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NHL
Nick Blankenburg
Nick Blankenburg
Colorado Avalanche, Defensemen
Age: 27y-9m-24d (May 12, 1998)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: US
Agent(s): Blake Robson (Dynasty Hockey Group)
2025-26 Cap Hit
$775,000
2025-26 Cash
$775,000
Career Earnings
$2,584,748
2024-2025 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Nick Blankenburg signed a 2 year, $1,550,000 contract with the Nashville Predators, including $1,550,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $775,000. In 2025-26, Blankenburg will earn a base salary of $775,000, while carrying a cap hit of $775,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,550,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
26 | $775,000 | 0.88% | $569,076 | $569,076 | ||||
| 2025-26 |
|
27 | $775,000 | 0.81% | $177,584 | $746,660 | ||||
| 2026-27 |
|
28 |
UFA |
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| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2025-26 |
|
27 | $597,416 | 0.63% | $597,416 | - | ||||
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
26 | $775,000 | $775,000 | 0.88% | |||||
| 2025-26 |
|
27 | $775,000 | $775,000 | 0.81% | |||||
| 2026-27 |
|
28 |
UFA |
|||||||
| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2025-26 |
|
27 | $597,416 | $597,416 | 0.63% | |||||
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 |
|
26 | $569,076 | $569,076 | $569,076 | - | $569,076 | $373,330 | ||||
| 2025-26 |
|
27 | $177,584 | $177,584 | $746,660 | - | $373,330 | $177,584 | ||||
| Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
| 2025-26 |
|
27 | $597,416 | $597,416 | - | - | $597,416 | $597,416 | ||||
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2023 Extension
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,650,000
Average Salary:
$825,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / RFA
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2021-2021 Rookie
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $925,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$92,500
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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Seasons
3 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$2,584,748
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$169,222 |
$169,222 |
|
| 2022 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$800,000 |
$969,222 |
|
| 2023 | 25 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$271,450 |
$1,240,672 |
|
| 2024 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$569,076 |
$1,809,748 |
|
| 2025 | 27 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$177,584 $597,416 |
$1,987,332 $2,584,748 |
|
| Total |
$2,584,748 |
$1,987,332 $2,584,748 |
||||
| Total |
$2,584,748 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$1,148,172 | $92,500 | - | $1,240,672 |
| 2 |
|
$1,166,492 | - | - | $1,166,492 |
| 1 |
|
$177,584 | - | - | $177,584 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
23 |
$76,722
|
$92,500 |
$169,222 |
$169,222 |
|
| 2022 |
|
24 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
$969,222 |
||
| 2023 |
|
25 |
$271,450
|
$271,450 |
$1,240,672 |
||
| 2024 |
|
26 |
$569,076
|
$569,076 |
$1,809,748 |
||
| 2025 |
|
27 |
$177,584 $597,416
|
$177,584 $597,416 |
$1,987,332 $2,584,748 |
||
| Total |
$2,492,248 |
$92,500 |
$2,584,748 |
$1,987,332 $2,584,748 |
|||
| Total |
$2,492,248 |
$92,500 |
$2,584,748 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$1,148,172 | $92,500 | - | $1,240,672 |
| 2 |
|
$1,166,492 | - | - | $1,166,492 |
| 1 |
|
$177,584 | - | - | $177,584 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 |
CBJ |
Dec 23, 2024 - Jan 21, 2024 | 0 | Upper Body |
| 2022-23 |
CBJ |
Nov 11, 2022 - Jan 12, 2023 | 0 | Ankle |
| 2022-23 |
CBJ |
Oct 29, 2022 - Nov 04, 2022 | 0 | Upper Body |
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Mar 04, 2026
Traded to Colorado (COL) from Nashville (NSH) for 2027 5th round pick
-
Nov 27, 2024
Promoted from the Minors by Nashville (NSH)
-
Jul 01, 2024
Signed a 2 year $1.55 million contract with Nashville (NSH)
-
Apr 06, 2024
Promoted from the Minors by Columbus (CBJ)
-
Jan 31, 2024
Demoted to the Minors by Columbus (CBJ)
-
Jan 27, 2024
Promoted from the Minors by Columbus (CBJ)
-
Dec 07, 2023
Promoted from the Minors by Columbus (CBJ)
-
Jul 15, 2022
Signed a 2 year $1.65 million contract extension with Columbus (CBJ)
| Year | Team | GP | G | MIN | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | S% | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | Blk | Hit | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NAS | 49 | 6 | 880 | 15 | 0 | -11 | 59 | .102 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 47 | 10 |
| 2024 | NAS | 60 | 4 | 1,173 | 12 | 0 | -2 | 84 | .048 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 53 | 24 |
| 2023 | CBJ | 12 | 1 | 194 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 4 |
| 2022 | CBJ | 36 | 4 | 690 | 10 | 14 | -16 | 50 | .080 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 61 | 16 |
| 2021 | CBJ | 7 | 1 | 123 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 13 | .077 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 4 |
