US EditionMinnesota Wild Sign Kirill Kaprizov to Richest Deal in NHL History, $136 Million over 8 Years
Kaprizov's eight-year, $136 million deal sets NHL records for total value and average annual salary at $17 million, surpassing previous top contracts, team officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Minnesota Wild signed left wing Kirill Kaprizov to an NHL-record eight-year, $136 million contract extension through the 2033-34 season, general manager Bill Guerin announced.
- Kaprizov's scoring and awards history drove the Wild to reward his 185 goals and 386 points in 319 games, cementing his role as a franchise cornerstone.
- The contract's average annual value is $17 million, the highest in NHL history, surpassing previous totals held by Alex Ovechkin and Leon Draisaitl's $14 million AAV.
- The eight-year term will be one of the last allowed under the new CBA, and this deal secures a franchise cornerstone as Craig Leipold had predicted.
- One week before the NHL season, the announcement followed prolonged talks where Kaprizov rejected a $16 million annual offer and returned from injury with 25 goals and 31 assists in 41 games.
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Minnesota Wild sign Kirill Kaprizov to richest deal in NHL history: $136 million over 8 years
The Minnesota Wild have signed Kirill Kaprizov to the richest contract in NHL history at $136 million over eight years. General manager Bill Guerin announced the record-setting deal Tuesday. Kaprizov will count $17 million against the salary cap beginning next…
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There's never been a better ad for St. Paul than Kirill Kaprizov's new contract. I think by this point in negotiations, most hockey observers assumed that the superstar winger would at least take a sip of all that the NHL had to offer and hit free agency at the end of the season. But there's no need for him to tour New York, or fly to Vancouver, or sample the myriad delicacies of Columbus, Ohio. Kaprizov has decided that he wants to stay put wit…
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