Chicago Blackhawks 2019-2020 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Chicago Blackhawks 2019-2020 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 | 30 | $3,800,000 | $6,000,000 | - | $9,800,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 16.30 | |
| Jonathan Toews | C | 31 | $3,800,000 | $6,000,000 | - | $9,800,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 16.30 | |
| Brandon Saad | LW | 26 | $6,750,000 | - | - | $6,750,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 9.31 | |
| Corey Crawford | G | 34 | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 9.31 | |
| Duncan Keith | D | 36 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $3,500,000 | $5,538,462 | $5,538,462 | 8.60 | |
| Olli Maatta | D | 25 | $4,083,000 | - | - | $4,083,000 | $4,083,333 | $4,083,333 | 6.34 | |
| Connor Murphy | D | 26 | $4,400,000 | - | - | $4,400,000 | $3,850,000 | $3,850,000 | 5.98 | |
| Zack Smith | C | 31 | $3,250,000 | - | - | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | 5.04 | |
| Drake Caggiula | C | 25 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 2.33 | |
| David Kampf | C | 24 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.55 | |
| Ryan Carpenter | C | 28 | $800,000 | $200,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.55 | |
| Slater Koekkoek | D | 25 | $925,000 | - | - | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.44 | |
| Dominik Kubalik | LW | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.44 | |
| Alexander Nylander | RW | 21 | $832,500 | $850,000 | - | $832,500 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.34 | |
| Dylan Strome | C | 22 | $832,500 | - | $2,475,000 | $832,500 | $863,333 | $863,333 | 1.34 | |
| Malcolm Subban | G | 25 | $850,000 | - | - | $187,370 | $850,000 | $850,000 | 1.32 | |
| Kirby Dach | C | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $2,500,000 | $832,500 | $925,000 | $840,437 | 1.30 | |
| Alexander Debrincat | RW | 21 | $800,000 | - | $32,500 | $800,000 | $778,333 | $778,333 | 1.21 | |
| Adam Boqvist | D | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $850,000 | $159,640 | $894,167 | $661,409 | 1.03 | |
| Matthew Highmore | C | 23 | $725,000 | $92,500 | $107,500 | $15,592 | $775,833 | $508,862 | 0.79 | |
| Nick Seeler | D | 26 | $750,000 | - | - | $241,676 | $725,000 | $241,676 | 0.38 | |
| Brandon Hagel | LW | 21 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $114,880 | $880,833 | $151,552 | 0.24 | |
| Nicolas Beaudin | D | 19 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $204,400 | $894,167 | $120,184 | 0.19 |
2019 Long Term Injured Reserve Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Seabrook | D | 34 | $4,000,000 | $3,500,000 | - | $7,500,000 | $6,875,000 | - | 0.00 | |
| Calvin de Haan | D | 28 | $4,700,000 | - | - | $4,700,000 | $4,550,000 | - | 0.00 | |
| Andrew Shaw | C | 28 | $2,250,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $3,250,000 | $3,900,000 | - | 0.00 |
2019 Retained Cap
| Player (3) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
Cap % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Lehner | G | 28 | $3,897,838 | - | - | $3,897,838 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 3.88 | |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | 27 | $1,091,393 | - | - | $1,491,393 | - | - | 0.00 | |
| Brendan Perlini | LW | 23 | $122,125 | - | - | $122,125 | - | - | 0.00 |
2019-2020 Cap Totals
Salary cap totals including salaries, buyout figures, and projected floor & cap space.
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2019-2020 NHL Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 |
| 2019-2020 NHL Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 |
| Active Contracts | $63,521,794 |
| Long Term Reserve Money | $15,325,000 |
| Buried Money | $969,350 |
| Retained Money | $2,500,000 |
| Total Allocated Cap | $82,316,144 |
| Cap Type | Cap Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 Salary Cap Max | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 Salary Cap Floor | $60,200,000 | ||||||||
| Overage/Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Chicago's Adjusted Salary Cap | $81,500,000 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Cap Total | Adjusted Cap Total | |||
| Active Contracts | $47,760,500 | $13,605,000 | $6,815,000 | $56,154,058 | $63,521,794 | $60,950,914 | |||
| Long Term Injured Reserve | $10,950,000 | $4,500,000 | - | $15,450,000 | $15,325,000 | - | |||
| Buried | $4,597,500 | $370,000 | $345,000 | $1,247,810 | $969,350 | $969,350 | |||
| Retained Money | $5,111,356 | - | - | $5,511,356 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |||
| Total Cap Allocations | $68,419,356 | $18,475,000 | $7,160,000 | - | $82,316,144 | $64,420,264 | |||
| Cap Space | $17,079,736 | ||||||||
2019-2020 Non-Roster Players
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (21) | Pos. | Age | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Total Salary | Total Cap Hit |
Adj. Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Delia | G | 25 | $750,000 | $400,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Alec Regula | D | 19 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $897,500 | $897,500 |
| Reese Johnson | RW | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $880,833 | $880,833 |
| Chad Krys | D | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $853,333 | $853,333 |
| Mackenzie Entwistle | RW | 20 | $750,000 | $92,500 | $82,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Philipp Kurashev | C | 19 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $842,500 | $842,500 |
| Mikael Hakkarainen | C | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $825,833 | $825,833 |
| Tim Soderlund | LW | 21 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $825,833 | $825,833 |
| Joni Tuulola | D | 23 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $767,500 | $767,500 |
| Alexandre Fortin | LW | 22 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $706,666 | $706,666 |
| Joseph Cramarossa | C | 26 | $700,000 | - | - | $125,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Ian McCoshen | D | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Jacob Nilsson | C | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $150,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| Matt Tomkins | G | 25 | $700,000 | - | - | $70,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| T.J. Brennan | D | 30 | $700,000 | - | - | $450,000 | $675,000 | $675,000 |
| Dennis Gilbert | D | 22 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $477,408 |
| Lucas Carlsson | D | 22 | $700,000 | $92,500 | $132,500 | $70,000 | $792,500 | $183,223 |
| Dylan Sikura | C | 24 | $700,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $750,000 | $169,344 |
| John Quenneville | C | 23 | $700,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $750,000 | $84,672 |
| Anton Wedin | LW | 26 | $832,500 | $92,500 | - | $70,000 | $925,000 | $49,730 |
| Kevin Lankinen | G | 24 | $832,500 | $92,500 | $212,500 | $70,000 | $925,000 | $4,973 |