Casey Nelson

Buffalo Sabres, Defensemen
Age: 32y-7m-26d (Jul 18, 1992)
Country: US
College: Minnesota State
Drafted: Undrafted, BUF, 2016
RETIRED
2020-2020
Casey Nelson signed a 1 year, $700,000 contract with the Buffalo Sabres, including $700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 |
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28 | $700,000 | 0.86% | $700,000 | $700,000 | |
2021-22 |
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29 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 |
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28 | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.86% | |
2021-22 |
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29 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 |
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28 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2018-2019 Extension
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,625,000
Average Salary:
$812,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
2016-2017 Rookie
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,300,000
Average Salary:
$650,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2018 / UFA
Seasons
Years
Career Earnings thru 2024
$1,771,540
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 24 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$650,000 |
$650,000 |
|
2017 | 25 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$321,540 |
$971,540 |
|
2018 | 26 |
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Active
|
$800,000 |
$1,771,540 |
|
Total |
$1,771,540 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$1,771,540 | - | - | $1,771,540 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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24 |
$650,000
|
$650,000 |
$650,000 |
||
2017 |
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25 |
$321,540
|
$321,540 |
$971,540 |
||
2018 |
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26 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
$1,771,540 |
||
Total |
$1,771,540 |
$1,771,540 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$1,771,540 | - | - | $1,771,540 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 |
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Dec 07, 2018 - Feb 20, 2019 | 0 | Upper Body |
Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | Blk | Hit | PIM | FO Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | BUF | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 44 | 13 | 0 |
2017 | BUF | 37 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -14 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 0 |
2016 | BUF | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
2015 | BUF | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 |