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Niklas Kronwall

A. Captain

#55

age44

posD

shotl

h6'0"

w194lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$4,750,000$4.75M

Term

7 Years

Expiry Status

UFA 2019 age 38

Niklas Kronwall is an Unrestricted Free Agent. His last contract was 7 years, $33,250,000 with a cap hit of $4,750,000 per season with the Detroit Red Wings. It expired at the end of the 2018-19 season.

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Draft Team

Round1

Pick29

Year2000

Agent J.P. Barry

Birthdate Jan 12, 1981

Birthplace Stockholm

Nationality Sweden

UFA Year 2008

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $51,130,000

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Season	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
2018-19	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	79	3	24	27	40	1,307	45.10	43.75	-1.00	47.69	0.93	0.09	0.64
2017-18	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	79	4	23	27	36	1,203	45.00	50.48	2.20	48.71	0.36	0.10	0.60
2016-17	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	57	2	11	13	32	875	46.03	48.72	2.09	48.11	0.18	0.14	0.41
2015-16	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	64	3	23	26	30	1,000	39.71	45.42	-3.93	49.77	-2.40	0.12	0.54	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
2014-15	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	80	9	35	44	40	1,296	45.88	47.57	-6.48	49.96	-5.45	0.19	0.69	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	0
2013-14	$4,750,000 $4.75M	International	Sweden (all)	6	0	2	2	4
2013-14	$4,750,000 $4.75M	OG	Sweden	6	0	2	2	4
2013-14	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	79	8	41	49	44	1,306	50.43	49.77	-0.77	52.20	0.72	0.14	0.87	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0
2012-13	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	48	5	24	29	44	809	48.39	51.42	-0.53	54.20	0.36	0.15	0.74	Playoffs	14	0	2	2	0
2011-12	$3,000,000 $3.00M	International	Sweden (all)	8	1	0	1	4
2011-12	$3,000,000 $3.00M	WC	Sweden	8	1	0	1	4
2011-12	$3,000,000 $3.00M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	82	15	21	36	38	1,335	53.64	54.82	-1.32	53.40	-2.77	0.36	0.90	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2010-11	$3,000,000 $3.00M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	77	11	26	37	36	1,272	50.00	53.79	2.84	53.92	1.36	0.28	0.90	Playoffs	11	2	4	6	0
2009-10	$3,000,000 $3.00M	International	Sweden (all)	4	0	0	0	2
2009-10	$3,000,000 $3.00M	OG	Sweden	4	0	0	0	2
2009-10	$3,000,000 $3.00M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	48	7	15	22	32	789	51.85	53.55	0.30	55.08	-0.02	0.23	0.61	Playoffs	12	0	5	5	0
2008-09	$3,000,000 $3.00M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	80	6	45	51	50	1,296	52.50	54.56	4.47	59.38	1.91	0.09	1.20	Playoffs	23	2	7	9	0
2007-08	$3,000,000 $3.00M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	65	7	28	35	44	975	67.11	61.77	3.28	60.13	-0.69	0.43	1.54	Playoffs	22	0	15	15	0
2006-07	$990,000 $990K	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	68	1	21	22	54
2005-06	$990,000 $990K	International	Sweden (all)	10	3	9	12	14
2005-06	$990,000 $990K	WC	Sweden	8	2	8	10	10
2005-06	$990,000 $990K	OG	Sweden	2	1	1	2	8
2005-06	$990,000 $990K	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	1	0	0	0	0
2005-06	$990,000 $990K	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	27	1	8	9	28									Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0
2004-05	$0 $0K	EHT	Sweden	1	1	0	1	0
2004-05	$0 $0K	International	Sweden (all)	11	4	3	7	10
2004-05	$0 $0K	WC	Sweden	9	3	3	6	10
2004-05	$0 $0K	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	76	13	40	53	53
2003-04	$0 $0K	AHL	Grand Rapids Griffins	25	2	11	13	20
2003-04	$0 $0K	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	20	1	4	5	16
2002-03	$0 $0K	EHT	Sweden	4	0	0	0	2
2002-03	$0 $0K	International	Sweden (all)	13	0	0	0	10
2002-03	$0 $0K	WC	Sweden	5	0	0	0	4
2002-03	$0 $0K	SHL	Djurgårdens IF	50	5	13	18	46									Playoffs	12	3	2	5	0
2001-02	$0 $0K	International	Sweden (all)	5	0	0	0	2
2001-02	$0 $0K	SHL	Djurgårdens IF	48	5	7	12	34									Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
2000-01	$0 $0K	International	Sweden (all)	5	1	0	1	8
2000-01	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Sweden U20	5	0	1	1	2
2000-01	$0 $0K	SHL	Djurgårdens IF	31	1	9	10	32									Playoffs	15	0	1	1	0
1999-00	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	15	7	2	9	28
1999-00	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Sweden U20	7	5	1	6	10
1999-00	$0 $0K	SHL	Djurgårdens IF	37	1	4	5	16									Playoffs	8	0	0	0	0
1998-99	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	3	0	1	1	4
1998-99	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	7	0	4	4	10
1998-99	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Sweden U18	7	0	4	4	10
1998-99	$0 $0K	Division 1	Huddinge IK	25	1	1	2	24
1997-98	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	11	1	0	0	0
1997-98	$0 $0K	EJC-18	Sweden U18	6	1	2	3	6
1997-98	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U17 (all)	4	0	1	1	4
1997-98	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J20	27	4	3	7	71									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
1996-97	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U16 (all)	6	0	1	1	0
1996-97	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J20	1	0	0	0	2
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Signings & Trades

10/31

2011

Kronwall, Niklas

7yrs

$4,750,000AAV

11/23

2006

Kronwall, Niklas

5yrs

$3,000,000AAV

08/26

2005

Kronwall, Niklas

2yrs

$990,000AAV

Jun

Kronwall, Niklas

1yr

$0AAV

Transactions & Updates

09/3

2019

Kronwall, Niklas

Announced D Niklas Kronwall has retired.

01/22

2017

Kronwall, Niklas

Activated D Niklas Kronwall from injured reserve.

01/5

2017

Kronwall, Niklas

Placed D Niklas Kronwall on IR.

02/23

2016

Kronwall, Niklas

Activated D Niklas Kronwall from injured reserve.

01/22

2016

Kronwall, Niklas

Placed D Niklas Kronwall on IR.

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Contract History

2012-2019 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$33,250,000$33.25M

cap hit$4,750,000$4.75M

expiry 2019 UFA age 38

Signed On Oct 31 2011

Signing Agent J.P. Barry

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 7.92%

Signing Status UFAage 30

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	UFAage 38
AAV	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Base	$3,250,000$3.25M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$1,750,000$1.75M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$1,250,000$1.25M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$1,750,000$1.75M
Minors Salary	$4,500,000$4.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$1,750,000$1.75M
Clauses	NTC	NTC	NTC	NTC	NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2007-2012 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$15,000,000$15.00M

cap hit$3,000,000$3.00M

expiry 2012 UFA age 31

Signed On Nov 23 2006

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 5.96%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012
Cap Hit	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	UFAage 31
AAV	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Base	$1,500,000$1.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,250,000$3.25M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,750,000$3.75M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$1,500,000$1.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,250,000$3.25M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,750,000$3.75M
Minors Salary	$1,500,000$1.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,250,000$3.25M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,750,000$3.75M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2005-2007 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,980,000$1.98M

cap hit$990,000$990K

expiry 2007 RFA age 26

Signed On Aug 26 2005

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.54%

Signing Status age 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2005-06	2006-07	2007
Cap Hit	$990,000$990K	$990,000$990K	RFAage 26
AAV	$990,000$990K	$990,000$990K
Base	$840,000$840K	$1,140,000$1.14M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$840,000$840K	$1,140,000$1.14M
Minors Salary	$840,000$840K	$1,140,000$1.14M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2003-2004 Entry Level Contract

term1yr

value

cap hit

expiry 2004 age 23

Signed On Jun 16 2025

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start %

Signing Status age

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2003-04	2004
Cap Hit	-	age 23
AAV	-
Base	$900,000$900K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$900,000$900K
Minors Salary	-
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

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