Ryan Donato

Chicago Blackhawks, Center
Age: 29y-10m-26d (Apr 09, 1996)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Harvard
Drafted: Round 2 (#56 overall), 2014
Agent(s): Matt Keator (Win Hockey Agency)
2025-26 Cap Hit

$4,000,000

2025-26 Cash

$4,000,000

Career Earnings

$14,534,784

2025-2028 Extension (CURRENT)

Ryan Donato 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. In 2025-26, Donato will earn a base salary of $4,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $4,000,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $16,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
BUYOUT CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025-26 29 $4,000,000 4.19% $4,000,000 $4,000,000
2026-27 30 $4,000,000 3.85% $4,000,000 $8,000,000
2027-28 31 $4,000,000 3.52% $4,000,000 $12,000,000
2028-29 32 $4,000,000 3.25% $4,000,000 $16,000,000
2029-30 33
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cap Hit Cap % League
2025-26 29 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 4.19%
2026-27 30 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 3.85%
2027-28 31 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 3.52%
2028-29 32 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 3.25%
2029-30 33
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025-26 29 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - $4,000,000 $4,000,000
2026-27 30 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $8,000,000 - $4,000,000 $4,000,000
2027-28 31 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $12,000,000 - $4,000,000 $4,000,000
2028-29 32 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $16,000,000 - $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $4,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2022-2022 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,200,000
Average Salary:
$1,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2023 / 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 / UFA
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2019-2020

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $3,800,000
Average Salary:
$1,900,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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2017-2018 Rookie

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $2,700,000
Average Salary:
$1,350,000
Signing Bonus:
$185,000
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
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Seasons

7 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$15,030,124

Earnings w/ Different Teams

5 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 22
Retained
Retained
Active
$495,340
$495,340
$289,444
$495,340
$990,680
$1,280,124
2019 23
Active
$1,650,000
$2,930,124
2020 24
Active
$2,150,000
$5,080,124
2021 25
Active
$750,000
$5,830,124
2022 26
Active
$1,200,000
$7,030,124
2023 27
Active
$2,000,000
$9,030,124
2024 28
Active
$2,000,000
$11,030,124
2025 29
Active
$4,000,000
$15,030,124
Total      
$15,030,124
$15,030,124
2026 30
Active
$4,000,000
2027 31
Active
$4,000,000
2028 32
Active
$4,000,000
Total
$27,030,124

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 $805,680 $185,000 - $990,680
2 $1,846,944 $92,500 - $1,939,444
1 $2,150,000 - - $2,150,000
2 $1,950,000 - - $1,950,000
3 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
22
$402,840
$402,840
$196,944
$92,500
$92,500
$92,500
$495,340
$495,340
$289,444
$495,340
$990,680
$1,280,124
2019
23
$1,650,000
$1,650,000
$2,930,124
2020
24
$2,150,000
$2,150,000
$5,080,124
2021
25
$750,000
$750,000
$5,830,124
2022
26
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
$7,030,124
2023
27
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$9,030,124
2024
28
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$11,030,124
2025
29
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$15,030,124
Total
$14,752,624
$277,500
$15,030,124
$15,030,124
2026
30
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
2027
31
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
2028
32
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
Total
$26,752,624
$277,500
$27,030,124

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 $805,680 $185,000 - $990,680
2 $1,846,944 $92,500 - $1,939,444
1 $2,150,000 - - $2,150,000
2 $1,950,000 - - $1,950,000
3 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2021-22 SEA Dec 28, 2021 - Dec 31, 2021 0 COVID-19
  • Jun 18, 2025 Signed a 4 year $16 million contract extension with Chicago (CHI)
  • Jul 01, 2023 Signed a 2 year $4 million contract with Chicago (CHI)
  • Jul 27, 2022 Signed a 1 year $1.2 million contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Sep 12, 2021 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Oct 05, 2020 Traded to San Jose (SJS) from Minnesota (MIN) for 2021 3rd round pick
  • Jul 16, 2019 Signed a 2 year $3.9 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Feb 20, 2019 Traded to Minnesota (MIN) from Boston (BOS) with 2019 4th round pick (#99) for Charlie Coyle
  • Mar 18, 2018 Signed a 2 year $2.7 million contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Jun 28, 2014 Drafted by Boston (BOS): Round 2 (#56 overall)
Year Team GP G MIN A PTS +/- SOG S% PPG PPA SHG SHA Blk Hit PIM FO Won
2025 CHI 61 13 904 12 0 -8 89 .146 1 1 0 0 13 66 34 104
2024 CHI 80 31 1,304 31 0 -15 182 .170 5 9 0 0 18 104 41 234
2023 CHI 78 12 1,091 18 30 -13 149 .081 1 2 0 0 24 95 26 98
2022 SEA 71 14 799 13 27 16 122 .115 0 2 0 0 12 69 46 62
2021 SEA 74 16 1,020 15 31 -13 159 .101 1 0 0 0 17 70 40 15
2020 SJ 50 6 630 14 20 -10 104 .058 2 4 0 0 21 50 10 27
2019 MIN 62 14 659 9 23 5 95 .147 0 2 0 0 14 53 12 40
2018 MIN 56 10 767 15 25 -15 139 .072 3 5 0 0 21 24 6 11
2017 BOS 12 5 176 4 9 2 24 .208 2 2 0 0 2 6 2 12
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