Jake McCabe

Toronto Maple Leafs, Defensemen
Age: 32y-4m-24d (Oct 12, 1993)
Exp: 11 Years
Country: US
College: Wisconsin
Drafted: Round 2 (#44 overall), 2012
Agent(s): Brian Bartlett, Scott Bartlett (Sports Consulting Group Inc.)
2025-26 Cap Hit

$4,513,102

2025-26 Cash

$6,000,000

Career Earnings

$33,425,000

2025-2029 Extension (CURRENT)

Jake McCabe signed a 5 year, $22,565,510 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, including $14,525,000 signing bonus, $22,565,510 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,513,102. In 2025-26, McCabe will earn a base salary of $775,000 and a signing bonus of $5,225,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,513,102.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $22,565,510
Average Salary:
$4,513,102
Signing Bonus:
$14,525,000
Free Agent:
2030 / UFA
BUYOUT CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025-26 32 $4,513,102 4.73% $6,000,000 $6,000,000
2026-27 33 $4,513,102 4.34% $2,500,000 $8,500,000
2027-28 34 $4,513,102 3.98% $2,300,000 $10,800,000
2028-29 35 $4,513,102 3.67% $3,600,000 $14,400,000
2029-30 36 $4,513,102 - $3,600,000 $18,000,000
2030-31 37
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Signing Proration Cap Hit Cap % League
2025-26 32 $775,000 $5,225,000 $4,513,102 4.73%
2026-27 33 $1,000,000 $4,500,000 $4,513,102 4.34%
2027-28 34 $1,000,000 $3,800,000 $4,513,102 3.98%
2028-29 35 $2,600,000 $1,000,000 $4,513,102 3.67%
2029-30 36 $3,600,000 - $4,513,102 -
2030-31 37
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025-26 32 $775,000 $5,225,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 - $6,000,000 $3,600,000
2026-27 33 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,500,000 $8,500,000 - $4,250,000 $3,000,000
2027-28 34 $1,000,000 $1,300,000 $2,300,000 $10,800,000 - $3,600,000 $3,166,667
2028-29 35 $2,600,000 $1,000,000 $3,600,000 $14,400,000 - $3,600,000 $3,600,000
2029-30 36 $3,600,000 - $3,600,000 $18,000,000 - $3,600,000 $3,600,000
Contract Notes

  • $5.5M of salary is deferred to July 1, 2030
  • 2025-2026: Full No Trade Clause
  • 2027-2029: 16 Team No Trade List

Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2024 Free Agent

Jake McCabe signed a 4 year, $16,000,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, including $16,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,000,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $16,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
BUYOUT CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2021-22 28 $4,000,000 4.91% $3,000,000 $3,000,000
2022-23 29 $4,000,000 4.85% $967,725 $3,967,725
2023-24 30 $4,000,000 4.79% $4,000,000 $7,967,725
2024-25 31 $4,000,000 4.55% $5,000,000 $12,967,725
Accrued Dead Cap
2022-23 29 $3,502,703 4.25% $3,032,275 -
2023-24 30 $2,000,000 2.40% - -
2024-25 31 $2,000,000 2.27% - -
Year Age Base Salary Cap Hit Cap % League
2021-22 28 $3,000,000 $4,000,000 4.91%
2022-23 29 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 4.85%
2023-24 30 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 4.79%
2024-25 31 $5,000,000 $4,000,000 4.55%
Accrued Dead Cap
2022-23 29 $3,032,275 $3,502,703 4.25%
2023-24 30 - $2,000,000 2.40%
2024-25 31 - $2,000,000 2.27%
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2021-22 28 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 - $3,000,000 $3,241,931
2022-23 29 $967,725 $967,725 $3,967,725 - $1,983,863 $3,322,575
2023-24 30 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $7,967,725 - $2,655,908 $4,500,000
2024-25 31 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $12,967,725 - $3,241,931 $5,000,000
Retained/Dead Cash
2022-23 29 $3,032,275 $3,032,275 - - $3,032,275 $3,032,275
2023-24 30 - - - - - -
2024-25 31 - - - - - -
Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2019-2020

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $5,700,000
Average Salary:
$2,850,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Jake McCabe's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2016-2018

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $4,800,000
Average Salary:
$1,600,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Jake McCabe's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2013-2015 Rookie

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,775,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$277,500
Free Agent:
2016 / RFA
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Jake McCabe's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here
Seasons

11 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$33,425,000

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2015 22
Active
$925,000
$925,000
2016 23
Active
$1,250,000
$2,175,000
2017 24
Injured
$1,775,000
$3,950,000
2018 25
Active
$1,775,000
$5,725,000
2019 26
Active
$2,900,000
$8,625,000
2020 27
Injured
$2,800,000
$11,425,000
2021 28
Active
$3,000,000
$14,425,000
2022 29
Retained
Active
$3,032,275
$967,725
$17,457,275
$18,425,000
2023 30
Active
$4,000,000
$22,425,000
2024 31
Active
$5,000,000
$27,425,000
2025 32
Active
$6,000,000
$33,425,000
Total      
$33,425,000
$33,425,000
2026 33
Active
$2,500,000
2027 34
Active
$2,300,000
2028 35
Active
$3,600,000
2029 36
Active
$3,600,000
Total
$45,425,000

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $11,332,500 $92,500 - $11,425,000
2 $6,032,275 - - $6,032,275
4 $10,742,725 $5,225,000 - $15,967,725
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2015
22
$832,500
$92,500
$925,000
$925,000
2016
23
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
$2,175,000
2017
24
$1,775,000
$1,775,000
$3,950,000
2018
25
$1,775,000
$1,775,000
$5,725,000
2019
26
$2,900,000
$2,900,000
$8,625,000
2020
27
$2,800,000
$2,800,000
$11,425,000
2021
28
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
$14,425,000
2022
29
$3,032,275
$967,725
$3,032,275
$967,725
$17,457,275
$18,425,000
2023
30
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$22,425,000
2024
31
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
$27,425,000
2025
32
$775,000
$5,225,000
$6,000,000
$33,425,000
Total
$28,107,500
$5,317,500
$33,425,000
$33,425,000
2026
33
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,500,000
2027
34
$1,000,000
$1,300,000
$2,300,000
2028
35
$2,600,000
$1,000,000
$3,600,000
2029
36
$3,600,000
$3,600,000
Total
$36,307,500
$9,117,500
$45,425,000

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $11,332,500 $92,500 - $11,425,000
2 $6,032,275 - - $6,032,275
4 $10,742,725 $5,225,000 - $15,967,725

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2024-25 TOR Jan 06, 2025 - Jan 16, 2025 0 Upper Body
2024-25 TOR Dec 07, 2024 - Dec 12, 2024 0 Upper Body
2022-23 CHI Oct 10, 2022 - Oct 21, 2022 0 Neck
2021-22 CHI Jan 11, 2022 - Jan 16, 2022 0 COVID-19
2020-21 BUF Feb 22, 2021 - May 08, 2021 0 Knee (ACL)
2020-21 BUF Feb 15, 2021 - Feb 16, 2021 0 COVID-19
2018-19 BUF Dec 04, 2018 - Dec 22, 2018 0 Upper Body
2017-18 BUF Feb 11, 2018 - TBD 0 Thumb
  • Oct 28, 2024 Signed a 5 year $22.5 million contract extension with Toronto (TOR)
  • Mar 08, 2024 Fined $5,000 Cross-checking Brad Marchand (BOS)
  • Feb 27, 2023 Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Chicago (CHI) with Sam Lafferty , 2024 5th round pick and 2025 5th round pick (#130) for Joseph Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, 2026 2nd round pick and 2025 1st round pick [Top 10 Protected (conveys to 2026)] (#25 Top 10 Protected (conveys to 2026))
  • Jul 28, 2021 Signed a 4 year $16 million contract with Chicago (CHI)
  • Aug 03, 2019 Signed a 2 year $5.7 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)
  • Jun 30, 2016 Signed a 3 year $4.8 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)
  • Apr 02, 2014 Signed a 3 year $2.775 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)
  • Jun 23, 2012 Drafted by Buffalo (BUF): Round 2 (#44 overall)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Mar 08, 2024 Cross-checking Brad Marchand (BOS) $5,000
Fines: 1 $5,000
Year Team GP G MIN A PTS +/- SOG S% PPG PPA SHG SHA Blk Hit PIM
2025 TOR 60 3 1,343 16 0 12 56 .054 0 0 0 0 140 82 33
2024 TOR 66 2 1,419 21 0 23 74 .027 0 0 0 1 135 118 40
2023 TOR 73 8 1,507 20 28 20 73 .110 1 1 0 1 129 204 56
2022 TOR 76 3 1,480 22 25 19 96 .031 0 0 0 0 151 163 56
2021 CHI 75 4 1,522 18 22 -27 80 .050 0 0 0 0 167 166 33
2020 BUF 13 1 249 2 3 2 15 .067 0 0 0 0 15 22 9
2019 BUF 66 3 1,222 10 13 -11 75 .040 0 0 1 0 90 91 41
2018 BUF 59 4 1,117 10 14 -4 64 .063 0 0 1 0 99 103 35
2017 BUF 53 3 1,033 9 12 -11 53 .057 1 0 0 0 79 110 26
2016 BUF 76 3 1,573 17 20 -7 79 .038 1 3 0 0 114 73 26
2015 BUF 77 4 1,472 10 14 6 62 .065 0 0 0 0 109 114 51
2014 BUF 2 0 22 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4
2013 BUF 7 0 106 1 1 -3 1 0 0 0 0 10 5 15
Top