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Samuel Girard

#49

age27

posLD

shotl

h5'10"

w170lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$5,000,000$5.00M

Year 6 of 7

20/21

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 29

Profile

Draft Team

Round2

Pick47

Year2016

Agent Pat Brisson

Birthdate May 12, 1998

Birthplace Roberval, Quebec

Nationality Canada

Stick Warrior Alpha LX2 Pro

UFA Year 2024

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $28.29M

Regular Season

GP2

PPG0

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 15:46

PP TOI/GP 0:16

PK TOI/GP 1:40

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 100.0

xGF% 42.0

RELxGF% -10.4

CF% 45.0

REL CF% -4.4

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP550

G34

A189

P223

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.41

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.06

Career Statline Details

2020-2027 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$35,000,000$35.00M

cap hit$5,000,000$5.00M

Samuel Girard is signed to a 7 year, $35,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $5,000,000 per season, playing for the Colorado Avalanche. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Girard an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 31 2019

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM Joe Sakic

% Cap Contract Start 6.13%

Signing Status RFAage 21

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	UFAage 29
AAV	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Base	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Minors Salary	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Clauses					M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out							Buy Out

Notes

9 Team No Trade List, Yrs 5-7

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP2

PPG0

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 15:46

PP TOI/GP 0:16

PK TOI/GP 1:40

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 100.0

xGF% 42.0

RELxGF% -10.4

CF% 45.0

REL CF% -4.4

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP550

G34

A189

P223

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.41

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.06

Career Statline Details

NHL Only

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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	27	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	2	0	0	0	0	100.0	42.0	-10.4	45.0	-4.4	0.00	0.00	0	15:46	0:16	1:40
2024-25	26	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	73	3	21	24	14	49.2	51.0	-2.3	53.0	-1.1	0.09	0.91	-2	18:03	0:42	1:25	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	0
2023-24	25	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	59	3	15	18	10	48.0	53.0	-0.4	56.0	2.4	0.06	0.88	-1	16:15	0:46	1:54	Playoffs	9	0	3	3	0
2022-23	24	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	76	6	31	37	16	46.2	52.0	-0.2	53.0	-0.3	0.17	1.07	-2	18:27	1:13	1:19	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0
2021-22	23	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	67	5	23	28	20	50.8	50.0	-4.5	52.0	-2.1	0.19	0.97	0	18:30	1:49	0:38	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	0
2020-21	22	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	48	5	27	32	16	58.2	61.0	-1.2	60.0	1.9	0.26	1.38	-6	18:58	2:11	1:23	Playoffs	10	0	5	5	0
2019-20	21	$728,333 $728K	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	70	4	30	34	17	55.1	51.0	0.4	52.0	0.5	0.14	0.86	-11	17:59	2:17	0:06	Playoffs	15	1	9	10	0
2018-19	20	$728,333 $728K	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	82	4	23	27	6	55.2	48.0	-3.4	49.0	-1.7	0.17	0.74	-16	16:55	1:52	0:08	Playoffs	9	0	2	2	0
2017-18	19	$728,333 $728K	NHL	Nashville Predators	5	1	2	3	2
2017-18	19	$728,333 $728K	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	68	3	17	20	6												Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2016-17	18	$717,500 $718K	QMJHL	Shawinigan Cataractes	59	9	66	75	29												Playoffs	5	1	8	9	0
2016-17	18	$717,500 $718K	Jr Super Series	QMJHL All-Stars	2	0	1	1	0
2016-17	18	$717,500 $718K	AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	6	1	0	1	0												Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2015-16	17		U18-Dev	Team Red	3	0	2	2	0
2015-16	17		QMJHL	Shawinigan Cataractes	67	10	64	74	10												Playoffs	21	2	20	22	0
2015-16	17		Jr Super Series	QMJHL All-Stars	2	0	3	3	0
2015-16	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	4	1	0	1	0
2014-15	16		WHC-17	Canada Black U17	5	1	2	3	0
2014-15	16		U17-Dev	Team Black	3	1	1	2	0
2014-15	16		QMJHL	Shawinigan Cataractes	64	5	38	43	8												Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0
2013-14	15		QM18AAA	Jonquière Élites	42	7	29	36	16
2013-14	15		QGC-16	Team Québec White	5	2	2	4	2
2012-13	14		QM17AAA	Sag-Lac Espoirs M17 AAA	4	0	3	3	0
2012-13	14		LHDAAQ	Lac-St-Jean Espoirs Bantam AAA R	19	7	22	29	18												Playoffs	5	2	5	7	0
2011-12	13		LHDAAQ	Lac-St-Jean Espoirs Bantam AAA R	20	1	9	10	6												Playoffs	5	0	3	3	0
2010-11	12		QC Int PW	Lac-St-Jean Espoirs	2	0	0	0	2
NHL Totals					550	34	189	223
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/31

2019

Girard, Samuel

7yrs

$5,000,000

Cap Hit

09/29

2016

Girard, Samuel

3yrs

$728,333

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Girard, Samuel

Girard (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, per the NHL media site.

Oct

Girard, Samuel

Girard (upper body) is week-to-week, according to Conor McGahey of Altitude TV on Saturday.

Oct

Girard, Samuel

Girard (lower body) is slated to play in his first preseason game Saturday in Dallas, according to Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette.

Oct

Girard, Samuel

Girard will miss Wednesday's preseason game against the Vegas Golden Knights, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.

Sep

Girard, Samuel

Head coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday that Girard (lower body) is expected to miss time during camp but could be ready to return by Opening Night, Meghan Angley of Guerilla Sports reports.

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Contract History

2016-2020 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,184,999$2.18M

cap hit$728,333$728K

expiry 2020 RFA age 22

Signed On Sep 29 2016

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM David Poile

% Cap Contract Start 0.98%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$717,500$718K	$728,333$728K	$728,333$728K	$728,333$728K	RFAage 22
AAV	$925,000$925K	$935,833$936K	$935,833$936K	$935,833$936K
Base	-	$650,000$650K	$650,000$650K	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	-	$257,500$258K	$182,500$183K	$182,500$183K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	-	$742,500$743K	$742,500$743K	$700,000$700K
Minors Salary	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year