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Current Contract
Sam Bennett signed a 4 year / $17,700,000 contract with the Florida Panthers, including a $1,000,000 signing bonus, $17,700,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $4,425,000. In 2023-24, Bennett will earn a base salary of $6,350,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,425,000.
Contract: 4 yr(s) / $17,700,000 Signing Bonus $1,000,000 Average Salary $4,425,000 Free Agent: 2025 / UFA Year Age Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Cap Hit Cap Hit % Yearly Cash 2021-22 25 $1,925,000 $1,000,000 - $4,425,000 5.16% $2,925,000($2,925,000) 2022-23 26 $3,425,000 - - $4,425,000 5.06% $3,425,000($6,350,000) 2023-24 27 $6,350,000 - - $4,425,000 5.09% $6,350,000($12,700,000) 2024-25 28 $5,000,000 - - $4,425,000 6.5% $5,000,000($17,700,000) 2025-26 29 UFA
Previous Contracts
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2020-2020
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,978,442 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $1,978,442 2019-2020
Contract: 2 yr(s) / $5,100,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $2,550,000 2017-2018
Contract: 2 yr(s) / $3,900,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $1,950,000 Free Agent: 2019 / RFA 2014-2016Entry Level
Contract: 3 yr(s) / $9,675,000 Signing Bonus $277,500 Average Salary $3,225,000 Free Agent: 2017 / RFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2014-2015 $832,500 $92,500 - $925,000 2015-2016 $832,500 $92,500 - $925,000 2016-2017 $832,500 $92,500 - $925,000 2017-2018 $1,950,000 - - $1,950,000 2018-2019 $1,950,000 - - $1,950,000 2019-2020 $2,550,000 - - $2,550,000 2020-2021 $571,558 - - $571,558 2020-2021 $1,978,442 - - $1,978,442 2021-2022 $1,925,000 $1,000,000 - $2,925,000 2022-2023 $3,425,000 - - $3,425,000 2023-2024 $6,350,000 - - $6,350,000 Est. Earnings (10 seasons) $23,197,500 $1,277,500 - $24,475,000 2024-2025 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $28,197,500 $1,277,500 - $29,475,000 Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 7 seasons $10,925,942 $277,500 - $11,203,442 4 seasons $12,271,558 $1,000,000 - $13,271,558 -
Fines
Date Team Category Games Susp. Forfeited Reason 05/05/2023 Cross-checking $5,000 Cross-checking Michael Bunting (TOR) 01/03/2022 Illegal check to the head 3 games $66,375 Hit to the head against Cedric Paquette (MTL) 05/20/2021 Charging 1 game - Charging against Blake Coleman (TBL) 4 $71,375 -
Transactions
May 5 2023Fined $5,000 Cross-checking Michael Bunting (TOR)Jan 3 2022Suspended 3 games for a Hit to the head against Cedric Paquette (MTL), forfeiting $66,375 in 2021-22 salary with Florida (FLA)Jul 26 2021Signed a 4 year $17.7 million contract extension with Florida (FLA)May 18 2021Suspended 1 game for Charging against Blake Coleman (TBL)Apr 12 2021Traded to Florida (FLA) from Calgary (CGY) with 2022 6th round pick for Emil Heineman and 2022 2nd round pickJul 24 2019Signed a 2 year $5.1 million contract with Calgary (CGY)Sep 6 2017Signed a 2 year $3.9 million contract with Calgary (CGY)Jul 26 2014Signed a 3 year $9.675 million contract with Calgary (CGY)Jun 24 2014Drafted by 1: Round 1 (#4 overall) -
Statistics
Season Team Games G A PTS +/- SOG PPG PPA SHG SHA Blocks PIM HIT TAKEAWAY GIVEAWAY FACE WON 2023 FLA 69 20 21 41 17 172 5 7 0 0 43 100 150 40 27 390 2022 FLA 63 16 24 40 5 193 4 6 0 0 35 54 150 38 40 427 2021 FLA 71 28 21 49 27 241 5 4 0 1 27 74 119 41 49 411 2020 FLA 48 10 17 27 -2 106 1 2 0 0 18 52 108 16 27 124 2019 CGY 52 8 4 12 -1 82 0 1 0 0 13 36 101 19 22 89 2018 CGY 71 13 14 27 -6 115 4 2 0 0 27 93 121 25 38 50 2017 CGY 82 11 15 26 -18 157 1 2 0 0 34 59 140 54 32 119 2016 CGY 81 13 13 26 -16 122 4 0 0 1 46 75 127 43 25 374 2015 CGY 77 18 18 36 -11 136 3 5 0 0 32 37 110 34 27 160 2014 CGY 1 0 1 1 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1