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Ross Colton

#20

age28

posC

shotl

h6'0"

w194lbs

Depth Chart RW3

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,000,000$4.00M

Year 2 of 4

23/24

24/25

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 30

Profile

Draft Team

Round4

Pick118

Year2016

Agent Lewis Gross

Birthdate Sep 11, 1996

Birthplace Robbinsville, New Jersey

Nationality USA

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro

UFA Year 2024

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $12,585,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP61

G16

A13

P29

PPG0.48

PIM18

EV TOI/GM 12.31

G60 0.73

P60 1.54

GF% 52.90

DFF% 55.10

REL DFF% 3.00

CF% 53.40

REL CF% -1.30

2023-2027 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$16,000,000$16.00M

cap hit$4,000,000$4.00M

Ross Colton is signed to a 4 year, $16,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,000,000 per season, currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche. His contract was signed on July 17, 2023, and expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, when Colton will be 30 years old.

Signed On Jul 17 2023

Signing Agent Lewis Gross

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 4.79%

Signing Status RFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	UFAage 30
AAV	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Base	$4,100,000$4.10M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,900,000$3.90M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	$500,000$500K	-	-
Total Salary	$4,100,000$4.10M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,900,000$3.90M
Minors Salary	$4,100,000$4.10M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,900,000$3.90M
Clauses		NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out			Buy Out	Buy Out

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	$4,000,000 $4.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	61	16	13	29	18	739	52.90	55.10	3.00	53.40	-1.30	0.73	1.54	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2023-24	$4,000,000 $4.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	80	17	23	40	61	936	48.20	53.40	2.30	52.90	0.40	0.71	1.86	Playoffs	11	1	3	4	0
2022-23	$1,125,000 $1.13M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	81	16	16	32	50	887	46.40	53.80	2.20	53.20	2.30	0.81	1.56	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	0
2021-22	$1,125,000 $1.13M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	79	22	17	39	24	866	52.10	52.30	0.50	51.60	1.50	1.39	2.08	Playoffs	23	5	4	9	0
2020-21	$700,000 $700K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	30	9	3	12	16	283	60.90	53.30	0.40	53.00	-0.70	1.70	2.33	Playoffs	23	4	2	6	0
2020-21	$700,000 $700K	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	3	1	2	3	0
2019-20	$767,500 $768K	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	62	11	31	42	64
2018-19	$767,500 $768K	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	66	14	17	31	36									Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Vermont	36	16	7	23	47
2016-17	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Vermont	33	12	15	27	22
2015-16	$0 $0K	WJAC-19	USA U19	5	4	1	5	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	USHL	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	55	35	31	66	79									Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	USHL	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	58	18	15	33	22									Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Taft School	24	25	18	43	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Princeton Day School	0	25	22	47	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	AYHL 16U	New Jersey Rockets 16U AAA 2	23	22	19	41	14
2011-12	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Princeton Day School	0	24	8	32	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	AYHL 16UA	Mercer Chiefs 16U AAA 2	19	19	5	24	12
2010-11	$0 $0K	AYHL 14U	Mercer Chiefs 14U AAA	30	19	28	47	26
2009-10	$0 $0K	AYHL 13U	Mercer Chiefs 13U AAA	37	31	42	73	34
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/17

2023

Colton, Ross

4yrs

$4,000,000AAV

06/28

2023

2023 Round 2

Colton, Ross

08/9

2021

Colton, Ross

2yrs

$1,125,000AAV

10/10

2020

Colton, Ross

1yr

$700,000AAV

06/26

2018

Colton, Ross

2yrs

$767,500AAV

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Colton, Ross

Colton (undisclosed) was back at practice Wednesday, including joining the No. 2 power-play unit, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Apr

Colton, Ross

Colton (undisclosed) won't join the Colorado Avalanche for their upcoming road trip, which encompasses Colorado's final two games of the regular season, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports Friday.

Apr

Colton, Ross

Colton (undisclosed) will be out of the lineup against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports.

Apr

Colton, Ross

Colton is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury, Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now reports Wednesday.

Apr

Colton, Ross

Colton (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups, indicating he won't play Tuesday versus the Vegas Golden Knights, Brennan Vogt of Hockey Mountain High reports.

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Contract History

2021-2023 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$2,250,000$2.25M

cap hit$1,125,000$1.13M

expiry 2023 RFA age 26

Signed On Aug 9 2021

Signing Agent Lewis Gross

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.38%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Qualifying Offer $1,250,000$1.25M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$1,125,000$1.13M	$1,125,000$1.13M	RFAage 26
AAV	$1,125,000$1.13M	$1,125,000$1.13M
Base	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,250,000$1.25M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,250,000$1.25M
Minors Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,250,000$1.25M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2020-2021 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$700,000$700K

cap hit$700,000$700K

expiry 2021 RFA age 24

Signed On Oct 10 2020

Signing Agent Lewis Gross

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.86%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$700,000$700K	RFAage 24
AAV	$700,000$700K
Base	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$700,000$700K
Minors Salary	$100,000$100K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

125K Guaranteed

2018-2020 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,535,000$1.54M

cap hit$767,500$768K

expiry 2020 RFA age 23

Signed On Jun 26 2018

Signing Agent Lewis Gross

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.97%

Signing Status age 22

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$767,500$768K	$767,500$768K	RFAage 23
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$650,000$650K	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	$182,500$183K	$132,500$133K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$742,500$743K	$792,500$793K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year