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Paul Cotter

#47

age25

posC

shotl

h6'2"

w212lbs

Depth Chart LW3

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$775,000$775K

Year 2 of 3

23/24

24/25

25/26

Expiry Status

RFA 2026 age 26

Profile

Draft Team

Round4

Pick115

Year2018

Agent Keith McKittrick

Birthdate Nov 16, 1999

Birthplace Canton, Michigan

Nationality USA

Stick CCM Tacks XF Pro

UFA Year 2027

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $3,990,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP79

G16

P22

PPG0.28

PIM62

EV TOI/GM 12.23

G60 0.94

P60 1.26

GF% 38.20

DFF% 49.30

REL DFF% -3.00

CF% 50.10

REL CF% -1.20

2023-2026 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$2,325,000$2.33M

cap hit$775,000$775K

Paul Cotter is signed to a 3 year, $2,325,000 contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season, currently playing for the New Jersey Devils. His contract was signed on August 13, 2022, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Cotter will be 26 years old.

Signed On Aug 13 2022

Signing Agent Keith McKittrick

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.93%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Qualifying Offer $813,750$814K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	RFAage 26
AAV	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Base	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Minors Salary	$125,000$125K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Buy Out			Buy Out

Notes

$200K Guaranteed in Yr 1

Career Stats By Contract

NHL Only

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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
2024-25	$775,000 $775K	NHL	New Jersey Devils	79	16	6	22	62	954	38.20	49.30	-3.00	50.10	-1.20	0.94	1.26	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
2023-24	$775,000 $775K	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	76	7	18	25	41	918	42.50	49.30	-1.70	46.70	-2.00	0.33	1.37
2022-23	$760,000 $760K	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	55	13	5	18	15	676	44.60	43.30	-7.50	42.80	-6.80	1.15	1.60
2021-22	$760,000 $760K	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	7	2	0	2	6	61	75.00	52.70	-1.50	51.20	0.60	1.96	1.96
2021-22	$760,000 $760K	AHL	Henderson Silver Knights	59	19	15	34	62									Playoffs	2	1	1	2	0
2020-21	$760,000 $760K	AHL	Henderson Silver Knights	38	5	11	16	18									Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
2019-20	$770,000 $770K	AHL	Chicago Wolves	56	4	5	9	24
2018-19	$796,667 $797K	OHL	London Knights	48	9	17	26	25									Playoffs	11	0	0	0	0
2018-19	$796,667 $797K	NCAA	Western Michigan Univ.	8	0	1	1	2
2017-18	$0 $0K	WJAC-19	USA U19	5	2	1	3	2
2017-18	$0 $0K	USHL	Lincoln Stars	51	18	21	39	64									Playoffs	7	4	4	8	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	NAHL	St. Cloud Norsemen	59	28	32	60	103									Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	USA-S17	Team Forest	5	0	2	2	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	HPHL 16U	Little Caesars 16U AAA	23	9	10	19	14
2015-16	$0 $0K	USA-S16	Team Black	5	1	0	1	12
2013-14	$0 $0K	HPHL 14U	Compuware 14U AAA	17	5	5	10	6
2012-13	$0 $0K	HPHL 13U	Compuware 13U AAA	17	15	6	21	10
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

06/29

2024

Holtz, Alexander Schmid, Akira

Cotter, Paul 2025 Round 3

08/13

2022

Cotter, Paul

3yrs

$775,000AAV

12/28

2018

Cotter, Paul

3yrs

$760,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Cotter, Paul

Cotter logged an assist, two shots on goal and nine hits in Tuesday's 5-4 double-overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5.

Apr

Cotter, Paul

Cotter completed his two-game suspension Wednesday and is eligible to play in Game 1 of New Jersey's first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.

Apr

Cotter, Paul

The NHL Department of Player Safety issued a two-game suspension to Cotter on Monday for an illegal check to the head against Adam Pelech (upper body) of the New York Islanders on Sunday.

Apr

Cotter, Paul

Cotter will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday for an illegal check to the head of the New York Islanders' Adam Pelech (upper body) on Sunday.

Mar

Cotter, Paul

Cotter scored a goal in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild.

All Transactions

Contract History

2018-2023 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,280,000$2.28M

cap hit$760,000$760K

expiry 2023 RFA age 23

Signed On Dec 28 2018

Signing Agent Keith McKittrick

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.00%

Signing Status age 18

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$796,667$797K	$770,000$770K	$760,000$760K	$760,000$760K	$760,000$760K	RFAage 23
AAV	$833,333$833K	$783,333$783K	$766,667$767K	$766,667$767K	$766,667$767K
Base	-	-	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	$20,000$20K	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K	-	-
Total Salary	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K	$780,000$780K	$750,000$750K	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	-	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year