Alex Nedeljkovic
San Jose Sharks, Goaltenders
Age: 30y-1m-29d (Jan 07, 1996)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Plymouth
Drafted: Round 2 (#37 overall), 2014
Agent(s): Richard Evans (Wasserman)
2025-26 Cap Hit
$2,500,000
2025-26 Cash
$2,500,000
Career Earnings
$14,109,284
2024-2025 Extension (CURRENT)
Alex Nedeljkovic signed a 2 year, $5,000,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, including $5,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,500,000. In 2025-26, Nedeljkovic will earn a base salary of $2,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,500,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $5,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
29 | $2,500,000 | 2.84% | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| 2025-26 |
|
30 | $2,500,000 | 2.62% | $2,500,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 2026-27 |
|
31 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
29 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 2.84% |
| 2025-26 |
|
30 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 2.62% |
| 2026-27 |
|
31 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
29 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| 2025-26 |
|
30 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,500,000
Average Salary:
$1,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2021-2022 Extension
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $6,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2019-2020 Extension
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,475,000
Average Salary:
$737,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2021 / RFA
2015-2018 Rookie
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,527,500
Average Salary:
$842,500
Signing Bonus:
$277,500
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
Seasons
7 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$14,109,284
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 21 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$842,500 |
$842,500 |
|
| 2018 | 23 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$104,408 |
$946,908 |
|
| 2019 | 24 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$54,572 |
$1,001,480 |
|
| 2020 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$607,804 |
$1,609,284 |
|
| 2021 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$2,500,000 |
$4,109,284 |
|
| 2022 | 27 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$3,500,000 |
$7,609,284 |
|
| 2023 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$1,500,000 |
$9,109,284 |
|
| 2024 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$2,500,000 |
$11,609,284 |
|
| 2025 | 30 |
|
Active
|
$2,500,000 |
$14,109,284 |
|
| Total |
$14,109,284 |
$14,109,284 |
||||
| Total |
$14,109,284 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$1,466,784 | $92,500 | - | $1,609,284 |
| 2 |
|
$6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 |
| 2 |
|
$4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 |
| 1 |
|
$2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
|
21 |
$700,000
|
$92,500 |
$842,500 |
$842,500 |
|
| 2018 |
|
23 |
$104,408
|
$104,408 |
$946,908 |
||
| 2019 |
|
24 |
$54,572
|
$54,572 |
$1,001,480 |
||
| 2020 |
|
25 |
$607,804
|
$607,804 |
$1,609,284 |
||
| 2021 |
|
26 |
$2,500,000
|
$2,500,000 |
$4,109,284 |
||
| 2022 |
|
27 |
$3,500,000
|
$3,500,000 |
$7,609,284 |
||
| 2023 |
|
28 |
$1,500,000
|
$1,500,000 |
$9,109,284 |
||
| 2024 |
|
29 |
$2,500,000
|
$2,500,000 |
$11,609,284 |
||
| 2025 |
|
30 |
$2,500,000
|
$2,500,000 |
$14,109,284 |
||
| Total |
$13,966,784 |
$92,500 |
$14,109,284 |
$14,109,284 |
|||
| Total |
$13,966,784 |
$92,500 |
$14,109,284 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$1,466,784 | $92,500 | - | $1,609,284 |
| 2 |
|
$6,000,000 | - | - | $6,000,000 |
| 2 |
|
$4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 |
| 1 |
|
$2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 |
|
Nov 13, 2025 - Nov 14, 2025 | 0 | Personal |
| 2024-25 |
|
Oct 08, 2024 - Oct 17, 2024 | 0 | Lower Body |
| 2023-24 |
|
Oct 25, 2023 - Nov 19, 2023 | 0 | Lower Body |
| 2021-22 |
|
Dec 18, 2021 - Dec 19, 2021 | 0 | COVID-19 |
-
Jul 01, 2025
Traded to San Jose (SJS) from Pittsburgh (PIT) for 2028 3rd round pick
-
Jun 20, 2024
Signed a 2 year $5 million contract extension with Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Jul 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $1.5 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Jul 22, 2021
Signed a 2 year $6 million contract extension with Detroit (DET)
-
Jul 22, 2021
Traded to Detroit (DET) from Carolina (CAR) for Jonathan Bernier and 2021 3rd round pick (#94)
-
Jun 28, 2019
Signed a 2 year $1.475 million contract extension with Carolina (CAR)
-
Mar 28, 2015
Signed a 3 year $2.527 million contract with Carolina (CAR)
-
Jun 28, 2014
Drafted by Carolina (CAR): Round 2 (#37 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | W | L | SV | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SJ | 26 | 11 | 9 | 634 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 |
| 2024 | PIT | 38 | 14 | 15 | 942 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 |
| 2023 | PIT | 38 | 18 | 7 | 938 | 1 | 2.97 | .902 |
| 2022 | DET | 15 | 5 | 7 | 417 | 0 | 3.53 | .895 |
| 2021 | DET | 59 | 20 | 24 | 1,618 | 4 | 3.31 | .901 |
| 2020 | CAR | 23 | 15 | 5 | 604 | 3 | 1.90 | .932 |
| 2019 | CAR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 0 | 3.06 | .887 |
| 2018 | CAR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2.00 | .923 |
| 2016 | CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
