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Thomas Novak

#18

age28

posC

shotl

h6'1"

w179lbs

Depth Chart LW3

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$3,500,000$3.50M

Year 2 of 3

24/25

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 30

Profile

Draft Team

Round3

Pick85

Year2015

Agent Ben Hankinson

Birthdate Apr 28, 1997

Birthplace River Falls, Wisconsin

Nationality USA

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT6 Pro

UFA Year 2024

ELC Year 23

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $5.23M

Regular Season

GP3

PPG0.33

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 10:32

PP TOI/GP 1:11

PK TOI/GP 0:00

G60 0.00

P60 1.90

GF% 50.0

xGF% 50.0

RELxGF% -0.3

CF% 49.0

REL CF% 0.3

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP206

G49

A69

P118

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.57

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.24

Career Statline Details

2024-2027 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$10,500,000$10.50M

cap hit$3,500,000$3.50M

Thomas Novak is signed to a 3 year, $10,500,000 contract with a cap hit of $3,500,000 per season, playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Novak an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Mar 4 2024

Signing Agent Ben Hankinson

Signed By

Signing GM Barry Trotz

% Cap Contract Start 3.98%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	UFAage 30
AAV	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Base	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Minors Salary	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out			Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP3

PPG0.33

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 10:32

PP TOI/GP 1:11

PK TOI/GP 0:00

G60 0.00

P60 1.90

GF% 50.0

xGF% 50.0

RELxGF% -0.3

CF% 49.0

REL CF% 0.3

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP206

G49

A69

P118

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.57

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.24

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	28	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	0	1	1	0	50.0	50.0	-0.3	49.0	0.3	0.00	1.90	0	10:32	1:11	0:00
2024-25	27	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Nashville Predators	52	13	9	22	4
2024-25	27	$3,500,000 $3.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	2	0	0	0	0	46.7	52.0	2.0	55.0	4.8	1.15	1.53	-2	11:36	1:17	0:01
2023-24	26	$800,000 $800K	NHL	Nashville Predators	71	18	27	45	8	54.8	59.0	7.1	56.0	6.1	0.73	2.11	-10	11:37	2:00	0:01	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0
2022-23	25	$750,000 $750K	NHL	Nashville Predators	51	17	26	43	8	54.1	46.0	-1.5	48.0	2.4	1.11	2.73	-7	11:38	2:29	0:01
2022-23	25	$750,000 $750K	AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	25	11	15	26	2
2021-22	24	$817,500 $818K	NHL	Nashville Predators	27	1	6	7	2	37.5	53.0	1.4	57.0	7.5	0.00	0.66	-2	10:03	1:38	0:00
2021-22	24	$817,500 $818K	AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	42	7	27	34	16												Playoffs	6	1	5	6	0
2020-21	23	$817,500 $818K	ECHL	Florida Everblades	3	1	2	3	0
2020-21	23	$817,500 $818K	AHL	Chicago Wolves	27	8	24	32	4
2019-20	22		AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	60	11	31	42	18
2018-19	21		NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	38	4	17	21	4
2018-19	21		AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	3	0	1	1	0												Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2017-18	20		NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	34	3	23	26	8
2016-17	19		NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	20	5	9	14	10
2015-16	18		NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	37	6	21	27	4
2014-15	17		WJAC-19	USA U19	4	3	4	7	0
2014-15	17		USHL	Waterloo Black Hawks	46	14	34	48	12
2014-15	17		USA-S17	Team Gold	5	0	2	2	0
2014-15	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	USA U18	5	5	6	11	2
2013-14	16		USHS-MN	St. Thomas Academy	25	26	44	70	8												Playoffs	3	4	4	8	0
2013-14	16		USHL	USNTDP Juniors	2	0	0	0	0
2013-14	16		UMHSEHL	Team MAP South Hockey	19	11	22	33	8
2013-14	16		NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	2	0	0	0	0
2012-13	15		USHS-MN	St. Thomas Academy	25	25	22	47	6												Playoffs	6	3	7	10	0
2012-13	15		MN State	St. Thomas Academy	3	2	2	4	0
2011-12	14		USHS-MN	St. Thomas Academy	25	14	20	34	0												Playoffs	6	4	5	9	0
2011-12	14		MN State	St. Thomas Academy	3	2	3	5	0
2009-10	12		QC Int PW	Minnesota Fire Peewee	5	2	1	3	0
NHL Totals					206	49	69	118
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Mar

Bunting, Michael 2026 Round 4

Schenn, Luke Novak, Thomas

03/4

2024

Novak, Thomas

3yrs

$3,500,000

Cap Hit

02/8

2023

Novak, Thomas

1yr

$800,000

Cap Hit

07/18

2022

Novak, Thomas

1yr

$750,000

Cap Hit

03/25

2020

Novak, Thomas

2yrs

$817,500

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Sep

Novak, Thomas

Novak (lower body) is not listed among the injured players on the Pittsburgh Penguins' training camp roster released Wednesday.

Apr

Novak, Thomas

Novak (lower body) will miss the remainder of the season, Josh Yohe of The Athletic reports Thursday.

Mar

Novak, Thomas

Novak (lower body) won't play Thursday versus the Buffalo Sabres.

Mar

Novak, Thomas

Novak (lower body) won't play in Tuesday's game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Mar

Novak, Thomas

Novak (lower body) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Florida Panthers.

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Contract History

2023-2024 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$800,000$800K

cap hit$800,000$800K

expiry 2024 UFA age 27

Signed On Feb 8 2023

Signing Agent Ben Hankinson

Signed By

Signing GM David Poile

% Cap Contract Start 0.96%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$800,000$800K	UFAage 27
AAV	$800,000$800K
Base	$800,000$800K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$800,000$800K
Minors Salary	$800,000$800K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2022-2023 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$750,000$750K

cap hit$750,000$750K

expiry 2023 RFA age 26

Signed On Jul 18 2022

Signing Agent Chris McAlpine

Signed By

Signing GM David Poile

% Cap Contract Start 0.91%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$750,000$750K	RFAage 26
AAV	$750,000$750K
Base	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$80,000$80K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

115K Guaranteed

2020-2022 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,635,000$1.64M

cap hit$817,500$818K

expiry 2022 RFA age 25

Signed On Mar 25 2020

Signing Agent Chris McAlpine

Signed By

Signing GM David Poile

% Cap Contract Start 1.00%

Signing Status age 23

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$817,500$818K	$817,500$818K	RFAage 25
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	$132,500$133K	$82,500$83K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$792,500$793K	$842,500$843K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year