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Negotiating Entry Level Performance Bonuses
Asked Jan 18, 2023 by Carmen C
Are ELC performance bonuses based solely on draft position or are they negotiated upon being drafted?
Answer
Feb 1, 2023
Aspects of the Entry Level performance bonuses are negotiated. The rules on the potential performance bonuses available are here: https://puckpedia.com/salary-cap/entry-level-performance-bonuses
The position is definitely used as a guide in the negotiation. If you look at any of our historical draft pages, you can see the details on the performance bonuses. Note that as you look at players drafted later, the amount of bonuses decreases. https://puckpedia.com/draft/2021
