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C · Carolina Hurricanes · Shoots L · Age 26NHL
Jesperi Kotkaniemi$4.82M cap hit through 2029-30
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit4.6% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $4.82M
- Contract yearExpires after 2029-30
- 5 of 8
- Expiry statusAge 30 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- M-NTC
4.6%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
D
-$588Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 30th percentile among F peers
10 GP · low availability2 G · 3 A · 5 PTS
Contracts3 on record
8-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | — | $4.82M | 5.8% | $4.00M | $0 | $4.00M | -$1.0M | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| 2023-24 | — | $4.82M | 5.8% | $4.50M | $0 | $4.50M | -$2.3M | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 2024-25 | — | $4.82M | 5.5% | $4.82M | $0 | $4.82M | -$1.3M | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| 2025-26 | M-NTC | $4.82M | 5.0% | $4.82M | $0 | $4.82M | -$3.9M | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2026-27 | M-NTC | $4.82M | 4.6% | $4.82M | $0 | $4.82M | -$4.8M | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2027-28 | M-NTC | $4.82M | 4.2% | $5.20M | $0 | $5.20M | — | — | — | — |
| 2028-29 | M-NTC | $4.82M | 3.9% | $5.20M | $0 | $5.20M | — | — | — | — |
| 2029-30 | M-NTC | $4.82M | 3.6% | $5.20M | $0 | $5.20M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $38.56M | $0 | $38.56M | -$13.4M | 46 | 71 | 117 | |||
1-Year Standard
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | $6.10M | 7.5% | $6.10M | $0 | $6.10M | -$3.7M | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| Total | $6.10M | $0 | $6.10M | -$3.7M | 12 | 17 | 29 | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | — | $925.0K | 1.2% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$1.6M | 11 | 23 | 34 |
| 2019-20 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | -$218K | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | — | $925.0K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$1.3M | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Total | $2.50M | $277.5K | $2.77M | +$2.7M | 22 | 40 | 62 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedCARDec 11, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCARDec 9, 2025
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- ActivatedCARDec 6, 2025
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveCARNov 25, 2025
Placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.
- InjuryCARNov 15, 2025
Out indefinitely with an ankle injury.
2024-25
- ActivatedCARApr 15, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCARApr 8, 2025
Out indefinitely with an undisclosed injury.
2023-24
- InjuryCARFeb 25, 2024
Fined $5,000 by NHL for elbowing.
2021-22
- ActivatedCARApr 28, 2022
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCARApr 18, 2022
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- ActivatedCARApr 14, 2022
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCARMar 29, 2022
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- ExtensionCARMar 21, 2022
Re-signed to an 8-year $38.6M contract extension.
- ActivatedCARFeb 11, 2022
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCARFeb 6, 2022
Day-to-day with a COVID-19.