Dennis Cholowski

New Jersey Devils, Defensemen
Age: 28y-0m-18d (Feb 15, 1998)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: CA
College: Chilliwack
Drafted: Round 1 (#20 overall), 2016
Agent(s): Allain Roy (RSG Hockey, LLC)

2025-2025 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Dennis Cholowski signed a 1 year, $775,000 contract with the New Jersey Devils, including $775,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $775,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $775,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
BUYOUT CONTRACT
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025-26 27
Buried
$775,000 0.81% $775,000 $775,000
2026-27 28
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cap Hit Cap % League
2025-26 27
Buried
$775,000 $775,000 0.81%
2026-27 28
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025-26 27
Buried
$775,000 $775,000 $775,000 - $775,000 $775,000
Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Extension

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $775,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2022-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,525,000
Average Salary:
$762,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / RFA
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2021-2021 Extension

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $900,000
Average Salary:
$900,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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2017-2020 Rookie

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,775,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$277,500
Free Agent:
2021 / RFA
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Seasons

5 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$4,277,198

Earnings w/ Different Teams

5 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 20
Reserve / minor-buried
$832,500
$832,500
2019 21
Reserve / minor-buried
$393,888
$1,226,388
2020 22
Active
$215,310
$1,441,698
2021 23
Retained
Retained
$4,500
$531,000
$1,446,198
$1,977,198
2022 24
Reserve / minor-buried
$750,000
$2,727,198
2024 26
Active
Retained
$165,476
$609,524
$2,892,674
$3,502,198
2025 27
Reserve / minor-buried
$775,000
$4,277,198
Total      
$4,277,198
$4,277,198
Total
$4,277,198

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $1,441,698 - - $1,441,698
1 $4,500 - - $4,500
1 $531,000 - - $531,000
2 $1,359,524 - - $1,359,524
2 $940,476 - - $940,476
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
20
$832,500
$832,500
$832,500
2019
21
$393,888
$393,888
$1,226,388
2020
22
$215,310
$215,310
$1,441,698
2021
23
$4,500
$531,000
$4,500
$531,000
$1,446,198
$1,977,198
2022
24
$750,000
$750,000
$2,727,198
2024
26
$165,476
$609,524
$165,476
$609,524
$2,892,674
$3,502,198
2025
27
$775,000
$775,000
$4,277,198
Total
$4,277,198
$4,277,198
$4,277,198
Total
$4,277,198
$4,277,198

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $1,441,698 - - $1,441,698
1 $4,500 - - $4,500
1 $531,000 - - $531,000
2 $1,359,524 - - $1,359,524
2 $940,476 - - $940,476

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2021-22 WAS Dec 29, 2021 - Jan 07, 2022 0 COVID-19
2021-22 SEA Oct 12, 2021 - Oct 13, 2021 0 COVID-19
  • Feb 24, 2026 Demoted to the Minors by New Jersey (NJD)
  • Feb 18, 2026 Promoted from the Minors by New Jersey (NJD)
  • Jan 10, 2026 Demoted to the Minors by New Jersey (NJD)
  • Jul 01, 2025 Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract with New Jersey (NJD)
  • Mar 07, 2025 Traded to New Jersey (NJD) from New York (NYI) for Adam Beckman
  • Jul 24, 2024 Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract extension with New York (NYI)
  • Jan 23, 2023 Demoted to the Minors by New York (NYI)
  • Jan 18, 2023 Promoted from the Minors by New York (NYI)
  • Aug 23, 2022 Signed a 2 year $1.525 million contract with New York (NYI)
  • Feb 09, 2022 Claimed off waivers by Seattle (SEA)
  • Oct 14, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Washington (WAS)
  • Sep 07, 2021 Signed a 1 year $900,000 contract extension with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 21, 2021 Expansion Drafted by Seattle (SEA)
  • Apr 06, 2017 Signed a 3 year $2.775 million contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 24, 2016 Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 1 (#20 overall)
Year Team GP G MIN A PTS +/- SOG S% PPG PPA SHG SHA Blk Hit PIM
2025 NJ 15 0 216 1 0 -5 10 0 0 0 0 15 3 2
2024 NJ 39 3 509 7 0 -3 30 .100 0 2 0 0 33 5 10
2022 NYI 2 0 25 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021 SEA 11 0 173 3 3 -3 11 0 0 0 0 13 5 2
2020 DET 16 1 254 2 3 -1 10 .100 0 0 0 0 18 5 4
2019 DET 36 2 691 6 8 -26 51 .039 1 4 0 0 35 15 6
2018 DET 52 7 949 9 16 -20 71 .099 4 5 0 0 50 18 16
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