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Sean Walker

#26

age30

posRD,LD

shotr

h5'11"

w196lbs

Depth Chart RD1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$3,600,000$3.60M

Year 2 of 5

24/25

25/26

28/29

Expiry Status

UFA 2029 age 34

Profile

Undrafted

Agent Kurt Overhardt

Birthdate Nov 13, 1994

Birthplace Keswick, Ontario

Nationality Canada

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UFA Year 2022

ELC Year 23

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $17.62M

Regular Season

GP5

PPG0.2

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 18:11

PP TOI/GP 2:01

PK TOI/GP 2:26

G60 0.66

P60 0.66

GF% 25.0

xGF% 55.0

RELxGF% -11.6

CF% 60.0

REL CF% 0.1

Pen Diff 1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP400

G32

A81

P113

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.28

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.08

Career Statline Details

2024-2029 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$18,000,000$18.00M

cap hit$3,600,000$3.60M

Sean Walker is signed to a 5 year, $18,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $3,600,000 per season, playing for the Carolina Hurricanes. His contract expires at the end of the 2028-29 season, making Walker an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2024

Signing Agent Kurt Overhardt

Signed By

Signing GM Eric Tulsky

% Cap Contract Start 4.09%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029
Cap Hit	$3,600,000$3.60M	$3,600,000$3.60M	$3,600,000$3.60M	$3,600,000$3.60M	$3,600,000$3.60M	UFAage 34
AAV	$3,600,000$3.60M	$3,600,000$3.60M	$3,600,000$3.60M	$3,600,000$3.60M	$3,600,000$3.60M
Base	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$775,000$775K	$3,000,000$3.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000$1.00M	-	$2,225,000$2.23M	-	$2,000,000$2.00M
Total Salary	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Minors Salary	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out			Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

15 Team No Trade List in Yrs 1-3

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP5

PPG0.2

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 18:11

PP TOI/GP 2:01

PK TOI/GP 2:26

G60 0.66

P60 0.66

GF% 25.0

xGF% 55.0

RELxGF% -11.6

CF% 60.0

REL CF% 0.1

Pen Diff 1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP400

G32

A81

P113

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.28

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.08

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	31	$3,600,000 $3.60M	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	5	1	0	1	2	25.0	55.0	-11.6	60.0	0.1	0.66	0.66	1	18:11	2:01	2:26
2024-25	30	$3,600,000 $3.60M	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	82	5	11	16	46	46.9	55.0	-1.0	60.0	1.4	0.24	0.77	14	15:08	0:34	0:47	Playoffs	12	1	2	3	0
2023-24	29	$2,650,000 $2.65M	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	63	6	16	22	34
2023-24	29	$2,650,000 $2.65M	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	18	4	3	7	16	54.6	53.0	2.1	54.0	2.5	0.37	1.15	16	16:07	0:30	1:57	Playoffs	11	0	0	0	0
2022-23	28	$2,650,000 $2.65M	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	70	3	10	13	36	48.8	52.0	-0.2	52.0	0.5	0.19	0.71	10	13:16	0:13	0:58	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2021-22	27	$2,650,000 $2.65M	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	6	0	2	2	4	40.0	54.0	0.8	57.0	4.9	0.00	0.65	2	15:23	1:43	0:50
2020-21	26	$2,650,000 $2.65M	WC	Canada	10	0	2	2	12
2020-21	26	$2,650,000 $2.65M	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	47	5	13	18	18
2019-20	25	$745,000 $745K	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	70	5	19	24	26
2018-19	24	$745,000 $745K	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	39	3	7	10	8
2018-19	24	$745,000 $745K	AHL	Ontario Reign	22	6	11	17	18
2017-18	23		AHL	Ontario Reign	64	7	21	28	59												Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0
2016-17	22		NCAA	Bowling Green State Univ.	41	10	14	24	42
2015-16	21		NCAA	Bowling Green State Univ.	42	5	18	23	48
2014-15	20		NCAA	Bowling Green State Univ.	39	5	15	20	85
2013-14	19		NCAA	Bowling Green State Univ.	38	2	11	13	75
2012-13	18		OJHL	Milton Menace	53	4	20	24	61												Playoffs	24	0	4	4	0
2011-12	17		OJHL	Milton Menace	5	0	3	3	2
2011-12	17		COJCHL	Georgina Ice	36	4	11	15	32												Playoffs	9	1	2	3	0
2009-10	15		OHL Cup	York Simcoe Express U16 AAA	6	0	1	1	8
NHL Totals					400	32	81	113
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/1

2024

Walker, Sean

5yrs

$3,600,000

Cap Hit

03/6

2024

Johansen, Ryan 2025 Round 1

Walker, Sean 2026 Round 5

06/6

2023

Hodgson, Hayden Provorov, Ivan

Grans, Helge

+3 more...

09/11

2020

Walker, Sean

4yrs

$2,650,000

Cap Hit

07/2

2018

Walker, Sean

2yrs

$745,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Walker, Sean

Walker scored a goal on three shots, added two PIM, doled out two hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.

Sep

Walker, Sean

Walker (shoulder) appears to be healthy for the start of training camp based on his participation in Thursday's practice, per Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site.

May

Walker, Sean

Walker did not play in the final three postseason games due to a shoulder injury, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports Friday.

May

Walker, Sean

Walker (undisclosed) will remain sidelined against the Florida Panthers in Game 5 on Wednesday, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports.

May

Walker, Sean

Walker (undisclosed) is not expected to be in the lineup for Game 4 against the Florida Panthers on Monday.

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Contract History

2020-2024 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$10,600,000$10.60M

cap hit$2,650,000$2.65M

expiry 2024 UFA age 29

Signed On Sep 11 2020

Signing Agent Cameron Stewart

Signed By

Signing GM Rob Blake

% Cap Contract Start 3.25%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$2,650,000$2.65M	$2,650,000$2.65M	$2,650,000$2.65M	$2,650,000$2.65M	UFAage 29
AAV	$2,650,000$2.65M	$2,650,000$2.65M	$2,650,000$2.65M	$2,650,000$2.65M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,250,000$2.25M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,350,000$3.35M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,250,000$2.25M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,350,000$3.35M
Minors Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,250,000$2.25M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,350,000$3.35M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2018-2020 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,490,000$1.49M

cap hit$745,000$745K

expiry 2020 RFA age 25

Signed On Jul 2 2018

Signing Agent Kurt Overhardt

Signed By

Signing GM Rob Blake

% Cap Contract Start 0.94%

Signing Status age 23

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$745,000$745K	$745,000$745K	RFAage 25
AAV	$745,000$745K	$745,000$745K
Base	$650,000$650K	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Total Salary	$720,000$720K	$770,000$770K
Minors Salary	$65,000$65K	$65,000$65K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year