Chris Driedger
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Florida Panthers, Goaltenders
Age: 30-120d (May 18, 1994)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: CA
Drafted: Round 3 (#76 overall), 2012
2024-2024 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Chris Driedger signed a 1 year , $795,000 contract with the Florida Panthers, including $795,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $795,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $795,000
Average Salary:
$795,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 |
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30 | $795,000 | 0.90% | $795,000 | $795,000 | |
2025-26 |
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31 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 |
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30 | $795,000 | $795,000 | 0.90% | |
2025-26 |
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31 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 |
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30 | $795,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 | $795,000 |
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2021-2023 Free Agent
Chris Driedger signed a 3 year , $10,500,000 contract with the Seattle Kraken, including $10,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,500,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $10,500,000
Average Salary:
$3,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2019-2020 Extension
Chris Driedger signed a 2 year , $1,700,000 contract with the Florida Panthers, including $100,000 signing bonus, $1,700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $850,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,700,000
Average Salary:
$850,000
Signing Bonus:
$100,000
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
2018-2018
Chris Driedger signed a 1 year , $650,000 contract with the Florida Panthers, including $650,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $650,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $650,000
Average Salary:
$650,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2019 / UFA
2017-2017
Chris Driedger signed a 1 year , $735,000 contract with the Ottawa Senators, including $735,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $735,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $735,000
Average Salary:
$735,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2018 / UFA
2014-2016
Chris Driedger signed a 3 year , $2,265,000 contract with the Ottawa Senators, including $2,265,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $755,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,265,000
Average Salary:
$755,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2017 / RFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$13,082,043
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 20 |
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Active
|
$102,043 |
$102,043 |
|
2016 | 22 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$780,000 |
$882,043 |
|
2019 | 25 |
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Active
|
$750,000 |
$1,632,043 |
|
2020 | 26 |
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Active
|
$950,000 |
$2,582,043 |
|
2021 | 27 |
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Active
|
$2,500,000 |
$5,082,043 |
|
2022 | 28 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$3,500,000 |
$8,582,043 |
|
2023 | 29 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$4,500,000 |
$13,082,043 |
|
Total |
$13,082,043 |
$13,082,043 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 |
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20 |
$102,043
|
$102,043 |
$102,043 |
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2016 |
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22 |
$780,000
|
$780,000 |
$882,043 |
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2019 |
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25 |
$750,000
|
$750,000 |
$1,632,043 |
||
2020 |
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26 |
$850,000
|
$100,000 |
$950,000 |
$2,582,043 |
|
2021 |
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27 |
$2,500,000
|
$2,500,000 |
$5,082,043 |
||
2022 |
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28 |
$3,500,000
|
$3,500,000 |
$8,582,043 |
||
2023 |
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29 |
$4,500,000
|
$4,500,000 |
$13,082,043 |
||
Total |
$12,982,043 |
$100,000 |
$13,082,043 |
$13,082,043 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$882,043 | - | - | $882,043 |
2 |
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$1,600,000 | $100,000 | - | $1,700,000 |
3 |
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$10,500,000 | - | - | $10,500,000 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
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2019-20 |
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Feb 03, 2020 - Mar 05, 2020 | 0 | Upper Body |
2021-22 |
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Oct 19, 2021 - Nov 02, 2021 | 0 | Undisclosed |
2021-22 |
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Dec 01, 2021 - Dec 11, 2021 | 0 | Undisclosed |
2021-22 |
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Jan 16, 2022 - Jan 27, 2022 | 0 | COVID-19 |
2022-23 |
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Oct 10, 2022 - Feb 24, 2023 | 0 | Undisclosed |
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Jul 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $795,000 contract with Florida (FLA)
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Feb 24, 2023 Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
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Jul 21, 2021 Signed a 3 year $10.5 million contract with Seattle (SEA)
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Apr 30, 2019 Signed a 2 year $1.7 million contract extension with Florida (FLA)
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Feb 24, 2019 Signed a minor league contract with Florida (FLA)
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Jul 04, 2017 Signed a 1 year $735,000 contract with Ottawa (OTT)
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Jun 23, 2012 Drafted by Ottawa (OTT): Round 3 (#76 overall)
Year | Team | GP | W | L | SV | SO | GAA | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | SEA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 2.50 | .917 |
2021 | SEA | 27 | 9 | 14 | 649 | 1 | 2.96 | .899 |
2020 | FLA | 23 | 14 | 6 | 593 | 3 | 2.07 | .927 |
2019 | FLA | 12 | 7 | 2 | 332 | 1 | 2.05 | .938 |
2016 | OTT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6.00 | .733 |
2015 | OTT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
2014 | OTT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |