NHL Contracts
Defenseman Contracts
A real-time, sortable list of active NHL contracts including total value, guaranteed money, and complete salary breakdowns.
Rank | Player | Signed Age | Yrs | Value | AAV | Signing Bonus |
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1 |
Shea Weber
Defenseman
|
2012-2025 (FA: 2026)
Originally signed w/ NSH
|
26 | 14 | $110,000,000 | $7,857,143 | $68,000,000 |
2 |
Erik Karlsson
Defenseman
|
2019-2026 (FA: 2027)
Originally signed w/ SJS
|
29 | 8 | $92,000,000 | $11,500,000 | $53,000,000 |
3 |
Drew Doughty
Defenseman
|
2019-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
28 | 8 | $88,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
3 |
Rasmus Dahlin
Defenseman
|
2024-2031 (FA: 2032)
|
23 | 8 | $88,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
5 |
Charles Mcavoy
Defenseman
|
2022-2029 (FA: 2030)
|
23 | 8 | $76,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $26,500,000 |
5 |
Seth Jones
Defenseman
|
2022-2029 (FA: 2030)
|
26 | 8 | $76,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $40,250,000 |
7 |
Darnell Nurse
Defenseman
|
2022-2029 (FA: 2030)
|
26 | 8 | $74,000,000 | $9,250,000 | $24,000,000 |
8 |
Roman Josi
Defenseman
|
2020-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
29 | 8 | $72,472,000 | $9,059,000 | $34,000,000 |
9 |
Mikhail Sergachev
Defenseman
|
2023-2030 (FA: 2031)
|
24 | 8 | $68,000,000 | $8,500,000 | - |
10 |
Miro Heiskanen
Defenseman
|
2021-2028 (FA: 2029)
|
21 | 8 | $67,600,000 | $8,450,000 | $3,000,000 |
11 |
Adam Fox
Defenseman
|
2022-2028 (FA: 2029)
|
23 | 7 | $66,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $17,500,000 |
12 |
Brent Burns
Defenseman
|
2016-2024 (FA: 2025)
Originally signed w/ SJS
|
31 | 8 | $64,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - |
12 |
Jake Sanderson
Defenseman
|
2024-2031 (FA: 2032)
|
21 | 8 | $64,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - |
12 |
Thomas Chabot
Defenseman
|
2020-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
22 | 8 | $64,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - |
12 |
John Carlson
Defenseman
|
2018-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
28 | 8 | $64,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $28,000,000 |
16 |
Victor Hedman
Defenseman
|
2016-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
25 | 8 | $63,000,000 | $7,875,000 | - |
16 |
Dougie Hamilton
Defenseman
|
2021-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
28 | 7 | $63,000,000 | $9,000,000 | - |
18 |
Alex Pietrangelo
Defenseman
|
2020-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
30 | 7 | $61,600,000 | $8,800,000 | $35,000,000 |
19 |
Morgan Rielly
Defenseman
|
2022-2029 (FA: 2030)
|
27 | 8 | $60,000,000 | $7,500,000 | $9,000,000 |
19 |
Aaron Ekblad
Defenseman
|
2016-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
20 | 8 | $60,000,000 | $7,500,000 | - |
21 |
Owen Power
Defenseman
|
2024-2030 (FA: 2031)
|
20 | 7 | $58,450,000 | $8,350,000 | $2,000,000 |
22 |
Zachary Werenski
Defenseman
|
2022-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
24 | 6 | $57,500,000 | $9,583,333 | $20,500,000 |
23 |
Jacob Trouba
Defenseman
|
2019-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
25 | 7 | $56,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $22,000,000 |
23 |
Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Defenseman
|
2018-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
30 | 8 | $56,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $13,750,000 |
25 |
Cale Makar
Defenseman
|
2021-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
22 | 6 | $54,000,000 | $9,000,000 | - |
26 |
Jared Spurgeon
Defenseman
|
2020-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
29 | 7 | $53,025,000 | $7,575,000 | $8,000,000 |
27 |
Hampus Lindholm
Defenseman
|
2022-2029 (FA: 2030)
|
28 | 8 | $52,000,000 | $6,500,000 | $10,000,000 |
27 |
Colton Parayko
Defenseman
|
2022-2029 (FA: 2030)
|
28 | 8 | $52,000,000 | $6,500,000 | - |
27 |
Cam Fowler
Defenseman
|
2018-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
25 | 8 | $52,000,000 | $6,500,000 | - |
30 |
Devon Toews
Defenseman
|
2024-2030 (FA: 2031)
|
29 | 7 | $50,750,000 | $7,250,000 | - |
31 |
Damon Severson
Defenseman
|
2023-2030 (FA: 2031)
Originally signed w/ NJD
|
28 | 8 | $50,000,000 | $6,250,000 | - |
31 |
Joshua Morrissey
Defenseman
|
2020-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
24 | 8 | $50,000,000 | $6,250,000 | - |
31 |
MacKenzie Weegar
Defenseman
|
2023-2030 (FA: 2031)
|
28 | 8 | $50,000,000 | $6,250,000 | $8,000,000 |
31 |
Travis Sanheim
Defenseman
|
2023-2030 (FA: 2031)
|
26 | 8 | $50,000,000 | $6,250,000 | $15,000,000 |
31 |
Ryan Ellis
Defenseman
|
2019-2026 (FA: 2027)
Originally signed w/ NSH
|
27 | 8 | $50,000,000 | $6,250,000 | $7,000,000 |
36 |
Ryan Pulock
Defenseman
|
2022-2029 (FA: 2030)
|
27 | 8 | $49,200,000 | $6,150,000 | - |
37 |
Ryan McDonagh
Defenseman
|
2019-2025 (FA: 2026)
Originally signed w/ TBL
|
29 | 7 | $47,250,000 | $6,750,000 | - |
38 |
Quinn Hughes
Defenseman
|
2021-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
21 | 6 | $47,100,000 | $7,850,000 | - |
39 |
Gustav Forsling
Defenseman
|
2024-2031 (FA: 2032)
|
27 | 8 | $46,000,000 | $5,750,000 | $38,000,000 |
39 |
Adam Pelech
Defenseman
|
2021-2028 (FA: 2029)
|
26 | 8 | $46,000,000 | $5,750,000 | - |
41 |
Torey Krug
Defenseman
|
2020-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
29 | 7 | $45,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - |
41 |
Justin Faulk
Defenseman
|
2020-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
27 | 7 | $45,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - |
43 |
Jonas Brodin
Defenseman
|
2021-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
27 | 7 | $42,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - |
44 |
Erik Cernak
Defenseman
|
2023-2030 (FA: 2031)
|
25 | 8 | $41,600,000 | $5,200,000 | $14,000,000 |
45 |
Ivan Provorov
Defenseman
|
2019-2024 (FA: 2025)
Originally signed w/ PHI
|
22 | 6 | $40,500,000 | $6,750,000 | $12,000,000 |
46 |
Michael Matheson
Defenseman
|
2018-2025 (FA: 2026)
Originally signed w/ FLA
|
23 | 8 | $39,000,000 | $4,875,000 | $7,000,000 |
47 |
Jaccob Slavin
Defenseman
|
2018-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
23 | 7 | $37,100,000 | $5,300,000 | - |
48 |
Kris Letang
Defenseman
|
2022-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
35 | 6 | $36,600,000 | $6,100,000 | $11,600,000 |
49 |
Shea Theodore
Defenseman
|
2018-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
23 | 7 | $36,400,000 | $5,200,000 | - |
50 |
Nate Schmidt
Defenseman
|
2019-2024 (FA: 2025)
Originally signed w/ VGK
|
27 | 6 | $35,700,000 | $5,950,000 | $2,000,000 |
51 |
Samuel Girard
Defenseman
|
2020-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
21 | 7 | $35,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - |
52 |
Esa Lindell
Defenseman
|
2019-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
24 | 6 | $34,800,000 | $5,800,000 | $4,000,000 |
53 |
Michael Anderson
Defenseman
|
2023-2030 (FA: 2031)
|
23 | 8 | $33,000,000 | $4,125,000 | - |
54 |
Brady Skjei
Defenseman
|
2018-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ NYR
|
24 | 6 | $31,500,000 | $5,250,000 | $3,000,000 |
54 |
Nikita Zaitsev
Defenseman
|
2017-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ TOR
|
25 | 7 | $31,500,000 | $4,500,000 | - |
56 |
Tyler Myers
Defenseman
|
2019-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
29 | 5 | $30,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $16,000,000 |
56 |
Mattias Samuelsson
Defenseman
|
2023-2029 (FA: 2030)
|
22 | 7 | $30,000,000 | $4,285,714 | $2,000,000 |
58 |
Noah Hanifin
Defenseman
|
2018-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ CGY
|
21 | 6 | $29,700,000 | $4,950,000 | $3,000,000 |
59 |
Vince Dunn
Defenseman
|
2023-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
26 | 4 | $29,400,000 | $7,350,000 | - |
60 |
Jakob Chychrun
Defenseman
|
2019-2024 (FA: 2025)
Originally signed w/ ARI
|
20 | 6 | $27,600,000 | $4,600,000 | - |
61 |
Rasmus Andersson
Defenseman
|
2020-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
23 | 6 | $27,300,000 | $4,550,000 | - |
62 |
Ryan Graves
Defenseman
|
2023-2028 (FA: 2029)
|
28 | 6 | $27,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $12,000,000 |
63 |
John Marino
Defenseman
|
2021-2026 (FA: 2027)
Originally signed w/ PIT
|
23 | 6 | $26,400,000 | $4,400,000 | - |
64 |
Rasmus Ristolainen
Defenseman
|
2022-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
27 | 5 | $25,500,000 | $5,100,000 | - |
65 |
Mattias Ekholm
Defenseman
|
2022-2025 (FA: 2026)
Originally signed w/ NSH
|
31 | 4 | $25,000,000 | $6,250,000 | - |
65 |
Jeff Petry
Defenseman
|
2021-2024 (FA: 2025)
Originally signed w/ MTL
|
32 | 4 | $25,000,000 | $6,250,000 | $8,000,000 |
67 |
Brandon Carlo
Defenseman
|
2021-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
24 | 6 | $24,600,000 | $4,100,000 | $1,000,000 |
68 |
Scott Mayfield
Defenseman
|
2023-2029 (FA: 2030)
|
30 | 7 | $24,500,000 | $3,500,000 | - |
69 |
Brett Pesce
Defenseman
|
2018-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
22 | 6 | $24,150,000 | $4,025,000 | - |
70 |
Neal Pionk
Defenseman
|
2021-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
26 | 4 | $23,500,000 | $5,875,000 | - |
71 |
Rasmus Sandin
Defenseman
|
2024-2028 (FA: 2029)
|
23 | 5 | $23,000,000 | $4,600,000 | $7,000,000 |
71 |
Jamie Oleksiak
Defenseman
|
2021-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
28 | 5 | $23,000,000 | $4,600,000 | - |
73 |
Jacob Muzzin
Defenseman
|
2020-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
31 | 4 | $22,500,000 | $5,625,000 | $16,800,000 |
74 |
Marcus Pettersson
Defenseman
|
2020-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
23 | 5 | $20,125,875 | $4,025,175 | - |
75 |
T.J. Brodie
Defenseman
|
2020-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
30 | 4 | $20,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - |
76 |
Ben Chiarot
Defenseman
|
2022-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
31 | 4 | $19,000,000 | $4,750,000 | - |
77 |
Artem Zub
Defenseman
|
2023-2026 (FA: 2027)
|
27 | 4 | $18,400,000 | $4,600,000 | - |
78 |
Josh Manson
Defenseman
|
2022-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
30 | 4 | $18,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $1,000,000 |
78 |
Chris Tanev
Defenseman
|
2020-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ CGY
|
30 | 4 | $18,000,000 | $4,500,000 | - |
78 |
Rasmus Dahlin
Defenseman
|
2021-2023 (FA: 0)
|
21 | 3 | $18,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
81 |
Connor Murphy
Defenseman
|
2022-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
28 | 4 | $17,600,000 | $4,400,000 | $1,000,000 |
82 |
Jonas Siegenthaler
Defenseman
|
2023-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
25 | 5 | $17,000,000 | $3,400,000 | $1,500,000 |
83 |
Zach Whitecloud
Defenseman
|
2022-2027 (FA: 2028)
|
24 | 6 | $16,500,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,000,000 |
84 |
Devon Toews
Defenseman
|
2020-2023 (FA: 0)
|
26 | 4 | $16,400,000 | $4,100,000 | - |
85 |
Erik Gudbranson
Defenseman
|
2022-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
30 | 4 | $16,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - |
85 |
Nick Leddy
Defenseman
|
2022-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
31 | 4 | $16,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - |
85 |
Jake McCabe
Defenseman
|
2021-2024 (FA: 2025)
Originally signed w/ CHI
|
27 | 4 | $16,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - |
85 |
Adam Larsson
Defenseman
|
2021-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
28 | 4 | $16,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - |
89 |
Alec Martinez
Defenseman
|
2021-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
34 | 3 | $15,750,000 | $5,250,000 | - |
90 |
Brenden Dillon
Defenseman
|
2020-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ WAS
|
29 | 4 | $15,600,000 | $3,900,000 | $13,000,000 |
91 |
Dmitry Orlov
Defenseman
|
2023-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
31 | 2 | $15,500,000 | $7,750,000 | $3,000,000 |
92 |
Matthew Grzelcyk
Defenseman
|
2020-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
26 | 4 | $14,750,000 | $3,687,500 | - |
93 |
Ryan Suter
Defenseman
|
2021-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
36 | 4 | $14,600,000 | $3,650,000 | - |
94 |
David Savard
Defenseman
|
2021-2024 (FA: 2025)
|
30 | 4 | $14,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $500,000 |
94 |
Joel Edmundson
Defenseman
|
2020-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ MTL
|
27 | 4 | $14,000,000 | $3,500,000 | - |
96 |
John Moore
Defenseman
|
2018-2022 (FA: 2023)
Originally signed w/ BOS
|
27 | 5 | $13,750,000 | $2,750,000 | - |
97 |
Tyson Barrie
Defenseman
|
2021-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ EDM
|
30 | 3 | $13,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $1,750,000 |
98 |
Filip Hronek
Defenseman
|
2021-2023 (FA: 2024)
Originally signed w/ DET
|
23 | 3 | $13,200,000 | $4,400,000 | $500,000 |
99 |
Marco Scandella
Defenseman
|
2020-2023 (FA: 2024)
|
30 | 4 | $13,100,000 | $3,275,000 | - |
100 |
Mario Ferraro
Defenseman
|
2022-2025 (FA: 2026)
|
23 | 4 | $13,000,000 | $3,250,000 | $1,000,000 |