Zach Aston-Reese
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Vegas Golden Knights, Center
Age: 30-36d (Aug 10, 1994)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Northeastern
Drafted: Undrafted, PIT, 2017
Agent(s): Wasserman
2024-2024 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Zach Aston-Reese signed a 1 year , $775,000 contract with the Vegas Golden Knights, including $775,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $775,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $775,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
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 | $775,000 | 0.88% | $775,000 | $775,000 | |
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 | $775,000 | $775,000 | 0.88% | |
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 | $775,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 |
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Free Agent
Zach Aston-Reese signed a 1 year , $775,000 contract with the Detroit Red Wings, including $775,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $775,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $775,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2022-2022 Free Agent
Zach Aston-Reese signed a 1 year , $840,630 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, including $840,630 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $840,630.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $840,630
Average Salary:
$840,630
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2021-2021 Extension
Zach Aston-Reese signed a 1 year , $1,725,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, including $1,725,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,725,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,725,000
Average Salary:
$1,725,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2019-2020
Zach Aston-Reese signed a 2 year , $2,000,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, including $2,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$1,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2021 / RFA
2017-2018 Rookie
Zach Aston-Reese signed a 2 year , $1,850,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, including $185,000 signing bonus, $1,850,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $925,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,850,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$185,000
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$6,222,501
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 23 |
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Active
|
$474,371 |
$474,371 |
|
2018 | 24 |
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Active
|
$832,500 |
$1,306,871 |
|
2019 | 25 |
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Active
|
$1,000,000 |
$2,306,871 |
|
2020 | 26 |
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Active
|
$1,000,000 |
$3,306,871 |
|
2021 | 27 |
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Active
Retained
|
$336,375 $1,388,625 |
$3,643,246 $5,031,871 |
|
2022 | 28 |
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Active
|
$840,630 |
$5,872,501 |
|
2023 | 29 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$350,000 |
$6,222,501 |
|
Total |
$6,222,501 |
$6,222,501 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 |
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23 |
$289,372
|
$185,000 |
$474,371 |
$474,371 |
|
2018 |
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24 |
$832,500
|
$832,500 |
$1,306,871 |
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2019 |
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25 |
$1,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$2,306,871 |
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2020 |
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26 |
$1,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$3,306,871 |
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2021 |
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27 |
$336,375 $1,388,625
|
$336,375 $1,388,625 |
$3,643,246 $5,031,871 |
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2022 |
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28 |
$840,630
|
$840,630 |
$5,872,501 |
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2023 |
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29 |
$350,000
|
$350,000 |
$6,222,501 |
||
Total |
$6,037,502 |
$185,000 |
$6,222,501 |
$6,222,501 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 |
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$4,510,497 | $185,000 | - | $4,695,496 |
1 |
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$336,375 | - | - | $336,375 |
1 |
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$840,630 | - | - | $840,630 |
1 |
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$350,000 | - | - | $350,000 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 |
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Jan 09, 2019 - Feb 13, 2019 | 0 | Upper Body |
2020-21 |
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Jan 13, 2021 - Feb 11, 2021 | 0 | Shoulder |
2021-22 |
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Jan 11, 2022 - Jan 20, 2022 | 0 | COVID-19 |
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Jul 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract with Las Vegas (VGK)
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Apr 10, 2024 Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Mar 31, 2024 Demoted to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Mar 29, 2024 Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Jan 07, 2024 Demoted to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Jan 01, 2024 Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Dec 15, 2023 Demoted to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Dec 11, 2023 Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Oct 15, 2023 Demoted to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Oct 14, 2023 Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Oct 08, 2023 Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract with Detroit (DET)
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Oct 09, 2022 Signed a 1 year $840,630 contract with Toronto (TOR)
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Mar 21, 2022 Traded to Anaheim (ANA) from Pittsburgh (PIT) with Dominik Simon , Calle Clang and 2022 2nd round pick for Rickard Rakell
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Aug 05, 2021 Signed a 1 year $1.725 million contract extension with Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Jul 22, 2019 Signed a 2 year $2 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT), settling in arbitration
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Mar 14, 2017 Signed a 2 year $1.85 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | Blk | Hit | PIM | FO Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | TOR | 77 | 10 | 4 | 14 | -6 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 163 | 25 | 7 |
2021 | ANA | 69 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 231 | 28 | 4 |
2020 | PIT | 45 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 95 | 15 | 7 |
2019 | PIT | 57 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 136 | 28 | 7 |
2018 | PIT | 43 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 138 | 26 | 8 |
2017 | PIT | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 1 |