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 (26) | 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 | 15.67 | |
| Alexander Debrincat | RW | 22 | $1,100,000 | $4,000,000 | - | $5,100,000 | $6,400,000 | $6,400,000 | 9.55 | |
| Duncan Keith | D | 37 | $2,650,000 | - | - | $2,650,000 | $5,538,462 | $5,538,462 | 8.26 | |
| Calvin de Haan | D | 29 | $4,100,000 | - | - | $4,100,000 | $4,550,000 | $4,550,000 | 6.79 | |
| Connor Murphy | D | 27 | $3,200,000 | - | - | $3,200,000 | $3,850,000 | $3,850,000 | 5.75 | |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW | 25 | $3,400,000 | - | - | $3,400,000 | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 | 5.52 | |
| Brett Connolly | RW | 28 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $905,160 | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 5.22 | |
| Nikita Zadorov | D | 25 | $3,200,000 | - | - | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | 4.78 | |
| Dylan Strome | C | 23 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $2,400,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 4.48 | |
| Ryan Carpenter | C | 29 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.49 | |
| Vincent Hinostroza | C | 26 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.49 | |
| David Kampf | C | 25 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.49 | |
| Collin Delia | G | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.49 | |
| Kirby Dach | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $832,500 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.38 | |
| Pius Suter | C | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.38 | |
| Adam Boqvist | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $917,855 | $894,167 | $886,420 | 1.32 | |
| Malcolm Subban | G | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.27 | |
| Philipp Kurashev | C | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $829,624 | $842,500 | $827,982 | 1.24 | |
| Brandon Hagel | LW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $867,616 | $880,833 | $820,044 | 1.22 | |
| Kevin Lankinen | G | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $704,794 | $800,000 | $751,773 | 1.12 | |
| Ian Mitchell | D | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $695,368 | $925,000 | $669,816 | 1.00 | |
| Mike Hardman | LW | 21 | $807,500 | $92,500 | $25,000 | $273,486 | $912,500 | $204,516 | 0.31 | |
| Riley Stillman | D | 22 | $700,000 | $85,000 | $65,000 | $241,884 | $773,333 | $173,342 | 0.26 | |
| Wyatt Kalynuk | D | 23 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $171,447 | $925,000 | $88,002 | 0.13 | |
| Mackenzie Entwistle | RW | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $131,296 | $811,667 | $41,982 | 0.06 | |
| Alec Regula | D | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $105,432 | $866,667 | $14,942 | 0.02 |
2020 Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (1) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gaudette (Covid-19) |
C | 23 | $950,000 | - | - | $950,000 | $950,000 | $950,000 | 1.42 |
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 | 9.82 | |
| Alexander Nylander | RW | 22 | $832,500 | $850,000 | - | $832,500 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.29 | |
| 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 (6) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Janmark | C | 27 | $1,745,678 | - | - | $1,745,678 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | 1.68 | |
| Brandon Saad | LW | 27 | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.49 | |
| Olli Maatta | D | 26 | - | - | - | - | $750,108 | $750,108 | 1.12 | |
| Lucas Wallmark | C | 25 | $687,960 | - | - | $687,960 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Lucas Carlsson | D | 23 | $211,792 | - | - | $211,792 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Madison Bowey | D | 25 | $42,238 | - | - | $42,238 | - | - | 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 | $59,570,129 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $950,000 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $25,388,333 |
| Buried Money | $203,484 |
| Retained Money | $2,875,108 |
| Taxi Squad Money | $863,333 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $89,850,387 |
| 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 | $39,552,500 | $10,010,000 | $6,237,500 | $43,151,462 | $59,570,129 | $55,417,281 | |||
| Injured Reserve | $950,000 | - | - | $950,000 | $950,000 | $950,000 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $9,832,500 | $9,850,000 | - | $18,832,500 | $25,388,333 | $7,446,726 | |||
| Buried | $1,607,500 | $92,500 | - | $288,496 | $203,484 | $203,484 | |||
| Retained Money | $2,687,668 | - | - | $2,687,668 | $2,875,108 | $2,875,108 | |||
| Taxi Squad Money | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $207,332 | $863,333 | $119,088 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $55,462,668 | $20,045,000 | $6,237,500 | - | $89,850,387 | $67,011,687 | |||
| Cap Space | $13,398,069 | ||||||||
2020-2021 Taxi Squad Players
| Player (10) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Morrison | LW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | - | - |
| Evan Barratt | C | 21 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | - | - |
| Chad Krys | D | 22 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | - | - |
| John Quenneville | C | 24 | $800,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nicolas Beaudin | D | 20 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $863,333 | $119,088 |
2020-2021 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (10) | 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 |
| Josh Dickinson | C | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| 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 |
| Anton Lindholm | D | 25 | $750,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $742,500 | $742,500 |
| Matt Tomkins | G | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Reese Johnson | RW | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $880,833 | $136,674 |
| Brandon Pirri | C | 29 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | $66,810 |