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C · Seattle Kraken · Shoots R · Age 31AHL
John Hayden$850.0K cap hit through 2026-27
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit0.8% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $850.0K
- Contract yearExpires after 2026-27
- 2 of 2
- Expiry statusAge 32 at expiry
- UFA
0.8%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
No value receipt yet
The value grade needs a season of synced stats. It appears once the NHL stats sync has run for 2026-27.
Contracts8 on record
2-Year StandardActive
UFA2025-27'|$812.5KAAV|$1.63Mtotal
| 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 | -$813K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-27 | — | $850.0K | 0.8% | $850.0K | $0 | $850.0K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $1.63M | $0 | $1.63M | -$813K | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1-Year Standard
UFA2024-25'|$775.0KAAV|$775.0Ktotal
| 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 | -$564K | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$564K | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
1-Year Standard
UFA2023-24'|$775.0KAAV|$775.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | — | $775.0K | 0.9% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$775K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$775K | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1-Year Standard
UFA2022-23'|$750.0KAAV|$750.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | — | $750.0K | 0.9% | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | -$574K | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | -$574K | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
1-Year Standard
UFA2021-22'|$750.0KAAV|$750.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | — | $750.0K | 0.9% | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | -$417K | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | -$417K | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
1-Year Standard
UFA2020-21'|$750.0KAAV|$750.0Ktotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | $750.0K | 0.9% | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | -$185K | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | -$185K | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
2-Year Standard
UFA2018-20'|$750.0KAAV|$1.50Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | — | $750.0K | 0.9% | $700.0K | $0 | $700.0K | -$379K | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | — | $750.0K | 0.9% | $800.0K | $0 | $800.0K | -$397K | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | $1.50M | $0 | $1.50M | -$776K | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||
2-Year ELC
RFA2016-18'|$925.0KAAV|$1.85Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | — | $925.0K | 1.3% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | -$664K | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | — | $925.0K | 1.2% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | -$83K | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Total | $1.67M | $185.0K | $1.85M | -$747K | 5 | 12 | 17 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- Waiver placedSEAOct 5, 2025
Placed on waivers.
2024-25
- ExtensionSEAMay 28, 2025
Re-signed to a 2-year $1.6M contract extension.
- Waiver placedSEAApr 11, 2025
Placed on waivers.
- Waiver placedSEAOct 5, 2024
Placed on waivers.
2023-24
- ExtensionSEAJun 30, 2024
Re-signed to a 1-year $775K two-way contract extension.
- Waiver placedSEAOct 7, 2023
Placed on waivers.
- SigningSEAJul 1, 2023
Re-signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year $775K two-way contract.
2022-23
- Waiver placedSEAMay 29, 2023
Placed on waivers.
- Injury reserveSEAApr 8, 2023
Placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury — out for the season.
- InjurySEAMar 21, 2023
Out for the season with a lower-body injury.
- Waiver placedSEAOct 9, 2022
Placed on waivers.
- SigningSEAJul 14, 2022
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year $750K two-way contract.
2021-22
- ActivatedBUFMar 27, 2022
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryBUFMar 20, 2022
Day-to-day with a COVID-19.
- SigningBUFJul 29, 2021
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year $750K two-way contract.