Adam Gaudette

San Jose Sharks, Center
Age: 29y-5m-2d (Oct 03, 1996)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: Northeastern
Drafted: Round 5 (#149 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Matt Keator (Win Hockey Agency)
2025-26 Cap Hit

$2,000,000

2025-26 Cash

$2,000,000

Career Earnings

$6,755,684

2025-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Adam Gaudette signed a 2 year, $4,000,000 contract with the San Jose Sharks, including $4,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,000,000. In 2025-26, Gaudette will earn a base salary of $2,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $4,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
BUYOUT CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025-26 29 $2,000,000 2.09% $2,000,000 $2,000,000
2026-27 30 $2,000,000 1.92% $2,000,000 $4,000,000
2027-28 31
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cap Hit Cap % League
2025-26 29 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 2.09%
2026-27 30 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 1.92%
2027-28 31
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025-26 29 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 - $2,000,000 $2,000,000
2026-27 30 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 - $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Free Agent

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

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $775,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2022-2022 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2023 / RFA
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2021-2021 Extension

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $997,500
Average Salary:
$997,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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2020-2020

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $950,000
Average Salary:
$950,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2019 Rookie

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $4,475,000
Average Salary:
$1,491,667
Signing Bonus:
$277,500
Free Agent:
2020 / RFA
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Seasons

6 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$6,755,684

Earnings w/ Different Teams

5 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 22
Active
$692,284
$692,284
2019 23
Active
$907,132
$1,599,416
2020 24
Injured
$950,000
$2,549,416
2021 25
Retained
Active
$234,336
$763,164
$2,783,752
$3,546,916
2023 27
Reserve / minor-buried
$450,000
$3,996,916
2024 28
Active
$758,768
$4,755,684
2025 29
Active
$2,000,000
$6,755,684
Total      
$6,755,684
$6,755,684
2026 30
Active
$2,000,000
Total
$8,755,684

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $1,414,416 $185,000 - $1,599,416
2 $1,184,336 - - $1,184,336
2 $1,521,932 - - $1,521,932
1 $450,000 - - $450,000
1 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
22
$599,784
$92,500
$692,284
$692,284
2019
23
$814,632
$92,500
$907,132
$1,599,416
2020
24
$950,000
$950,000
$2,549,416
2021
25
$234,336
$763,164
$234,336
$763,164
$2,783,752
$3,546,916
2023
27
$450,000
$450,000
$3,996,916
2024
28
$758,768
$758,768
$4,755,684
2025
29
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$6,755,684
Total
$6,570,684
$185,000
$6,755,684
$6,755,684
2026
30
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
Total
$8,570,684
$185,000
$8,755,684

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $1,414,416 $185,000 - $1,599,416
2 $1,184,336 - - $1,184,336
2 $1,521,932 - - $1,521,932
1 $450,000 - - $450,000
1 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2025-26 SJS Oct 30, 2025 - Nov 05, 2025 0 Upper Body
2020-21 VAN Mar 31, 2021 - TBD 0 COVID-19
  • Jul 01, 2025 Signed a 2 year $4 million contract with San Jose (SJS)
  • Oct 31, 2024 Promoted from the Minors by Ottawa (OTT)
  • Oct 30, 2024 Demoted to the Minors by Ottawa (OTT)
  • Oct 29, 2024 Promoted from the Minors by Ottawa (OTT)
  • Oct 28, 2024 Demoted to the Minors by Ottawa (OTT)
  • Oct 16, 2024 Promoted from the Minors by Ottawa (OTT)
  • Oct 15, 2024 Demoted to the Minors by Ottawa (OTT)
  • Jul 02, 2024 Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract with Ottawa (OTT)
  • Jan 30, 2024 Demoted to the Minors by St Louis (STL)
  • Jan 17, 2024 Promoted from the Minors by St Louis (STL)
  • Jun 21, 2023 Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract extension with St Louis (STL)
  • Feb 17, 2023 Traded to St Louis (STL) from Toronto (TOR) as part of a 3-team trade: Toronto (TOR) traded 2025 4th round pick to Minnesota (MIN); Toronto (TOR) traded Mikhail Abramov, 2023 1st round pick, 2023 3rd round pick and 2024 2nd round pick to St Louis (STL); Minnesota (MIN) traded Josh Pillar to Toronto (TOR); St Louis (STL) traded Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari to Toronto (TOR)
  • Jul 13, 2022 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Toronto (TOR)
  • Nov 28, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Ottawa (OTT)
  • Jul 26, 2021 Signed a 1 year $997,500 contract extension with Chicago (CHI)
  • Apr 12, 2021 Traded to Chicago (CHI) from Vancouver (VAN) for Matthew Highmore
  • Oct 19, 2020 Signed a 1 year $950,000 contract with Vancouver (VAN)
  • Mar 26, 2018 Signed a 3 year $4.475 million contract with Vancouver (VAN)
  • Jun 27, 2015 Drafted by Vancouver (VAN): Round 5 (#149 overall)
Year Team GP G MIN A PTS +/- SOG S% PPG PPA SHG SHA Blk Hit PIM FO Won
2025 SJ 46 14 541 7 0 -8 69 .203 3 3 0 0 17 41 16 83
2024 OTT 81 19 844 7 0 12 90 .211 3 0 0 0 28 68 12 176
2023 STL 2 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0
2021 OTT 58 5 656 9 14 -9 94 .053 2 0 0 0 10 72 17 56
2020 CHI 40 5 444 6 11 -15 66 .076 0 3 0 0 22 16 12 53
2019 VAN 59 12 730 21 33 -7 75 .160 4 9 0 0 20 29 37 187
2018 VAN 56 5 613 7 12 -8 55 .091 0 2 0 0 15 48 18 150
2017 VAN 5 0 63 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 3 2 6
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