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Sean Kuraly

age31

posC

shotl

h6'2"

w205lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$2,500,000$2.50M

Year 4 of 4

21/22

24/25

Expiry Status

UFA 2025 age 32

Profile

Draft Team

Round5

Pick132

Year2011

Agent Justin Duberman

Birthdate Jan 20, 1993

Birthplace Dublin, Ohio

Nationality USA

UFA Year 2020

ELC Year 23

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $15,442,500

2023-24 Stats

Regular Season

GP62

P18

PPG0.29

PIM40

EV TOI/GM 11.83

G60 0.76

P60 1.35

GF% 45.50

DFF% 46.50

REL DFF% -1.70

CF% 47.60

REL CF% -0.90

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2021-2025 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$10,000,000$10.00M

cap hit$2,500,000$2.50M

Sean Kuraly is currently signed to a 4-year contract with a cap hit of $2,500,000 per season. His contract expires at the end of the 2024-25 season, when Kuraly is 32 years old.

Signed On Jul 28 2021

Signing Agent Justin Duberman

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 3.07%

Signing Status UFAage 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	UFAage 32
AAV	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Base	$1,500,000$1.50M	$2,750,000$2.75M	$3,250,000$3.25M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$1,500,000$1.50M	$2,750,000$2.75M	$3,250,000$3.25M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Minors Salary	$1,500,000$1.50M	$2,750,000$2.75M	$3,250,000$3.25M	$2,500,000$2.50M
Clauses	NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out				Buy Out

Notes

No Trade Clause – 2021-22 season; Limited No Trade Clause – starting 2022-23 season - 10 team no trade list

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	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2023-24	$2,500,000 $2.50M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	62	9	9	18	40	710	45.50	46.50	-1.70	47.60	-0.90	0.76	1.35
2022-23	$2,500,000 $2.50M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	71	11	9	20	68	865	28.60	41.60	-3.40	41.80	-4.10	0.42	0.90
2021-22	$2,500,000 $2.50M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	77	14	16	30	61	988	47.30	45.60	1.70	47.40	-0.20	0.61	1.28
2020-21	$1,275,000 $1.28M	NHL	Boston Bruins	47	4	5	9	20	549	36.80	48.30	-8.60	49.20	-7.10	0.44	0.87	Playoffs	11	0	0	0	0
2019-20	$1,275,000 $1.28M	NHL	Boston Bruins	69	6	17	23	34	755	45.10	45.30	-8.40	45.20	-7.10	0.48	1.43	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	0
2018-19	$1,275,000 $1.28M	NHL	Boston Bruins	71	8	13	21	38	857	53.49	51.75	-2.19	49.74	-4.30	0.35	1.19	Playoffs	20	4	6	10	0
2017-18	$808,750 $809K	NHL	Boston Bruins	75	6	8	14	40	809	40.82	54.90	-0.49	50.81	-4.52	0.37	0.89	Playoffs	12	2	2	4	0
2016-17	$808,750 $809K	NHL	Boston Bruins	8	0	1	1	2	72	33.33	54.69	5.76	60.50	5.37	0.00	0.83	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	0
2016-17	$808,750 $809K	AHL	Providence Bruins	54	14	12	26	37									Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0
2015-16	-	NCAA	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	36	6	17	23	39
2014-15	-	NCAA	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	40	19	10	29	38
2013-14	-	NCAA	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	38	12	17	29	59
2012-13	-	WJC-20	USA U20	7	1	2	3	2
2012-13	-	NCAA	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	40	6	6	12	41
2011-12	-	WJAC-19	USA U19	5	3	3	6	8
2011-12	-	USHL	Indiana Ice	54	32	38	70	48									Playoffs	6	3	3	6	0
2010-11	-	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	USA U18	5	1	0	1	4
2010-11	-	USHL	Indiana Ice	51	8	21	29	45									Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0
2009-10	-	International-Jr	USA U17 (all)	3	0	1	1	2
2009-10	-	T1EHL 18U	Ohio Blue Jackets 18U AAA	37	19	30	49	24
2009-10	-	NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	4	0	1	1	2
2009-10	-	USHL	Indiana Ice	5	1	2	3	0
2008-09	-	16U AAA	Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAA	49	18	31	49	0
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Contract History

2018-2021 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$3,825,000$3.83M

cap hit$1,275,000$1.28M

expiry 2021 UFA age 28

Signed On Jul 3 2018

Signing Agent Justin Duberman

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.60%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$1,275,000$1.28M	$1,275,000$1.28M	$1,275,000$1.28M	UFAage 28
AAV	$1,275,000$1.28M	$1,275,000$1.28M	$1,275,000$1.28M
Base	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,475,000$1.48M	$1,050,000$1.05M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,475,000$1.48M	$1,050,000$1.05M
Minors Salary	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,475,000$1.48M	$1,050,000$1.05M
Clauses	-	-	-
Year Type	RFA	RFA	UFA
UFA Year

2016-2018 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,850,000$1.85M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2018 RFA age 25

Signed On Mar 29 2016

Signing Agent Justin Duberman

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.11%

Signing Status age 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018
Cap Hit	$808,750$809K	$808,750$809K	RFAage 25
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$600,000$600K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$232,500$233K	-
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$692,500$693K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses	-	-
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

Sean Kuraly Updates

Apr 7 2024

Kuraly (lower body) will be in Sunday's lineup against the Carolina Hurricanes, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Apr 5 2024

Kuraly (lower body) will not be in action versus the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, Coby Maeir of 1st Ohio Battery reports.

Apr 3 2024

Kuraly (lower body) practiced Wednesday, but he won't be available for Thursday's game versus the New York Islanders, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Mar 13 2024

Kuraly, who suffered a lower-body injury during Tuesday's 3-0 loss to Montreal, is considered week-to-week, according to Coby Maeir of 1st Ohio Battery on Wednesday.

Mar 12 2024

Kuraly was "dinged up" in Tuesday's game versus the Montreal Canadiens, taking just three shifts in the third period, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Jan 27 2024

Kuraly scored a goal, added two hits and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks.

Jan 25 2024

Kuraly notched a shorthanded assist, three shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames.

Jan 14 2024

Kuraly (ribs) is expected to return to the Columbus lineup Monday against the Vancouver Canucks, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Dec 30 2023

Kuraly (abdomen) was put on injured reserve Saturday, retroactive to Dec. 23.

Dec 29 2023

Kuraly (abdomen) will not play versus Toronto on Friday or in Buffalo on Saturday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Dec 28 2023

Kuraly (abdomen) will not be in the lineup Friday versus Toronto, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Dec 27 2023

Kuraly (abdomen) is expected to miss Wednesday's contest versus New Jersey and will be considered day-to-day beyond that.

Dec 24 2023

Kuraly (abdomen) was discharged from the hospital Saturday after initial testing came back clear, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Dec 23 2023

Kuraly sustained an abdominal injury Saturday versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was taken to Grant Medical Center in Columbus for further evaluation.

Dec 23 2023

Kuraly sustained an injury in the first period of Saturday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. For precautionary reasons, medical personnel were alerted.

Jul 28 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets

Sean Kuraly

Standard | 4 yrs

$10,000,000

Cap Hit

$2,500,000

Justin Duberman | Achieve Sports Management

Jul 3 2018 | Boston Bruins

Sean Kuraly

Standard | 3 yrs

$3,825,000

Cap Hit