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LD · Minnesota Wild · Shoots L · Age 28NHL
Matt Kiersted$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 29 at expiry
- UFA
0.8%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
A
-$30Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 94th percentile among D peers
3 GP · low availability0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Contracts4 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 | -$637K | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-27 | — | $850.0K | 0.8% | $850.0K | $0 | $850.0K | -$813K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | $1.63M | $0 | $1.63M | -$1.4M | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
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 | -$609K | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | -$609K | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
2-Year Standard
UFA2022-24'|$762.5KAAV|$1.52Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | — | $762.5K | 0.9% | $750.0K | $0 | $750.0K | -$189K | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | — | $762.5K | 0.9% | $775.0K | $0 | $775.0K | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $1.52M | $0 | $1.52M | -$189K | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
2-Year ELC
RFA2020-22'|$858.8KAAV|$1.72Mtotal
| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | $858.8K | 1.1% | $700.0K | $92.5K | $792.5K | -$859K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | — | $858.8K | 1.1% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | -$596K | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | $1.53M | $185.0K | $1.72M | -$1.5M | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- Waiver placedMINJan 10, 2026
Placed on waivers.
- Waiver placedMINSep 29, 2025
Placed on waivers.
- SigningMINJul 2, 2025
Signed unrestricted free agent to a 2-year $1.6M two-way contract.
2024-25
- Waiver placedFLAOct 5, 2024
Placed on waivers.
2023-24
- ExtensionFLAJun 28, 2024
Re-signed to a 1-year two-way contract extension.
- Waiver placedFLAOct 6, 2023
Placed on waivers.
2021-22
- ExtensionFLAJun 27, 2022
Re-signed to a 2-year $1.5M contract extension.
2020-21
- SigningFLAApr 1, 2021
Signed undrafted free agent to a 2-year $2.7M entry-level contract.