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Nick Blankenburg
age26
posD
shotr
h5'9"
w176lbs
Current Contract
Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Year 1 of 2
24/25
25/26
Expiry Status
UFA
2026 age 28
Profile
Undrafted
UFA Year
2025
ELC Year
24
Waivers Eligibility
Eligible
Est Career Earnings
$3,325,000
2023-24 Stats
GP12
G1
A0
P1
PPG0.08
PIM4
EV TOI/GM
16.52
G60
0.33
P60
0.33
GF%
55.60
DFF%
48.70
REL DFF%
4.30
CF%
47.00
REL CF%
1.40
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1st Line Forward
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2024-2026
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,550,000$1.55M
cap hit$775,000$775K
Nick Blankenburg is currently signed to a 2-year contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Blankenburg is 28 years old.
% Cap Contract Start
0.88%
Signing Status
UFA-Group6age 26
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2024-25
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2025-26
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2026 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $775,000$775K | $775,000$775K | UFAage 28 |
| AAV | $775,000$775K | $775,000$775K | |
| Base | $775,000$775K | $775,000$775K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $775,000$775K | $775,000$775K | |
| Minors Salary |
$350,000$350K
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$775,000$775K
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| Clauses |
- |
- |
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| Year Type | RFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year | |||
| Buy Out | Buy Out | Buy Out |
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Career Stats By Contract
2023-24 Stats
GP12
G1
A0
P1
PPG0.08
PIM4
EV TOI/GM
16.52
G60
0.33
P60
0.33
GF%
55.60
DFF%
48.70
REL DFF%
4.30
CF%
47.00
REL CF%
1.40
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| Season | Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | $825,000 $825K |
NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 182 | 55.60 | 48.70 | 4.30 | 47.00 | 1.40 | 0.33 | 0.33 | |||||||
| 2022-23 | $825,000 $825K |
NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 36 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 576 | 38.10 | 46.70 | 1.90 | 46.30 | 1.40 | 0.31 | 0.83 | |||||||
| 2021-22 | $1,688,452 $1.69M |
NHL | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 110 | 28.60 | 48.30 | 1.00 | 51.00 | 0.30 | 1.09 | ||||||||
Contract History
2022-2024
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,650,000$1.65M
cap hit$825,000$825K
expiry
2024
UFA-Group6
age 26
% Cap Contract Start
1.00%
Signing Status
RFAage 24
Qualifying Offer
$892,500$893K
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2022-23
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2023-24
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2024 |
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| Cap Hit | $825,000$825K | $825,000$825K | UFA-Group6age 26 |
| AAV | $825,000$825K | $825,000$825K | |
| Base | $800,000$800K | $850,000$850K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $800,000$800K | $850,000$850K | |
| Minors Salary |
$800,000$800K
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$850,000$850K
|
|
| Clauses |
- |
- |
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| Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
2021-2022
Entry Level Contract
1yr
value$1,688,452$1.69M
cap hit$1,688,452$1.69M
expiry
2022
RFA
age 24
% Cap Contract Start
2.07%
Signing Status
age 24
Qualifying Offer
$847,875$848K
Abbreviated $Amounts
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2021-22
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2022 |
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| Cap Hit | $1,688,452$1.69M | RFAage 24 |
| AAV | $1,926,548$1.93M | |
| Base | $807,500$808K | |
| Performance Bonuses | $25,000$25K | |
| Signing Bonuses | $92,500$93K | |
| Total Salary | $900,000$900K | |
| Minors Salary |
$80,000$80K
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| Clauses |
- |
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| Year Type | RFA | |
| UFA Year |
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Nick Blankenburg Updates
Jul 3 2024 | Nashville Predators
Jul 1 2024
Blankenburg signed a two-year contract with the Nashville Predators on Monday. The agreement is a two-way deal in 2024-25 and becomes one-way in 2025-26.
Apr 16 2024
Blankenburg was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Tuesday.
Apr 5 2024
Blankenburg was called up from AHL Cleveland on Friday.
Jan 31 2024
Blankenburg was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Wednesday.
Jan 27 2024
Blankenburg was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Jan 21 2024
Blankenburg (upper body) was activated from injured reserve and loaned to AHL Cleveland on Sunday.
Dec 23 2023
Blankenburg was placed on injured reserve Saturday, retroactive to Dec. 19.
Dec 21 2023
Blankenburg (upper body) won't play Thursday versus the Washington Capitals, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
Dec 6 2023
Blankenburg was recalled by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday.
Sep 21 2023
Blankenburg (ankle) was on the ice for Thursday's practice at Blue Jackets camp, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
Mar 27 2023
Blankenburg is considered week-to-week after suffering an ankle injury, the team announced Monday.
Mar 24 2023
Blankenburg left Friday's game against the New York Islanders because of a lower-body injury, per Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site.
Mar 17 2023
Blankenburg supplied a goal in Friday's 7-4 loss to Anaheim.
Mar 14 2023
Blankenburg notched an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks.
Mar 1 2023
Blankenburg notched two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Jul 15 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets
Apr 8 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets
Entry Level | 1 yrs
$1,688,452
Cap Hit
$1,688,452
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