Alex Carrier

Montreal Canadiens, Defensemen
Age: 35y-0m-16d (Feb 18, 1991)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: CA
College: Val-d'Or
Drafted: Round 4 (#115 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Philippe Lecavalier (Quartexx Management)
2025-26 Cap Hit

$3,750,000

2025-26 Cash

$3,850,000

Career Earnings

$13,458,074

2024-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Alex Carrier signed a 3 year, $11,250,000 contract with the Nashville Predators, including $11,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,750,000. In 2025-26, Carrier will earn a base salary of $3,850,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,750,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $11,250,000
Average Salary:
$3,750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
BUYOUT CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024-25 33 $3,750,000 4.26% $2,874,960 $2,874,960
2025-26 34 $3,750,000 3.93% $3,850,000 $6,724,960
2026-27 35 $3,750,000 3.61% $2,800,000 $9,524,960
2027-28 36
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cap Hit Cap % League
2024-25 33 $4,600,000 $3,750,000 4.26%
2025-26 34 $3,850,000 $3,750,000 3.93%
2026-27 35 $2,800,000 $3,750,000 3.61%
2027-28 36
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024-25 33 $2,874,960 $2,874,960 $2,874,960 - $2,874,960 $3,174,987
2025-26 34 $3,850,000 $3,850,000 $6,724,960 - $3,362,480 $3,325,000
2026-27 35 $2,800,000 $2,800,000 $9,524,960 - $3,174,987 $2,800,000
Retained/Dead Cash
2024-25 33 $1,725,040 $1,725,040 - - $1,725,040 $1,725,040
Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,500,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2020-2022 Extension

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,200,000
Average Salary:
$733,333
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2023 / RFA
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2015-2019 Rookie

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,070,000
Average Salary:
$690,000
Signing Bonus:
$195,000
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Seasons

6 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$13,826,148

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 25
Reserve / minor-buried
$640,000
$640,000
2020 29
Active
Active
$368,074
$368,074
$1,008,074
$1,376,148
2021 30
Active
$750,000
$2,126,148
2022 31
Active
$750,000
$2,876,148
2023 32
Active
$2,500,000
$5,376,148
2024 33
Retained
Active
$1,725,040
$2,874,960
$7,101,188
$9,976,148
2025 34
Active
$3,850,000
$13,826,148
Total      
$13,826,148
$13,826,148
2026 35
Active
$2,800,000
Total
$16,626,148

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $7,036,188 $65,000 - $7,101,188
2 $6,724,960 - - $6,724,960
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
25
$575,000
$65,000
$640,000
$640,000
2020
29
$368,074
$368,074
$368,074
$368,074
$1,008,074
$1,376,148
2021
30
$750,000
$750,000
$2,126,148
2022
31
$750,000
$750,000
$2,876,148
2023
32
$2,500,000
$2,500,000
$5,376,148
2024
33
$1,725,040
$2,874,960
$1,725,040
$2,874,960
$7,101,188
$9,976,148
2025
34
$3,850,000
$3,850,000
$13,826,148
Total
$13,761,148
$65,000
$13,826,148
$13,826,148
2026
35
$2,800,000
$2,800,000
Total
$16,561,148
$65,000
$16,626,148

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $7,036,188 $65,000 - $7,101,188
2 $6,724,960 - - $6,724,960

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2024-25 NSH Dec 12, 2024 - Dec 19, 2024 0 Upper Body
2020-21 NSH Apr 08, 2021 - May 01, 2021 0 Undisclosed
  • Dec 18, 2024 Traded to Montreal (MTL) from Nashville (NSH) for Justin Barron
  • Jul 01, 2024 Signed a 3 year $11.25 million contract with Nashville (NSH)
  • Jul 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $2.5 million contract with Nashville (NSH)
  • Apr 15, 2020 Signed a 3 year $2.2 million contract extension with Nashville (NSH)
  • Nov 12, 2015 Signed a 3 year contract with Nashville (NAS)
  • Jun 27, 2015 Drafted by Nashville (NAS): Round 4 (#115 overall)
Year Team GP G MIN A PTS +/- SOG S% PPG PPA SHG SHA Blk Hit PIM
2025 MON 60 6 1,160 12 0 -4 52 .115 0 0 0 0 131 26 26
2024 MON 79 3 1,626 22 0 -10 82 .037 0 0 0 1 169 75 40
2023 NAS 73 4 1,372 16 20 7 77 .052 0 1 1 0 137 58 44
2022 NAS 43 2 769 7 9 0 48 .042 0 0 0 0 67 57 27
2021 NAS 77 3 1,615 27 30 26 95 .032 1 3 0 1 124 95 50
2020 NAS 19 1 380 2 3 3 31 .032 0 0 0 0 31 22 8
2019 NAS 3 0 32 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
2016 NAS 2 0 20 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
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