When the Edmonton Oilers signed captain Connor McDavid to an eight-year, $100-million extension this week, there was plenty of speculation about the details of his contract.
Sources have provided Sportsnet with a breakdown of the deal, which features an average annual value of $12.5 million, the highest annual cap hit in league history.
Here’s a year-by-year look at the contract.
| Season | Salary | Signing Bonus (incl. in salary) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | $15,000,000 | $13,000,000 |
| 2019-2020 | $15,000,000 | $13,000,000 |
| 2020-2021 | $14,000,000 | $13,000,000 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,000,000 | $11,000,000 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,000,000 | $7,000,000 |
| 2025-2026 | $10,000,000 | $7,000,000 |
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