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Nico Hischier

#13

age26

posC

shotl

h6'1"

w194lbs

Depth Chart C2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$7,250,000$7.25M

Year 6 of 7

20/21

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 28

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick1

Year2017

Agent Allain Roy

Birthdate Jan 4, 1999

Birthplace Brig

Nationality Switzerland

Stick CCM Ribcor Trigger 6 Pro

UFA Year 2024

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $37.03M

Regular Season

GP75

G35

A34

P69

PPG0.92

PIM20

EV TOI/GM 14.29

G60 1.08

P60 1.82

GF% 53.80

DFF% 55.10

REL DFF% 3.90

CF% 54.60

REL CF% 4.60

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP527

G171

A251

P422

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.80

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.32

Career Statline Details

2020-2027 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$50,750,000$50.75M

cap hit$7,250,000$7.25M

Nico Hischier is signed to a 7 year, $50,750,000 contract with a cap hit of $7,250,000 per season, playing for the New Jersey Devils. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Hischier an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Oct 18 2019

Signing Agent Allain Roy

Signed By

Signing GM Ray Shero

% Cap Contract Start 8.90%

Signing Status RFAage 20

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	UFAage 28
AAV	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M
Base	$4,000,000$4.00M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$7,750,000$7.75M	$7,750,000$7.75M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,500,000$8.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$3,000,000$3.00M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$7,750,000$7.75M	$7,750,000$7.75M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,500,000$8.50M
Minors Salary	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$7,750,000$7.75M	$7,750,000$7.75M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,500,000$8.50M
Clauses					M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out						Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

Yrs 5-7: 10 team no trade list

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP75

G35

A34

P69

PPG0.92

PIM20

EV TOI/GM 14.29

G60 1.08

P60 1.82

GF% 53.80

DFF% 55.10

REL DFF% 3.90

CF% 54.60

REL CF% 4.60

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP527

G171

A251

P422

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.80

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.32

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	25	$7,250,000 $7.25M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	75	35	34	69	20	1,057	53.80	55.10	3.90	54.60	4.60	1.08	1.82	Playoffs	5	4	0	4	0
2023-24	24	$7,250,000 $7.25M	WC	Switzerland	10	6	5	11	2
2023-24	24	$7,250,000 $7.25M	EHT	Switzerland	2	0	0	0	0
2023-24	24	$7,250,000 $7.25M	International	Switzerland (all)	12	6	5	11	2
2023-24	24	$7,250,000 $7.25M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	71	27	40	67	12	952	52.40	54.00	4.20	53.50	3.00	1.07	2.52
2022-23	23	$7,250,000 $7.25M	International	Switzerland (all)	4	1	2	3	0
2022-23	23	$7,250,000 $7.25M	WC	Switzerland	4	1	2	3	0
2022-23	23	$7,250,000 $7.25M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	81	31	49	80	10	1,068	61.00	59.50	4.40	55.00	1.60	0.79	2.53	Playoffs	12	1	6	7	0
2021-22	22	$7,250,000 $7.25M	EHT	Switzerland	1	0	2	2	0
2021-22	22	$7,250,000 $7.25M	International	Switzerland (all)	9	5	5	10	2
2021-22	22	$7,250,000 $7.25M	WC	Switzerland	8	5	3	8	2
2021-22	22	$7,250,000 $7.25M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	70	21	39	60	17	956	54.00	54.00	2.90	51.80	2.00	0.82	2.38
2020-21	21	$7,250,000 $7.25M	International	Switzerland (all)	8	2	4	6	2
2020-21	21	$7,250,000 $7.25M	WC	Switzerland	8	2	4	6	2
2020-21	21	$7,250,000 $7.25M	NHL	New Jersey Devils	21	6	5	11	4	277	36.00	47.90	1.20	46.90	-1.10	0.43	1.30
2019-20	20	$925,000 $925K	NHL	New Jersey Devils	58	14	22	36	12	767	44.80	48.30	1.00	47.80	1.30	0.86	1.88
2018-19	19	$925,000 $925K	WC	Switzerland	8	4	5	9	4
2018-19	19	$925,000 $925K	International	Switzerland (all)	12	8	7	15	4
2018-19	19	$925,000 $925K	NHL	New Jersey Devils	69	17	30	47	24	935	53.57	54.98	7.27	49.38	3.50	0.71	1.80
2017-18	18	$925,000 $925K	NHL	New Jersey Devils	82	20	32	52	26	1,058	56.52	52.38	1.62	49.88	1.74	1.02	2.38	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0
2016-17	17		WJC-18	Switzerland U18	5	1	5	6	0
2016-17	17		WJC-20	Switzerland U20	5	4	3	7	2
2016-17	17		International-Jr	Switzerland U18 (all)	9	3	8	11	2
2016-17	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Switzerland U18	3	1	1	2	2
2016-17	17		International-Jr	Switzerland U20 (all)	11	7	8	15	4
2016-17	17		QMJHL	Halifax Mooseheads	57	38	48	86	24									Playoffs	6	3	4	7	0
2015-16	16		RBS Elite Jr. A	SC Bern Future U20	1	1	0	1	0									Playoffs	9	1	8	9	0
2015-16	16		WJC-18	Switzerland U18	5	1	3	4	0
2015-16	16		WJC-20	Switzerland U20	6	0	2	2	0
2015-16	16		Swiss Cup	SC Bern	1	0	0	0	0
2015-16	16		Swiss Cup	EHC Visp	1	0	0	0	2									Playoffs	6	2	0	2	0
2015-16	16		NL	SC Bern	15	1	0	1	2
2015-16	16		International-Jr	Switzerland U20 (all)	11	1	3	4	0
2015-16	16		SL	EHC Visp	7	1	1	2	0									Playoffs	6	2	0	2	0
2015-16	16		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Switzerland U18	4	3	3	6	0
2015-16	16		International-Jr	Switzerland U18 (all)	16	5	10	15	2
2015-16	16		U20-Elit	SC Bern Future U20	18	11	17	28	6									Playoffs	9	1	8	9	0
2014-15	15		WJC-18	Switzerland U18	5	1	0	1	0
2014-15	15		EYOF	Switzerland U17	3	1	1	2	0
2014-15	15		International-Jr	Switzerland U18 (all)	11	2	0	2	0
2014-15	15		U20-Elit	SC Bern Future U20	11	1	1	2	2									Playoffs	10	3	3	6	0
2014-15	15		U17-Elit	SC Bern Future U17	22	28	33	61	2									Playoffs	3	4	5	9	0
2014-15	15		International-Jr	Switzerland U17 (all)	10	5	4	9	2
2013-14	14		U15-Elit	HC Valais-Wallis Future U15	2	7	5	12	2
2013-14	14		U17-Elit	SC Bern Future U17	2	1	2	3	0									Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
2013-14	14		U17-Top	HC Valais-Wallis Future U17	22	32	45	77	4
2013-14	14		U15-Elit	HC Valais-Wallis Future U15	18	50	35	85	8
2012-13	13		U15-Elit	HC Valais-Wallis Future U15	2	2	2	4	0
2012-13	13		U17-Top	HC Valais-Wallis Future U17	14	12	11	23	0
2012-13	13		U15-Elit	HC Valais-Wallis Future U15	25	41	36	77	4
2011-12	12		U15-Elit	HC Valais-Wallis Future U15	2	2	1	3	0
2011-12	12		QC Int PW	ZSC Lions	6	9	10	19	0
2011-12	12		U15-Elit	HC Valais-Wallis Future U15	25	9	17	26	4
2010-11	11		U15-Elit	HC Valais-Wallis Future U15	1	0	0	0	0
2010-11	11		QC Int PW	ZSC Lions	6	3	2	5	4
2010-11	11		U15-Top	EHC Visp U15	3	4	6	10	0
2010-11	11		U15-Elit	HC Valais-Wallis Future U15	11	2	0	2	2
2009-10	10		U15-Top	EHC Visp U15	9	15	11	26	4
NHL Totals					527	171	251	422
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

10/18

2019

Hischier, Nico

7yrs

$7,250,000

Cap Hit

07/15

2017

Hischier, Nico

3yrs

$925,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

May

Hischier, Nico

Hischier suffered a lower-body injury at the 2025 IIHF World Championship and will miss the remainder of the tournament, Daniel Amoia of The Hockey Writers reports Friday.

Apr

Hischier, Nico

Hischier scored a goal on four shots and added three hits in Tuesday's 5-4 double-overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5.

Apr

Hischier, Nico

Hischier netted an even-strength goal on three shots and levied two hits in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4.

Apr

Hischier, Nico

Hischier scored a goal on three shots, went plus-2, added two hits and blocked three shots in Friday's 3-2 double-overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3.

Apr

Hischier, Nico

Hischier scored a goal, put three shots on net, and recorded three blocked shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1.

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Contract History

2017-2020 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,775,000$2.78M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2020 RFA age 21

Signed On Jul 15 2017

Signing Agent Allain Roy

Signed By

Signing GM Ray Shero

% Cap Contract Start 1.23%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 21
AAV	$3,775,000$3.78M	$3,775,000$3.78M	$3,775,000$3.78M
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$2,850,000$2.85M	$2,850,000$2.85M	$2,850,000$2.85M
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year