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Ryan Donato

age29

posC

shotl

h6'0"

w190lbs

Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$2,000,000$2.00M

Year 2 of 2

23/24

24/25

Expiry Status

UFA 2025 age 29

Profile

Draft Team

Round2

Pick56

Year2014

Agent Matt Keator

Birthdate Apr 9, 1996

Birthplace Boston, Massachusetts

Nationality USA

Stick Bauer Proto R

UFA Year 2023

ELC Year 22

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $11,550,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP80

G31

A31

P62

PPG0.78

PIM41

EV TOI/GM 13.58

G60 1.29

P60 2.29

GF% 47.50

DFF% 44.00

REL DFF% 2.50

CF% 45.00

REL CF% 1.80

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2023-2025 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$4,000,000$4.00M

cap hit$2,000,000$2.00M

Ryan Donato is signed to a 2 year, $4,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $2,000,000 per season, currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks. His contract was signed on July 1, 2023, and expires at the end of the 2024-25 season, when Donato will be 29 years old.

Signed On Jul 1 2023

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.40%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	UFAage 29
AAV	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Minors Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
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	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	80	31	31	62	41	1,073	47.50	44.00	2.50	45.00	1.80	1.29	2.29
2023-24	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	78	12	18	30	26	914	43.40	42.00	1.70	44.50	0.90	0.72	1.64
2022-23	$1,200,000 $1.20M	NHL	Seattle Kraken	71	14	13	27	46	744	62.50	51.20	-1.10	51.90	-1.50	1.05	1.94	Playoffs	14	0	2	2	0
2021-22	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Seattle Kraken	74	16	15	31	40	868	48.80	47.20	-2.30	48.70	-2.80	1.04	2.07
2020-21	$1,900,000 $1.90M	WC	USA	10	1	3	4	6
2020-21	$1,900,000 $1.90M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	50	6	14	20	10	532	41.00	45.80	-4.50	46.60	-2.10	0.45	1.47
2019-20	$1,900,000 $1.90M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	62	14	9	23	12	604	56.60	54.60	1.90	50.70	1.40	1.39	2.09	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2018-19	$900,000 $900K	AHL	Iowa Wild	3	2	3	5	4									Playoffs	11	2	4	6	0
2018-19	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Minnesota Wild	22	4	12	16	4	287	47.37	50.50	-0.79	50.26	1.40	0.63	1.88
2018-19	$900,000 $900K	AHL	Providence Bruins	18	7	5	12	7
2018-19	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Boston Bruins	34	6	3	9	2	342	43.48	51.25	-3.57	52.40	-0.60	0.53	1.05
2017-18	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Boston Bruins	12	5	4	9	2	143	57.14	52.36	5.90	54.18	1.36	1.26	2.10	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2017-18	$900,000 $900K	OG	USA	5	5	1	6	2
2017-18	$900,000 $900K	NCAA	Harvard Univ.	29	26	17	43	10
2016-17	$0 $0K	NCAA	Harvard Univ.	36	21	19	40	25
2015-16	$0 $0K	WJC-20	USA U20	7	3	1	4	2
2015-16	$0 $0K	NCAA	Harvard Univ.	32	13	8	21	26
2014-15	$0 $0K	USHL	Omaha Lancers	8	5	5	10	4									Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	4	0	0	0	2
2014-15	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Dexter Southfield School	31	18	35	53	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	USPHL Premier	South Shore Kings	13	5	5	10	4
2013-14	$0 $0K	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	4	1	0	1	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	MSHL 18U	Cape Cod Whalers 18U AAA	9	8	9	17	33
2013-14	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Dexter Southfield School	30	37	41	78	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	MSHL 16U	Cape Cod Whalers 16U AAA	12	18	14	32	6
2012-13	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Dexter Southfield School	28	29	31	60	0
2011-12	$0 $0K	MSHL 16U	Cape Cod Whalers 16U AAA	12	6	2	8	4
2011-12	$0 $0K	USHS-Prep	Dexter Southfield School	26	14	22	36	0
Ryan Donato Stats by Elite Prospects Ryan Donato Advanced Stats by

Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/1

2023

Donato, Ryan

2yrs

$2,000,000AAV

07/27

2022

Donato, Ryan

1yr

$1,200,000AAV

09/13

2021

Donato, Ryan

1yr

$750,000AAV

10/5

2020

2021 Round 3

Donato, Ryan

07/16

2019

Donato, Ryan

2yrs

$1,900,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Donato, Ryan

Donato scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

Apr

Donato, Ryan

Donato scored his 30th goal of the season in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins.

Mar

Donato, Ryan

Donato scored a goal in Sunday's 5-2 loss to Utah.

Mar

Donato, Ryan

Donato scored all three goals in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Mar

Donato, Ryan

Donato collected two assists, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils.

All Transactions

Contract History

2022-2023 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$1,200,000$1.20M

cap hit$1,200,000$1.20M

expiry 2023 UFA age 27

Signed On Jul 27 2022

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.45%

Signing Status UFA no QOage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$1,200,000$1.20M	UFAage 27
AAV	$1,200,000$1.20M
Base	$1,200,000$1.20M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$1,200,000$1.20M
Minors Salary	$1,200,000$1.20M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2021-2022 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2022 UFA no QO age 26

Signed On Sep 13 2021

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 0.92%

Signing Status UFA no QOage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	UFA no QOage 26
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$750,000$750K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2019-2021 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$3,800,000$3.80M

cap hit$1,900,000$1.90M

expiry 2021 UFA no QO age 25

Signed On Jul 16 2019

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.33%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$1,900,000$1.90M	$1,900,000$1.90M	UFA no QOage 25
AAV	$1,900,000$1.90M	$1,900,000$1.90M
Base	$1,650,000$1.65M	$2,150,000$2.15M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,650,000$1.65M	$2,150,000$2.15M
Minors Salary	$1,650,000$1.65M	$2,150,000$2.15M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2017-2019 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,800,000$1.80M

cap hit$900,000$900K

expiry 2019 RFA age 23

Signed On Mar 18 2018

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.20%

Signing Status age 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	RFAage 23
AAV	$1,350,000$1.35M	$1,350,000$1.35M
Base	$782,500$783K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$50,000$50K	$850,000$850K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$875,000$875K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year