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Nate Schmidt

#88

age34

posLD,RD

shotl

h6'0"

w196lbs

Depth Chart LD2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$3,500,000$3.50M

Year 1 of 3

25/26

27/28

Expiry Status

UFA 2028 age 36

Profile

Undrafted

Agent Matt Keator

Birthdate Jul 16, 1991

Birthplace St. Cloud, Minnesota

Nationality USA

Stick CCM Tacks XF Pro

UFA Year 2019

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $46.31M

Regular Season

GP11

PPG0.18

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 16:13

PP TOI/GP 1:55

PK TOI/GP 2:01

G60 0.00

P60 0.67

GF% 66.7

xGF% 60.0

RELxGF% 12.5

CF% 59.0

REL CF% 11.5

Pen Diff -1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP752

G52

A189

P241

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.32

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.07

Career Statline Details

2025-2028 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$10,500,000$10.50M

cap hit$3,500,000$3.50M

Nate Schmidt is signed to a 3 year, $10,500,000 contract with a cap hit of $3,500,000 per season, playing for the Utah Mammoth. His contract expires at the end of the 2027-28 season, making Schmidt an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2025

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 3.66%

Signing Status UFAage 34

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028
Cap Hit	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	UFAage 36
AAV	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Base	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Minors Salary	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

10 team no trade list in Yr 1 -- 5 team no trade list in Yr 2

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP11

PPG0.18

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 16:13

PP TOI/GP 1:55

PK TOI/GP 2:01

G60 0.00

P60 0.67

GF% 66.7

xGF% 60.0

RELxGF% 12.5

CF% 59.0

REL CF% 11.5

Pen Diff -1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP752

G52

A189

P241

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.32

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.07

Career Statline Details

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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	34	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Utah Mammoth	11	0	2	2	2	66.7	60.0	12.5	59.0	11.5	0.00	0.67	-1	16:13	1:55	2:01
2024-25	33	$800,000 $800K	NHL	Florida Panthers	80	5	14	19	30	52.5	58.0	4.7	57.0	1.8	0.26	0.73	3	14:17	1:10	0:41	Playoffs	23	3	9	12	0
2023-24	32	$5,950,000 $5.95M	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	63	2	12	14	16	57.4	56.0	4.8	53.0	0.9	0.07	0.60	3	14:16	1:30	0:43	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0
2022-23	31	$5,950,000 $5.95M	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	71	7	12	19	8	60.0	54.0	1.9	52.0	-0.2	0.22	0.72	-2	15:15	1:35	1:02	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2021-22	30	$5,950,000 $5.95M	WC	USA	10	2	4	6	4
2021-22	30	$5,950,000 $5.95M	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	77	4	28	32	10	43.9	48.0	-1.1	50.0	0.9	0.09	0.82	-5	17:11	1:39	0:38
2020-21	29	$5,950,000 $5.95M	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	54	5	10	15	4	45.3	46.0	1.2	45.0	-1.3	0.33	0.86	1	16:46	1:01	1:35
2019-20	28	$5,950,000 $5.95M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	59	7	24	31	12	52.2	53.0	-4.3	53.0	-3.4	0.23	1.08	5	17:58	1:01	1:31	Playoffs	20	2	7	9	0
2018-19	27	$2,225,000 $2.23M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	61	9	21	30	8	55.4	53.0	-3.2	51.0	-4.9	0.22	0.72	1	17:48	1:45	1:27	Playoffs	7	0	4	4	0
2017-18	26	$2,225,000 $2.23M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	76	5	31	36	16												Playoffs	20	3	4	7	0
2016-17	25	$812,500 $813K	NHL	Washington Capitals	60	3	14	17	16												Playoffs	11	1	3	4	0
2015-16	24	$812,500 $813K	NHL	Washington Capitals	72	2	14	16	16												Playoffs	10	0	1	1	0
2014-15	23	$625,000 $625K	NHL	Washington Capitals	39	1	3	4	10
2014-15	23	$625,000 $625K	AHL	Hershey Bears	19	3	6	9	6												Playoffs	8	4	5	9	0
2013-14	22	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Washington Capitals	29	2	4	6	6
2013-14	22	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Hershey Bears	38	2	11	13	12
2012-13	21	$925,000 $925K	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	40	9	23	32	16
2012-13	21	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Hershey Bears	8	1	3	4	2												Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2011-12	20		NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	43	3	38	41	14
2010-11	19		NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	13	0	1	1	6
2009-10	18		USHL	Fargo Force	57	14	23	37	81												Playoffs	13	0	6	6	0
2008-09	17		USHS-MN	St. Cloud Cathedral	25	21	24	45	30												Playoffs	3	3	1	4	0
2008-09	17		MN State	St. Cloud Cathedral	3	1	4	5	0
2007-08	16		USHS-MN	St. Cloud Cathedral	16	10	12	22	0
2006-07	15		USHS-MN	St. Cloud Cathedral	16	17	14	31	0
NHL Totals					752	52	189	241
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jul

Schmidt, Nate

3yrs

$3,500,000

Cap Hit

07/2

2024

Schmidt, Nate

1yr

$800,000

Cap Hit

07/27

2021

Schmidt, Nate

2022 Round 3

10/12

2020

2022 Round 3

Schmidt, Nate

10/24

2018

Schmidt, Nate

6yrs

$5,950,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Schmidt, Nate

Schmidt notched an assist, three hits and a plus-4 rating in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Minnesota Wild.

Jun

Schmidt, Nate

Schmidt logged two assists and two hits in Friday's 5-4 double-overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Jun

Schmidt, Nate

Schmidt logged two assists, including one on the power play, and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Apr

Schmidt, Nate

Schmidt scored the game-winning goal Thursday in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2.

Apr

Schmidt, Nate

Schmidt scored two goals on three shots and added two hits in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1.

All Transactions

Contract History

2024-2025 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$800,000$800K

cap hit$800,000$800K

expiry 2025 UFA age 33

Signed On Jul 2 2024

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Zito

% Cap Contract Start 0.91%

Signing Status UFAage 33

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$800,000$800K	UFAage 33
AAV	$800,000$800K
Base	$800,000$800K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$800,000$800K
Minors Salary	$800,000$800K
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2019-2024 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$35,700,000$35.70M

cap hit$5,950,000$5.95M

expiry 2024 UFA age 32

Signed On Oct 24 2018

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

Signing GM George McPhee

Contract Bought Out By

This contract was bought out by prior to 2024-2025

Buyout Details

% Cap Contract Start 7.30%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
Cap Hit	$5,950,000$5.95M	$5,950,000$5.95M	$5,950,000$5.95M	$5,950,000$5.95M	$5,950,000$5.95M	$5,950,000$5.95M	UFAage 32
AAV	$5,950,000$5.95M	$5,950,000$5.95M	$5,950,000$5.95M	$5,950,000$5.95M	$5,950,000$5.95M	$5,950,000$5.95M
Base	$6,800,000$6.80M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,950,000$4.95M	$4,850,000$4.85M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$8,800,000$8.80M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,950,000$4.95M	$4,850,000$4.85M
Minors Salary	$8,800,000$8.80M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,950,000$4.95M	$4,850,000$4.85M
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

10 Team No Trade List

2017-2019 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$4,450,000$4.45M

cap hit$2,225,000$2.23M

expiry 2019 UFA age 27

Signed On Aug 5 2017

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

Signing GM George McPhee

% Cap Contract Start 2.97%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$2,225,000$2.23M	$2,225,000$2.23M	UFAage 27
AAV	$2,225,000$2.23M	$2,225,000$2.23M
Base	$2,150,000$2.15M	$2,300,000$2.30M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$2,150,000$2.15M	$2,300,000$2.30M
Minors Salary	$2,150,000$2.15M	$2,300,000$2.30M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2015-2017 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,625,000$1.63M

cap hit$812,500$813K

expiry 2017 RFA age 25

Signed On Jun 17 2015

Signed By

Signing GM Brian MacLellan

% Cap Contract Start 1.14%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2015-16	2016-17	2017
Cap Hit	$812,500$813K	$812,500$813K	RFAage 25
AAV	$812,500$813K	$812,500$813K
Base	$750,000$750K	$875,000$875K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K	$875,000$875K
Minors Salary	$750,000$750K	$875,000$875K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2014-2015 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$625,000$625K

cap hit$625,000$625K

expiry 2015 RFA age 23

Signed On Jul 13 2014

Signed By

Signing GM Brian MacLellan

% Cap Contract Start 0.91%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015
Cap Hit	$625,000$625K	RFAage 23
AAV	$625,000$625K
Base	$625,000$625K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$625,000$625K
Minors Salary	$110,000$110K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2012-2014 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$2,700,000$2.70M

cap hit$1,350,000$1.35M

expiry 2014 RFA age 22

Signed On Apr 2 2013

Signed By

Signing GM George McPhee

% Cap Contract Start 1.54%

Signing Status age 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013-14	2014
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 22
AAV	$1,350,000$1.35M	$1,350,000$1.35M
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	$850,000$850K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year