023-24 | $6,250,000 $6.25M |
NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 79 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 47 | 1,360 | 64.00 | 61.90 | 7.50 | 60.00 | 7.40 | 0.35 | 1.63 | |||||||
2022-23 | $6,250,000 $6.25M |
NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 355 | 75.60 | 61.00 | 7.10 | 58.30 | 7.60 | 0.68 | 1.86 | |||||||
2022-23 | $6,250,000 $6.25M |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 57 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 949 | 47.00 | 52.50 | 5.50 | 52.50 | 4.70 | 0.25 | 0.70 | |||||||
2021-22 | $3,750,000 $3.75M |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 76 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 44 | 1,315 | 55.50 | 49.30 | -0.70 | 49.20 | -0.50 | 0.23 | 0.91 | |||||||
2020-21 | $3,750,000 $3.75M |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 48 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 839 | 65.20 | 49.80 | 0.90 | 51.10 | 3.00 | 0.36 | 1.22 | |||||||
2019-20 | $3,750,000 $3.75M |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 1,233 | 47.40 | 48.60 | -2.70 | 49.90 | -1.10 | 0.34 | 1.12 | |||||||
2018-19 | $3,750,000 $3.75M |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 80 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 47 | 1,505 | 56.52 | 53.40 | 3.46 | 53.99 | 3.00 | 0.16 | 1.08 | |||||||
2017-18 | $3,750,000 $3.75M |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 81 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 46 | 1,430 | 54.62 | 52.82 | 3.84 | 55.71 | 4.57 | 0.17 | 0.76 | |||||||
2016-17 | $3,750,000 $3.75M |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 82 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 1,541 | 53.27 | 55.34 | 4.64 | 53.56 | 3.30 | 0.12 | 0.74 | |||||||
2015-16 | $1,037,500 $1.04M |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 82 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 44 | 1,363 | 55.24 | 57.03 | 5.61 | 53.91 | 1.74 | 0.18 | 1.06 | |||||||
2014-15 | $1,037,500 $1.04M |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 80 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 1,284 | 56.86 | 57.93 | 4.19 | 56.55 | 4.77 | 0.23 | 0.70 | |||||||
2013-14 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 914 | 45.45 | 53.35 | 2.63 | 49.87 | 1.49 | 0.07 | 0.53 | |||||||
2012-13 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.00 | 54.33 | -6.03 | 63.43 | 7.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
2011-12 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Nashville Predators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.00 | 52.77 | 14.77 | 49.35 | 14.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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Cap Hit | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,750,000$3.75M | UFAage 32 |
AAV | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,750,000$3.75M | $3,750,000$3.75M | |
Base | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,500,000$3.50M | $4,000,000$4.00M | $4,000,000$4.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | $5,000,000$5.00M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total Salary | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,500,000$3.50M | $4,000,000$4.00M | $4,000,000$4.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | $5,000,000$5.00M | |
Minors Salary |
$3,000,000$3.00M
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$3,500,000$3.50M
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$4,000,000$4.00M
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$4,000,000$4.00M
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$3,000,000$3.00M
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$5,000,000$5.00M
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Year Type | RFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | UFA | |
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2014-15
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2015-16
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2016 |
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Cap Hit | $1,037,500$1.04M | $1,037,500$1.04M | RFAage 26 |
AAV | $1,037,500$1.04M | $1,037,500$1.04M | |
Base | $1,037,500$1.04M | $1,037,500$1.04M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
Total Salary | $1,037,500$1.04M | $1,037,500$1.04M | |
Minors Salary |
$1,037,500$1.04M
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$1,037,500$1.04M
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UFA Year |
2011-12
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2012-13
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2013-14
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2014 |
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Cap Hit | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | RFAage 24 |
AAV | $1,025,000$1.03M | $1,025,000$1.03M | $1,025,000$1.03M | |
Base | $810,000$810K | $810,000$810K | $810,000$810K | |
Performance Bonuses | $125,000$125K | $125,000$125K | $125,000$125K | |
Signing Bonuses | $90,000$90K | $90,000$90K | $90,000$90K | |
Total Salary | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | |
Minors Salary |
$67,500$68K
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$67,500$68K
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$67,500$68K
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