NHL Contracts

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