Jalen Chatfield

Carolina Hurricanes, Defensemen
Age: 29y-10m-10d (May 16, 1996)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
College: Windsor
Agent(s): Darren Ferris (Quartexx Management)
2025-26 Cap Hit

$3,000,000

2025-26 Cash

$3,000,000

Career Earnings

$9,282,115

2024-2026 Extension (CURRENT)

Jalen Chatfield signed a 3 year, $9,000,000 contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, including $6,225,000 signing bonus, $9,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,000,000. In 2025-26, Chatfield will earn a base salary of $1,000,000 and a signing bonus of $2,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $3,000,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $9,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$6,225,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
BUYOUT CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024-25 28 $3,000,000 3.41% $3,750,000 $3,750,000
2025-26 29 $3,000,000 3.14% $3,000,000 $6,750,000
2026-27 30 $3,000,000 2.88% $2,250,000 $9,000,000
2027-28 31
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Signing Proration Cap Hit Cap % League
2024-25 28 $1,000,000 $2,750,000 $3,000,000 3.41%
2025-26 29 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 3.14%
2026-27 30 $775,000 $1,475,000 $3,000,000 2.88%
2027-28 31
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024-25 28 $1,000,000 $2,750,000 $3,750,000 $3,750,000 - $3,750,000 $3,000,000
2025-26 29 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $6,750,000 - $3,375,000 $2,625,000
2026-27 30 $775,000 $1,475,000 $2,250,000 $9,000,000 - $3,000,000 $2,250,000
Contract Notes

  • 2026-27: 15 team no trade list

Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2023 Extension

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

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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2020-2020

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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2017-2019 Rookie

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,295,000
Average Salary:
$765,000
Signing Bonus:
$195,000
Free Agent:
2020 / RFA
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Seasons

4 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$10,032,115

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 22
Reserve / minor-buried
$18,815
$18,815
2019 23
Reserve / minor-buried
$100,800
$119,615
2020 24
Active
$700,000
$819,615
2021 25
Reserve / minor-buried
$187,500
$1,007,115
2022 26
Active
Active
$750,000
$750,000
$1,757,115
$2,507,115
2023 27
Active
$775,000
$3,282,115
2024 28
Active
$3,750,000
$7,032,115
2025 29
Active
$3,000,000
$10,032,115
Total      
$10,032,115
$10,032,115
2026 30
Active
$2,250,000
Total
$12,282,115

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $819,615 - - $819,615
5 $4,462,500 $4,750,000 - $9,212,500
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
22
$18,815
$18,815
$18,815
2019
23
$100,800
$100,800
$119,615
2020
24
$700,000
$700,000
$819,615
2021
25
$187,500
$187,500
$1,007,115
2022
26
$750,000
$750,000
$750,000
$750,000
$1,757,115
$2,507,115
2023
27
$775,000
$775,000
$3,282,115
2024
28
$1,000,000
$2,750,000
$3,750,000
$7,032,115
2025
29
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
$10,032,115
Total
$5,282,115
$4,750,000
$10,032,115
$10,032,115
2026
30
$775,000
$1,475,000
$2,250,000
Total
$6,057,115
$6,225,000
$12,282,115

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $819,615 - - $819,615
5 $4,462,500 $4,750,000 - $9,212,500

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2025-26 CAR Nov 08, 2025 - Nov 21, 2025 0 Upper Body
2021-22 CAR Dec 14, 2021 - Dec 31, 2021 0 Undisclosed
  • Jun 13, 2024 Signed a 3 year $9 million contract extension with Carolina (CAR)
  • Jan 21, 2022 Signed a 2 year $1.525 million contract extension with Carolina (CAR)
  • Jul 30, 2021 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Carolina (CAR)
  • Dec 09, 2020 Signed a 1 year $700,000 contract with Vancouver (VAN)
  • Mar 13, 2017 Signed a 3 year $2.295 million contract with Vancouver (VAN)
Year Team GP G MIN A PTS +/- SOG S% PPG PPA SHG SHA Blk Hit PIM
2025 CAR 64 2 1,293 14 0 15 90 .022 0 0 0 0 55 35 18
2024 CAR 79 7 1,491 11 0 22 114 .061 0 0 0 1 64 64 54
2023 CAR 72 8 1,094 14 22 15 90 .089 0 0 0 0 66 50 24
2022 CAR 78 6 1,101 8 14 23 93 .065 0 0 1 1 63 78 35
2021 CAR 16 0 236 3 3 1 25 0 0 0 0 10 32 8
2020 VAN 17 0 228 1 1 -7 14 0 0 0 0 8 11 12
2019 VAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 VAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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