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Samuel Girard

#49
age26
posD
shotl
h5'10"
w170lbs

Current Contract

Cap Hit
$5,000,000$5.00M
Year 5 of 7
20/21
24/25
26/27
Expiry Status
UFA 2027 age 29

Profile

Predators logo.
Draft Team
Round2
Pick47
Year2016
Agent Pat Brisson
Birthdate May 12, 1998
Birthplace Roberval, Quebec
Nationality Canada
UFA Year 2024
ELC Year 18
Waivers Eligibility Eligible
Est Career Earnings $27,185,000

2024-25 Stats

Avalanche logo.
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PIM0
EV TOI/GM
G60 0.00
P60 0.00
GF% 0.00
DFF% 0.00
REL DFF% 0.00
CF% 0.00
REL CF% 0.00

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2020-2027 Standard Contract
7yrs
value$35,000,000$35.00M
cap hit$5,000,000$5.00M

Samuel Girard is currently signed to a 7-year contract with a cap hit of $5,000,000 per season. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, when Girard is 29 years old.

Signed On Jul 31 2019
Signing Agent Pat Brisson
Signed By
Avalanche logo.
% 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
UFA Year
Buy Out Buy Out Buy Out
Notes
9 Team No Trade List, Yrs 5-7
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Career Stats By Contract

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Season Cap Hit League Team GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
2024-25
$5.00M
NHL Colorado Avalanche 1 0 2 2 0
2023-24
$5.00M
NHL Colorado Avalanche 59 3 15 18 10 953 49.50 53.80 1.80 55.60 2.50 0.06 0.88
2022-23
$5.00M
NHL Colorado Avalanche 76 6 31 37 16 1,389 45.30 50.30 -1.80 52.70 -0.20 0.17 1.08
2021-22
$5.00M
NHL Colorado Avalanche 67 5 23 28 20 1,226 51.30 49.50 -3.50 51.80 -1.90 0.20 0.98
2020-21
$5.00M
NHL Colorado Avalanche 48 5 27 32 16 903 58.20 60.60 1.60 60.40 2.10 0.27 1.40
2019-20
$728K
NHL Colorado Avalanche 70 4 30 34 17 1,250 56.80 52.30 1.90 51.80 0.20 0.14 0.86
2018-19
$728K
NHL Colorado Avalanche 82 4 23 27 6 1,397 55.14 47.51 -3.42 49.00 -1.40 0.17 0.73
2017-18
$728K
NHL Colorado Avalanche 68 3 17 20 6 1,012 51.28 46.14 -1.53 47.81 -0.73 0.12 0.47
2017-18
$728K
NHL Nashville Predators 5 1 2 3 2 72 33.33 49.65 0.77 49.59 -6.32 0.83 1.66
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Contract History

2016-2020 Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$2,184,999$2.18M
cap hit$728,333$728K

Signed On Sep 29 2016
Signing Agent Pat Brisson
Signed By
Predators logo.
% 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
UFA Year
Slide Year

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Samuel Girard Updates

Oct 10 2024

Girard logged two assists in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

May 15 2024

Girard logged an assist in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 5.

Apr 26 2024

Girard recorded an assist, two hits and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 6-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3.

Apr 26 2024

Girard (concussion) is in the lineup for Game 3 against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.

Apr 24 2024

Girard (concussion) could return for Game 3 versus the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, per Adrian Hernandez of Mile High Hockey on Wednesday.

Apr 23 2024

Girard (concussion) won't play in Game 2 versus the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.

Apr 22 2024

Girard (concussion) skated in the lead-up to Tuesday's Game 2 matchup with Winnipeg, John Lu of TSN reports.

Apr 21 2024

Girard (concussion) will not play in Game 1 against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.

Apr 21 2024

Girard (concussion) will be a game-time decision for Sunday's Game 1 against the Winnipeg Jets, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.

Apr 13 2024

Girard has been placed in concussion protocol after being injured in Saturday's matchup against the Winnipeg Jets, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.

Apr 13 2024

Girard suffered an upper-body injury and won't return to Saturday's game against the Winnipeg Jets.

Mar 28 2024

Girard (illness) is expected to play Thursday versus the New York Rangers, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.

Mar 27 2024

Girard is dealing with an illness, according to Brennan Vogt of The-Rink.com, so he's questionable for Thursday's contest versus the New York Rangers.

Mar 22 2024

Girard produced an assist, three shots on goal and three hits in Friday's 6-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Mar 4 2024

Girard logged an assist in Monday's 5-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.