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Thatcher Demko

#35

age29

posG

catchesL

h6'4"

w192lbs

Depth Chart G1

Cap Relief

Current Contract

Extension signed

Cap Hit

$5,000,000$5.00M

Year 5 of 5

21/22

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 30

Next Contract

Signed Jul 1, 2025

Next Cap Hit

$8,500,000$8.50M

Term

3 Years

Next Expiry Status

UFA 2029 age 33

Profile

Draft Team

Round2

Pick36

Year2014

Agent Jordan Neumann & George Bazos

Birthdate Dec 8, 1995

Birthplace San Diego, California

Nationality USA

Stick CCM Axis XF Pro

UFA Year 2023

ELC Year 20

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $28.38M

Regular Season

GP8

GAA2.41

SV%0.917

GSAx 8.18

GSAx60 1.04

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP250

GAA2.79

SV%0.910

Career Statline Details

Extension

2026-2029 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$25,500,000$25.50M

cap hit$8,500,000$8.50M

expiry 2029 UFA age 33

Thatcher Demko is signed to a 3 year, $25,500,000 contract extension with a cap hit of $8,500,000 per season. He plays for the Vancouver Canucks. His next contract begins for the 2026-27 season and expires at the end of the 2028-29 season, making him an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2025

Signing Agent Jordan Neumann & George Bazos

Signed By

Signing GM Patrik Allvin

% Cap Contract Start 8.17%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029
Cap Hit	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M	UFAage 33
AAV	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$8,500,000$8.50M
Base	$10,500,000$10.50M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Total Salary	$10,500,000$10.50M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M
Minors Salary	$10,500,000$10.50M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2021-2026 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$25,000,000$25.00M

cap hit$5,000,000$5.00M

Signed On Mar 31 2021

Signing Agent Jordan Neumann & George Bazos

Signed By

Signing GM Jim Benning

% Cap Contract Start 6.13%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026
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	UFAage 30
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
Base	$2,500,000$2.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	-	-
Total Salary	$2,500,000$2.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Minors Salary	$2,500,000$2.50M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP8

GAA2.41

SV%0.917

GSAx 8.18

GSAx60 1.04

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP250

GAA2.79

SV%0.910

Career Statline Details

NHL Only

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM	GSAx	GSAx60	Playoffs	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM
2025-26	30	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	8	2.41	0.917	0	8.18	1.04
2024-25	29	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	23	2.9	0.889	0	1.44	0.07
2023-24	28	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	51	2.45	0.918	0	21.99	0.44	Playoffs	1	2	0.917	0
2022-23	27	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	32	3.16	0.901	0	-5.65	-0.18
2021-22	26	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	64	2.72	0.915	0	10.50	0.17
2020-21	25	$1,050,000 $1.05M	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	35	2.85	0.915	0	6.78	0.19
2019-20	24	$1,050,000 $1.05M	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	27	3.06	0.905	0	-4.04	-0.16	Playoffs	4	0.64	0.985	0
2018-19	23	$925,000 $925K	WC	USA	2	2	0.920	0
2018-19	23	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	9	2.81	0.913	0	-4.85	-0.54
2018-19	23	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Utica Comets	16	2.58	0.911	0
2017-18	22	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	1	3.91	0.867	0
2017-18	22	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Utica Comets	46	2.44	0.922	0			Playoffs	5	2.69	0.927	0
2016-17	21	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	0		0.000	0
2016-17	21	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Utica Comets	45	2.68	0.907	0
2015-16	20		WC	USA	0		0.000	0
2015-16	20		NCAA	Boston College	39	1.88	0.935	0
2014-15	19		WJC-20	USA U20	4	1.74	0.934	0
2014-15	19		NCAA	Boston College	35	2.19	0.925	0
2013-14	18		WJC-20	USA U20	0		0.000	0
2013-14	18		NCAA	Boston College	24	2.24	0.919	0
2012-13	17		WJC-18	USA U18	7	2.24	0.899	0
2012-13	17		USHL	USNTDP Juniors	19	2.21	0.902	0
2012-13	17		NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	45	2.06	0.911	0
2012-13	17		NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	1	1	0.976	0
2012-13	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	USA U18	4	3.55	0.880	0
2011-12	16		WHC-17	USA U17	2	1.09	0.949	0
2011-12	16		USHL	Omaha Lancers	15	2.87	0.899	0
2011-12	16		T1EHL 16U	Los Angeles Jr. Kings 16U AAA	7	2.55	0.907	0
2011-12	16		NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	3	1.29	0.940	0
2011-12	16		International-Jr	USA U17 (all)	2	1.09	0.949	0
2010-11	15		NAPHL 16U	California Titans 16U AAA	10	1.9	0.922	0			Playoffs	1	4.71	0.867	0
2010-11	15		16U AA	San Diego Jr. Gulls 16U AA	25	2.47	0.000	0
2008-09	13		SCAHA 14U	San Diego Jr. Gulls 14U AA	5	1	0.909	0
NHL Totals					250	2.79	0.910
Thatcher Demko Stats by Elite Prospects Thatcher Demko Advanced Stats by MoneyPuck.com

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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jul

Demko, Thatcher

3yrs

$8,500,000

Cap Hit

03/31

2021

Demko, Thatcher

5yrs

$5,000,000

Cap Hit

04/24

2019

Demko, Thatcher

2yrs

$1,050,000

Cap Hit

04/20

2016

Demko, Thatcher

3yrs

$2,941,667

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Nov

Demko, Thatcher

Demko allowed four goals on 26 shots in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

Nov

Demko, Thatcher

Demko is expected to start on the road against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, according to Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.

Oct

Demko, Thatcher

Demko stopped 23 of 24 shots in Tuesday's 2-0 loss to the New York Rangers. The second goal was an empty-netter.

Oct

Demko, Thatcher

Demko was the first goalie to leave the ice Tuesday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports, indicating he'll tend the twine at home versus the New York Rangers.

Oct

Demko, Thatcher

Demko stopped 26 of 29 shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers.

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Contract History

2019-2021 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$2,100,000$2.10M

cap hit$1,050,000$1.05M

expiry 2021 RFA age 25

Signed On Apr 24 2019

Signing Agent Jordan Neumann & George Bazos

Signed By

Signing GM Jim Benning

% Cap Contract Start 1.29%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$1,050,000$1.05M	$1,050,000$1.05M	RFAage 25
AAV	$1,050,000$1.05M	$1,050,000$1.05M
Base	$900,000$900K	$1,200,000$1.20M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$900,000$900K	$1,200,000$1.20M
Minors Salary	$900,000$900K	$1,200,000$1.20M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2016-2019 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$8,825,000$8.83M

cap hit$2,941,667$2.94M

expiry 2019 RFA age 23

Signed On Apr 20 2016

Signing Agent Jordan Neumann & George Bazos

Signed By

Signing GM Jim Benning

% Cap Contract Start 1.27%

Signing Status age 20

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 23
AAV	$2,941,667$2.94M	$2,941,667$2.94M	$2,941,667$2.94M
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$1,350,000$1.35M	$1,850,000$1.85M	$2,850,000$2.85M
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year