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Nick Bjugstad

#17
age32
posC
shotr
h6'6"
w205lbs

Current Contract

Cap Hit
$2,100,000$2.10M
Year 2 of 2
23/24
24/25
Expiry Status
UFA 2025 age 32

Profile

Panthers logo.
Draft Team
Round1
Pick19
Year2010
Birthdate Jul 17, 1992
Birthplace Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nationality USA
UFA Year 2020
ELC Year 21
Waivers Eligibility Eligible
Est Career Earnings $33,300,000

2024-25 Stats

Hockey Club logo.
Regular Season
GP66
G8
A11
P19
PPG0.29
PIM16
EV TOI/GM 11.31
G60 0.48
P60 1.37
GF% 49.20
DFF% 52.10
REL DFF% -1.80
CF% 51.50
REL CF% -1.90

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2023-2025 Standard Contract
2yrs
value$4,200,000$4.20M
cap hit$2,100,000$2.10M

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.

Signed On Jul 1 2023
Signing Agent Ben Hankinson
Signed By
Hockey Club logo.
% Cap Contract Start 2.51%
Signing Status UFAage 31
Abbreviated $Amounts
2023-24
2024-25
2025
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
$2,100,000$2.10M
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy Out
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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
2024-25
$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
$2.10M
NHL Arizona Coyotes 76 22 23 45 59
2022-23
$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
$900K
NHL Arizona Coyotes 59 13 10 23 26
2021-22
$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
$4.10M
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
$4.10M
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
$4.10M
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
$4.10M
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
$4.10M
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
$4.10M
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
$4.10M
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
$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
$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
$900K
NHL Florida Panthers 11 1 0 1 2 155 18.18 34.22 -4.43 40.27 -5.26 0.39 0.39
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/1
2023
2yrs
$2,100,000AAV
03/2
2023
Dineen, Cam Bjugstad, Nick
Hockey Club logo.
Oilers logo.
Kesselring, Michael 2023 Round 3
07/13
2022
1yr
$900,000AAV
07/5
2021
1yr
$900,000AAV
09/11
2020
Bjugstad, Nick
Penguins logo.
Wild logo.
2021 Round 7

Transactions & Updates

15
Apr
Bjugstad scored a goal, fired four shots on net and dished out two hits in Monday's 7-3 win over the Nashville Predators.
10
Apr
Bjugstad scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Nashville Predators.
6
Apr
Bjugstad scored an empty-net goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
16
Mar
Bjugstad notched an assist in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
14
Mar
Bjugstad (upper body) was activated off injured reserve Friday, per Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.

Contract History

2022-2023 Standard Contract
1yr
value$900,000$900K
cap hit$900,000$900K

Signed On Jul 13 2022
Signing Agent Ben Hankinson
Signed By
Hockey Club logo.
% Cap Contract Start 1.09%
Signing Status UFAage 30
Abbreviated $Amounts
2022-23
2023
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
Clauses
UFA Year
Notes
* Retained Salary Mar 2, 2023

50.00% of contract was retained by the Utah Hockey Club in a trade to the Edmonton Oilers

Trade Details

2021-2022 Standard Contract
1yr
value$900,000$900K
cap hit$900,000$900K

Signed On Jul 5 2021
Signing Agent Ben Hankinson
Signed By
Wild logo.
% Cap Contract Start 1.10%
Signing Status UFAage 29
Abbreviated $Amounts
2021-22
2022
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
Clauses
UFA Year

2015-2021 Standard Contract
6yrs
value$24,600,000$24.60M
cap hit$4,100,000$4.10M

Signed On Dec 31 2014
Signing Agent Ben Hankinson
Signed By
Panthers logo.
% Cap Contract Start 5.74%
Signing Status RFAage 22
Abbreviated $Amounts
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021
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
$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
Clauses
M-NTC
UFA Year
Notes
* Retained Salary Sep 11, 2020

50.00% of contract was retained by the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade to the Minnesota Wild

Trade Details

2012-2015 Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$3,300,000$3.30M
cap hit$1,100,000$1.10M

Signed On Apr 3 2013
Signed By
Panthers logo.
% Cap Contract Start 1.50%
Signing Status age 21
Abbreviated $Amounts
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015
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
$67,500$68K
$67,500$68K
Clauses
UFA Year

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