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NHL
Cayden Primeau
Cayden Primeau
Carolina Hurricanes, Goaltenders
Age: 26y-6m-26d (Aug 11, 1999)
Country: US
Drafted: Round 7 (#199 overall), 2017
2025-2025 Extension (CURRENT)
Cayden Primeau signed a 1 year, $775,000 contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, 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
| Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 |
|
26 | $775,000 | 0.81% | $775,000 | $775,000 | ||||
| 2026-27 |
|
27 |
UFA |
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| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2025-26 |
|
26 | $129,166 | 0.14% | $129,166 | - | ||||
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 |
|
26 | $775,000 | $775,000 | 0.81% | |||||
| 2026-27 |
|
27 |
UFA |
|||||||
| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2025-26 |
|
26 | $129,166 | $129,166 | 0.14% | |||||
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 |
|
26 | $775,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | ||||
| Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
| 2025-26 |
|
26 | - | $129,166 | $129,166 | - | - | $129,166 | $129,166 | |||
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2024 Extension
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,670,000
Average Salary:
$890,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / RFA
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2019-2021 Rookie
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,900,000
Average Salary:
$966,667
Signing Bonus:
$277,500
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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Seasons
Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$3,563,037
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$792,500 |
$792,500 |
|
| 2020 | 21 |
|
Active
|
$257,571 |
$1,050,071 |
|
| 2021 | 22 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$392,236 |
$1,442,307 |
|
| 2022 | 23 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$91,564 |
$1,533,871 |
|
| 2023 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$800,000 |
$2,333,871 |
|
| 2024 | 25 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$1,100,000 |
$3,433,871 |
|
| 2025 | 26 |
|
Retained
|
$129,166 |
$3,563,037 |
|
| Total |
$3,563,037 |
$3,563,037 |
||||
| Total |
$3,563,037 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
|
$3,156,371 | $277,500 | - | $3,433,871 |
| 1 |
|
$129,166 | - | - | $129,166 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
|
20 |
$700,000
|
$92,500 |
$792,500 |
$792,500 |
|
| 2020 |
|
21 |
$165,071
|
$92,500 |
$257,571 |
$1,050,071 |
|
| 2021 |
|
22 |
$299,736
|
$92,500 |
$392,236 |
$1,442,307 |
|
| 2022 |
|
23 |
$91,564
|
$91,564 |
$1,533,871 |
||
| 2023 |
|
24 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
$2,333,871 |
||
| 2024 |
|
25 |
$1,100,000
|
$1,100,000 |
$3,433,871 |
||
| 2025 |
|
26 |
$129,166
|
$129,166 |
$3,563,037 |
||
| Total |
$3,285,537 |
$277,500 |
$3,563,037 |
$3,563,037 |
|||
| Total |
$3,285,537 |
$277,500 |
$3,563,037 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
|
$3,156,371 | $277,500 | - | $3,433,871 |
| 1 |
|
$129,166 | - | - | $129,166 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 |
MTL |
Dec 30, 2021 - Jan 10, 2022 | 0 | COVID-19 |
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Nov 08, 2025
Claimed off waivers by Carolina (CAR)
-
Oct 06, 2025
Claimed off waivers by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jul 02, 2025
Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract extension with Carolina (CAR)
-
Jun 30, 2025
Traded to Carolina (CAR) from Montreal (MTL) for 2026 7th round pick
-
Apr 09, 2023
Demoted to the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
-
Apr 08, 2023
Promoted from the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
-
Apr 07, 2023
Demoted to the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
-
Apr 04, 2023
Promoted from the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
-
Mar 29, 2023
Demoted to the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
-
Mar 28, 2023
Promoted from the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
-
Jan 25, 2023
Demoted to the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
-
Jan 09, 2023
Promoted from the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
-
Oct 18, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
-
Oct 17, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
-
Sep 08, 2022
Signed a 3 year $2.67 million contract with Montreal (MTL)
-
Mar 31, 2019
Signed a 3 year $2.9 million contract with Montreal (MTL)
-
Jun 24, 2017
Drafted by Montreal (MTL): Round 7 (#199 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | W | L | SV | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TOR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 |
| 2024 | MON | 11 | 2 | 3 | 209 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 |
| 2023 | MON | 23 | 8 | 9 | 665 | 2 | 2.99 | .910 |
| 2022 | MON | 3 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 3.45 | .852 |
| 2021 | MON | 12 | 1 | 7 | 262 | 0 | 4.62 | .868 |
| 2020 | MON | 4 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 4.16 | .849 |
| 2019 | MON | 2 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 2.52 | .931 |
