Chicago Blackhawks 2020-2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Chicago Blackhawks 2020-2021 salary cap table, including team cap space, buyouts, buried & retained salary, & complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
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| Player (23) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kane | RW | 31 | $2,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 15.59 | |
| Alexander Debrincat | RW | 22 | $1,100,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $5,100,000 | $6,400,000 | $6,400,000 | 9.50 | |
| Duncan Keith | D | 37 | $2,650,000 | - | - | $2,650,000 | $5,538,462 | $5,538,462 | 8.22 | |
| Calvin de Haan | D | 29 | $4,100,000 | - | - | $4,100,000 | $4,550,000 | $4,550,000 | 6.76 | |
| Connor Murphy | D | 27 | $3,200,000 | - | - | $3,200,000 | $3,850,000 | $3,850,000 | 5.72 | |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW | 25 | $3,400,000 | - | - | $3,400,000 | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | 5.49 | |
| Nikita Zadorov | D | 25 | $3,200,000 | - | - | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | 4.75 | |
| Dylan Strome | C | 23 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $2,400,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4.45 | |
| Mattias Janmark | C | 27 | $2,250,000 | - | - | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 3.34 | |
| Ryan Carpenter | C | 29 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.48 | |
| Vincent Hinostroza | C | 26 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.48 | |
| David Kampf | C | 25 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.48 | |
| Carl Soderberg | C | 34 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.48 | |
| Collin Delia | G | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.48 | |
| Kirby Dach | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $832,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.37 | |
| Pius Suter | C | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.37 | |
| Adam Boqvist | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $894,167 | $886,420 | 1.32 | |
| Malcolm Subban | G | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.26 | |
| Philipp Kurashev | C | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $842,500 | $842,500 | $827,982 | 1.23 | |
| Brandon Hagel | LW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $925,000 | $880,833 | $820,044 | 1.22 | |
| Kevin Lankinen | G | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $800,000 | $751,773 | 1.12 | |
| Matthew Highmore | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $725,000 | $725,000 | 1.08 | |
| Wyatt Kalynuk | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $88,002 | 0.13 |
2020 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (5) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Toews | C | 32 | $2,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $10,500,000 | $6,583,393 | 9.77 | |
| Alexander Nylander | RW | 22 | $832,500 | $850,000 | - | $832,500 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.28 | |
| Brent Seabrook | D | 35 | $1,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $6,875,000 | - | 0.00 | |
| Andrew Shaw | C | 29 | $2,750,000 | - | - | $2,750,000 | $3,900,000 | - | 0.00 | |
| Zack Smith | C | 32 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | - | 0.00 |
2020 Retained Cap
| Player (4) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Saad | LW | 27 | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.48 | |
| Olli Maatta | D | 26 | - | - | - | - | $750,108 | $750,108 | 1.11 | |
| Lucas Wallmark | C | 25 | $687,960 | - | - | $687,960 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Lucas Carlsson | D | 23 | $211,792 | - | - | $211,792 | - | - | 0.00 |
2020-2021 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2020-2021 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $55,755,962 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $25,388,333 |
| Buried Money | $829,890 |
| Retained Money | $1,750,108 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $5,000,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $88,724,293 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $-1,090,244 | ||||||||
| Chicago's Adjusted Salary Cap | $80,409,756 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $36,162,500 | $9,555,000 | $5,132,500 | $45,625,000 | $55,755,962 | $54,787,683 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $9,832,500 | $9,850,000 | - | $18,832,500 | $25,388,333 | $7,446,726 | |||
| Buried | $2,497,500 | $277,500 | $850,000 | $2,775,000 | $829,890 | $829,890 | |||
| Retained Money | $899,752 | - | - | $899,752 | $1,750,108 | $1,750,108 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $4,975,000 | - | - | $2,380,160 | $5,000,000 | $2,535,560 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $54,367,252 | $19,682,500 | $5,982,500 | - | $88,724,293 | $67,349,967 | |||
| Cap Space | $13,059,789 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (16) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Connolly | RW | 28 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $2,425,000 |
| Riley Stillman | D | 22 | $700,000 | $85,000 | $65,000 | $62,500 | - | - |
| Brandon Pirri | C | 29 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | $66,810 |
| Madison Bowey | D | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | - | $725,000 | $43,750 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (16) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matej Chalupa | RW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Cameron Morrison | LW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| Evan Barratt | C | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $870,000 | $870,000 |
| Alec Regula | D | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $866,667 | $866,667 |
| Chad Krys | D | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $853,333 | $853,333 |
| Mikael Hakkarainen | C | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $825,833 | $825,833 |
| Tim Soderlund | LW | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $825,833 | $825,833 |
| Michal Teply | LW | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $825,833 | $825,833 |
| Andrei Altybarmakyan | RW | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $817,500 | $817,500 |
| John Quenneville | C | 24 | $800,000 | - | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Anton Lindholm | D | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $742,500 | $742,500 |
| Matt Tomkins | G | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Ian Mitchell | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $574,128 |
| Reese Johnson | RW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $880,833 | $136,674 |
| Nicolas Beaudin | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $863,333 | $119,088 |
| Mackenzie Entwistle | RW | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $811,667 | $13,994 |