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Ryan Donato

age29

posLW,C

shotl

h6'0"

w190lbs

Depth Chart LW3

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,000,000$4.00M

Year 1 of 4

25/26

28/29

Expiry Status

UFA 2029 age 33

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 $12.03M

Regular Season

GP5

PPG0.4

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 13:31

PP TOI/GP 1:51

PK TOI/GP 0:01

G60 0.89

P60 1.78

GF% 80.0

xGF% 69.0

RELxGF% 38.1

CF% 54.0

REL CF% 15.4

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP488

G109

A120

P229

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.47

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.22

Career Statline Details

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2025-2029 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$16,000,000$16.00M

cap hit$4,000,000$4.00M

Yr 1: 10 Team no trade list, Yr 2 - 4 8 Team no trade list

Ryan Donato is signed to a 4 year, $16,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,000,000 per season, playing for the Chicago Blackhawks. His contract expires at the end of the 2028-29 season, making Donato an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jun 18 2025

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

Signing GM Kyle Davidson

% Cap Contract Start 4.19%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029
Cap Hit	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	UFAage 33
AAV	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Base	$5,250,000$5.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$3,250,000$3.25M	$3,250,000$3.25M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,250,000$5.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$3,250,000$3.25M	$3,250,000$3.25M
Minors Salary	$5,250,000$5.25M	$4,250,000$4.25M	$3,250,000$3.25M	$3,250,000$3.25M
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP5

PPG0.4

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 13:31

PP TOI/GP 1:51

PK TOI/GP 0:01

G60 0.89

P60 1.78

GF% 80.0

xGF% 69.0

RELxGF% 38.1

CF% 54.0

REL CF% 15.4

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP488

G109

A120

P229

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.47

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.22

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	29	$4,000,000 $4.00M	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	5	1	1	2	2	80.0	69.0	38.1	54.0	15.4	0.89	1.78	0	13:31	1:51	0:01
2024-25	28	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	80	31	31	62	41	47.5	45.0	2.7	45.0	1.8	1.25	2.23	-1	13:48	1:47	0:02
2023-24	27	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	78	12	18	30	26	42.9	43.0	0.1	44.0	0.9	0.72	1.63	-8	11:49	1:28	0:24
2022-23	26	$1,200,000 $1.20M	NHL	Seattle Kraken	71	14	13	27	46	63.6	51.0	-0.2	52.0	-1.3	1.11	1.99	2	10:38	0:32	0:03	Playoffs	14	0	2	2	0
2021-22	25	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Seattle Kraken	74	16	15	31	40	48.2	45.0	-3.0	49.0	-2.7	1.03	2.06	-5	11:48	1:43	0:00
2020-21	24	$1,900,000 $1.90M	WC	USA	10	1	3	4	6
2020-21	24	$1,900,000 $1.90M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	50	6	14	20	10	42.1	48.0	-1.9	47.0	-1.9	0.45	1.46	-12	10:41	1:42	0:01
2019-20	23	$1,900,000 $1.90M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	62	14	9	23	12	57.1	56.0	4.1	51.0	1.6	1.37	2.06	-7	9:51	0:40	0:01	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2018-19	22	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Minnesota Wild	22	4	12	16	4	42.2	50.0	-3.1	51.0	0.0	0.57	1.42	-10	11:20	1:59	0:00
2018-19	22	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Boston Bruins	34	6	3	9	2
2018-19	22	$900,000 $900K	AHL	Providence Bruins	18	7	5	12	7
2018-19	22	$900,000 $900K	AHL	Iowa Wild	3	2	3	5	4												Playoffs	11	2	4	6	0
2017-18	21	$900,000 $900K	OG	USA	5	5	1	6	2
2017-18	21	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Boston Bruins	12	5	4	9	2												Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2017-18	21	$900,000 $900K	NCAA	Harvard Univ.	29	26	17	43	10
2016-17	20		NCAA	Harvard Univ.	36	21	19	40	25
2015-16	19		WJC-20	USA U20	7	3	1	4	2
2015-16	19		NCAA	Harvard Univ.	32	13	8	21	26
2014-15	18		USPHL Premier	South Shore Kings	13	5	5	10	4
2014-15	18		USHS-Prep	Dexter Southfield School	31	18	35	53	0
2014-15	18		USHL	Omaha Lancers	8	5	5	10	4												Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0
2014-15	18		NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	4	0	0	0	2
2013-14	17		USHS-Prep	Dexter Southfield School	30	37	41	78	0
2013-14	17		NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	4	1	0	1	0
2013-14	17		MSHL 18U	Cape Cod Whalers 18U AAA	9	8	9	17	33
2012-13	16		USHS-Prep	Dexter Southfield School	28	29	31	60	0
2012-13	16		MSHL 16U	Cape Cod Whalers 16U AAA	12	18	14	32	6
2011-12	15		USHS-Prep	Dexter Southfield School	26	14	22	36	0
2011-12	15		MSHL 16U	Cape Cod Whalers 16U AAA	12	6	2	8	4
NHL Totals					488	109	120	229
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jun

Donato, Ryan

4yrs

$4,000,000

Cap Hit

07/1

2023

Donato, Ryan

2yrs

$2,000,000

Cap Hit

07/27

2022

Donato, Ryan

1yr

$1,200,000

Cap Hit

09/13

2021

Donato, Ryan

1yr

$750,000

Cap Hit

10/5

2020

2021 Round 3

Donato, Ryan

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Donato, Ryan

Donato scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Oct

Donato, Ryan

Donato posted an assist in Monday's 3-1 win over the Utah Mammoth.

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.

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Contract History

2023-2025 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$4,000,000$4.00M

cap hit$2,000,000$2.00M

expiry 2025 UFA age 29

Signed On Jul 1 2023

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

Signing GM Kyle Davidson

% 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

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

Signing GM Ron Francis

% 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

Signing GM Ron Francis

% 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

Signing GM Paul Fenton

% 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

Signing GM Don Sweeney

% 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