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RW · Utah Mammoth · Shoots R · Age 28NHL
Kailer Yamamoto$1.75M cap hit through 2027-28
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit1.7% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $1.75M
- Contract yearExpires after 2027-28
- 1 of 2
- Expiry statusAge 29 at expiry
- UFA
1.7%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
B
-$128Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 66th percentile among F peers
6 GP · low availability2 G · 4 A · 6 PTS
Contracts7 on record
2-Year StandardActive
UFA2026-28'|$1.75MAAV|$3.50Mtotal|Signed Jun 29, 2026
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | — | $1.75M | 1.7% | $1.75M | $0 | $1.75M | -$1.8M | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2027-28 | — | $1.75M | 1.5% | $1.75M | $0 | $1.75M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $3.50M | $0 | $3.50M | -$1.8M | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
1-Year Standard
UFA2025-26'|$775.0KAAV|$775.0Ktotal|Signed Jul 1, 2025
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | — | $775.0K | 0.8% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | +$1.7M | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Total | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | +$1.7M | 13 | 10 | 23 | |||
1-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | — | $775.0K | 0.9% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$458K | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$458K | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
1-Year Standard
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | — | $1.50M | 1.8% | $1.50M | $0 | $1.50M | -$19K | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Total | $1.50M | $0 | $1.50M | -$19K | 8 | 8 | 16 | |||
2-Year Standard
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | — | $3.10M | 3.8% | $2.70M | $300.0K | $3.00M | -$894K | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 2023-24 | — | $3.10M | 3.7% | $3.20M | $0 | $3.20M | -$19K | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Total | $5.90M | $300.0K | $6.20M | -$913K | 18 | 23 | 41 | |||
1-Year Standard
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | $1.18M | 1.4% | $1.18M | $0 | $1.18M | +$2.2M | 20 | 21 | 41 |
| Total | $1.18M | $0 | $1.18M | +$2.2M | 20 | 21 | 41 | |||
4-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | — | $925.0K | 1.2% | $0 | $92.5K | $92.5K | -$500K | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | — | $894.2K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | -$545K | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | — | $894.2K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$1.6M | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2020-21 | — | $894.2K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $0 | $832.5K | +$1.7M | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Total | $2.50M | $277.5K | $2.77M | +$2.2M | 20 | 32 | 52 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ExtensionUTAJun 29, 2026
Re-signed to a 2-year $3.5M contract extension.
- SigningUTAJul 1, 2025
Re-signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year $775K two-way contract.
2024-25
- Non tenderUTAJun 30, 2025
Not tendered a qualifying offer, becoming an unrestricted free agent.
- Waiver placedUTAOct 25, 2024
Placed on waivers.
- SigningUTAOct 6, 2024
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year $775K two-way contract.
- SigningUTASep 11, 2024
Signed unrestricted free agent to a professional try-out contract.
2023-24
- SigningSEAJul 2, 2023
Signed free agent to a 1-year $1.5M contract.
- TerminationDETJul 1, 2023
Released.
2022-23
- Waiver placedDETJun 30, 2023
Placed on waivers (team bought out contract).
- TradeDETJun 29, 2023
Traded in a deal with the Oilers.
- ActivatedEDMFeb 17, 2023
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveEDMJan 17, 2023
Placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury.
- InjuryEDMJan 14, 2023
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
- ActivatedEDMDec 5, 2022
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryEDMNov 10, 2022
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.