
Nick Bjugstad
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Nick Bjugstad is signed to a 2 year, $4,200,000 contract with a cap hit of $2,100,000 per season, currently playing for the Utah Hockey Club. His contract was signed on July 1, 2023, and expires at the end of the 2024-25 season, when Bjugstad will be 32 years old.
2023-24
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2024-25
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2025 |
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Cap Hit | $2,100,000$2.10M | $2,100,000$2.10M | UFAage 32 |
AAV | $2,100,000$2.10M | $2,100,000$2.10M | |
Base | $2,100,000$2.10M | $2,100,000$2.10M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
Total Salary | $2,100,000$2.10M | $2,100,000$2.10M | |
Minors Salary |
$2,100,000$2.10M
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$2,100,000$2.10M
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Clauses | |||
Year Type | UFA | UFA | |
UFA Year | |||
Buy Out |
Career Stats By Contract
Season | 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 | $2,100,000 $2.10M |
NHL | Utah Hockey Club | 66 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 747 | 49.20 | 52.10 | -1.80 | 51.50 | -1.90 | 0.48 | 1.37 | |||||||
2023-24 | $2,100,000 $2.10M |
NHL | Arizona Coyotes | 76 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 59 | |||||||||||||||
2022-23 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 214 | 62.50 | 52.80 | -3.90 | 49.40 | -5.00 | 1.12 | 1.68 | |||||||
2022-23 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Arizona Coyotes | 59 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
2021-22 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Minnesota Wild | 57 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 565 | 46.30 | 50.60 | -3.20 | 48.30 | -3.30 | 0.64 | 1.17 | |||||||
2020-21 | $4,100,000 $4.10M |
NHL | Minnesota Wild | 44 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 459 | 59.40 | 55.20 | 4.10 | 46.30 | -0.10 | 0.65 | 1.83 | |||||||
2019-20 | $4,100,000 $4.10M |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 134 | 62.50 | 49.60 | -8.90 | 49.40 | -7.30 | 0.45 | 1.35 | |||||||
2018-19 | $4,100,000 $4.10M |
NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 32 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 442 | 58.33 | 57.34 | 6.74 | 52.18 | 2.85 | 0.95 | 1.36 | |||||||
2018-19 | $4,100,000 $4.10M |
NHL | Florida Panthers | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 392 | 55.56 | 45.58 | -4.65 | 51.49 | 0.42 | 0.61 | 1.38 | |||||||
2017-18 | $4,100,000 $4.10M |
NHL | Florida Panthers | 82 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 41 | 1,075 | 54.29 | 51.19 | 4.04 | 52.02 | 3.60 | 1.00 | 2.29 | |||||||
2016-17 | $4,100,000 $4.10M |
NHL | Florida Panthers | 54 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 610 | 32.56 | 38.75 | -10.75 | 45.24 | -6.44 | 0.49 | 0.98 | |||||||
2015-16 | $4,100,000 $4.10M |
NHL | Florida Panthers | 67 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 41 | 823 | 44.62 | 51.30 | 3.33 | 49.80 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 1.24 | |||||||
2014-15 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Florida Panthers | 72 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 38 | 924 | 50.00 | 51.03 | -0.95 | 49.85 | -1.08 | 0.84 | 1.75 | |||||||
2013-14 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Florida Panthers | 76 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 16 | 992 | 46.74 | 49.34 | -0.26 | 48.85 | -0.65 | 0.91 | 2.00 | |||||||
2012-13 | $900,000 $900K |
NHL | Florida Panthers | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 155 | 18.18 | 34.22 | -4.43 | 40.27 | -5.26 | 0.39 | 0.39 | |||||||
Player Updates
Signings & Trades
Transactions & Updates
Contract History
2022-23
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2023 |
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Cap Hit | $900,000$900K | UFAage 30 |
AAV | $900,000$900K | |
Base | $900,000$900K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | |
Total Salary | $900,000$900K | |
Minors Salary |
$900,000$900K
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Clauses | ||
Year Type | UFA | |
UFA Year |
50.00% of contract was retained by the Utah Hockey Club in a trade to the Edmonton Oilers
Trade Details
2021-22
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2022 |
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Cap Hit | $900,000$900K | UFAage 29 |
AAV | $900,000$900K | |
Base | $900,000$900K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | |
Total Salary | $900,000$900K | |
Minors Salary |
$900,000$900K
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Clauses | ||
Year Type | UFA | |
UFA Year |
2015-16
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2016-17
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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 |
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Cap Hit | $4,100,000$4.10M | $4,100,000$4.10M | $4,100,000$4.10M | $4,100,000$4.10M | $4,100,000$4.10M | $4,100,000$4.10M | UFAage 28 |
AAV | $4,100,000$4.10M | $4,100,000$4.10M | $4,100,000$4.10M | $4,100,000$4.10M | $4,100,000$4.10M | $4,100,000$4.10M | |
Base | $2,850,000$2.85M | $3,350,000$3.35M | $3,850,000$3.85M | $4,300,000$4.30M | $5,000,000$5.00M | $5,250,000$5.25M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total Salary | $2,850,000$2.85M | $3,350,000$3.35M | $3,850,000$3.85M | $4,300,000$4.30M | $5,000,000$5.00M | $5,250,000$5.25M | |
Minors Salary |
$2,850,000$2.85M
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$3,350,000$3.35M
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$3,850,000$3.85M
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$4,300,000$4.30M
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$5,000,000$5.00M
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$5,250,000$5.25M
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Clauses |
M-NTC
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Year Type | RFA | RFA | RFA | RFA | RFA | UFA | |
UFA Year |
50.00% of contract was retained by the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade to the Minnesota Wild
Trade Details
2012-13
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2013-14
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2014-15
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2015 |
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Cap Hit | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | RFAage 22 |
AAV | $1,100,000$1.10M | $1,100,000$1.10M | $1,100,000$1.10M | |
Base | $810,000$810K | $810,000$810K | $810,000$810K | |
Performance Bonuses | $200,000$200K | $200,000$200K | $200,000$200K | |
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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Clauses | ||||
Year Type | RFA | RFA | RFA | |
UFA Year |
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