Danton Heinen

Pittsburgh Penguins, Center
Age: 29y-7m-16d (Jul 05, 1995)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: CA
College: Denver
Drafted: Round 4 (#116 overall), 2014
2024-25 Cap Hit

$2,250,000

2024-25 Cash

$2,500,000

Career Earnings

$13,511,418

2024-2025 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Danton Heinen signed a 2 year, $4,500,000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks, including $2,950,000 signing bonus, $4,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,250,000. In 2024-25, Heinen will earn a base salary of $775,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,250,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $4,500,000
Average Salary:
$2,250,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,950,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
BUYOUT CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024-25 29 $2,250,000 2.56% $306,736 $306,736
2025-26 30 $2,250,000 2.36% $2,000,000 $2,306,736
2026-27 31
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Signing Proration Cap Hit Cap % League Cap
2024-25 29 $775,000 $1,725,000 $2,250,000 2.56%
2025-26 30 $775,000 $1,225,000 $2,250,000 2.36%
2026-27 31
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024-25 29 $306,736 - $306,736 $306,736 - $306,736 $1,153,368
2025-26 30 $775,000 $1,225,000 $2,000,000 $2,306,736 - $1,153,368 $2,000,000
Retained/Dead Cash
2024-25 29 $468,264 $1,725,000 $2,193,264 - - $2,193,264 $2,193,264
Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $775,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2022-2022 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,000,000
Average Salary:
$1,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2021-2021 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,100,000
Average Salary:
$1,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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2019-2020

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $5,600,000
Average Salary:
$2,800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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2016-2018 Rookie

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,987,500
Average Salary:
$995,833
Signing Bonus:
$277,500
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
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Seasons

6 Years

Career Earnings thru 2024

$13,511,418

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 21
Reserve / minor-buried
$767,500
$767,500
2017 22
Active
$925,000
$1,692,500
2018 23
Active
$925,000
$2,617,500
2019 24
Active
Retained
$622,708
$2,202,292
$3,240,208
$5,442,500
2020 25
Active
$2,775,000
$8,217,500
2021 26
Active
$1,100,000
$9,317,500
2022 27
Active
$1,000,000
$10,317,500
2023 28
Active
$693,918
$11,011,418
2024 29
Active
Retained
$306,736
$2,193,264
$11,318,154
$13,511,418
Total      
$13,511,418
$11,318,154
$13,511,418
2025 30
Active
$2,000,000
Total
$15,511,418

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $5,236,210 $277,500 - $5,513,710
2 $3,397,708 - - $3,397,708
3 $2,406,736 - - $2,406,736
1 $468,264 $1,725,000 - $2,193,264
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
21
$675,000
$92,500
$767,500
$767,500
2017
22
$832,500
$92,500
$925,000
$1,692,500
2018
23
$832,500
$92,500
$925,000
$2,617,500
2019
24
$622,708
$2,202,292
$622,708
$2,202,292
$3,240,208
$5,442,500
2020
25
$2,775,000
$2,775,000
$8,217,500
2021
26
$1,100,000
$1,100,000
$9,317,500
2022
27
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$10,317,500
2023
28
$693,918
$693,918
$11,011,418
2024
29
$306,736
$468,264
$1,725,000
$306,736
$2,193,264
$11,318,154
$13,511,418
Total
$11,508,918
$2,002,500
$13,511,418
$11,318,154
$13,511,418
2025
30
$775,000
$1,225,000
$2,000,000
Total
$12,283,918
$3,227,500
$15,511,418

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $5,236,210 $277,500 - $5,513,710
2 $3,397,708 - - $3,397,708
3 $2,406,736 - - $2,406,736
1 $468,264 $1,725,000 - $2,193,264

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2021-22 PIT Jan 11, 2022 - Jan 20, 2022 0 COVID-19
2020-21 ANA Mar 24, 2021 - Mar 26, 2021 0 COVID-19
  • Jan 31, 2025 Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from Vancouver (VAN) with Vincent Desharnais , 2025 1st round pick [Top 13 Protected (NYR)] and Melvin Fernström for Marcus Pettersson and Drew O'Connor
  • Jul 01, 2024 Signed a 2 year $4.5 million contract with Vancouver (VAN)
  • Oct 30, 2023 Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Jul 27, 2022 Signed a 1 year $1 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Jul 29, 2021 Signed a 1 year $1.1 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Feb 24, 2020 Traded to Anaheim (ANA) from Boston (BOS) for Nicholas Ritchie
  • Jul 09, 2019 Signed a 2 year $5.6 million contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Apr 11, 2016 Signed a 3 year $2.9 million contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Jun 28, 2014 Drafted by Boston (BOS): Round 4 (#116 overall)
Year Team GP G A PTS +/- SOG PPG PPA SHG SHA Blk Hit PIM FO Won
2024 PIT 55 6 13 0 -1 55 1 1 0 0 28 57 31 14
2023 BOS 74 17 19 36 16 119 1 0 1 0 46 78 28 12
2022 PIT 65 8 14 22 -5 96 1 1 0 0 26 76 12 2
2021 PIT 76 18 15 33 6 138 3 1 0 0 33 66 16 0
2020 ANA 43 7 7 14 -9 76 1 0 0 0 30 32 1
2019 ANA 67 10 16 26 -2 109 3 3 1 2 34 35 10 5
2018 BOS 77 11 23 34 13 114 1 6 0 0 36 54 16 2
2017 BOS 77 16 31 47 10 135 2 10 1 0 33 45 16 10
2016 BOS 8 0 0 0 -3 7 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 0

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TRANSACTIONS

Jan 31, 2025
Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from Vancouver (VAN) with Vincent Desharnais , 2025 1st round pick [Top 13 Protected (NYR)] and Melvin Fernström for Marcus Pettersson and Drew O'Connor
Jul 01, 2024
Signed a 2 year $4.5 million contract with Vancouver (VAN)
Oct 30, 2023
Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract with Boston (BOS)
Jul 27, 2022
Signed a 1 year $1 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
Jul 29, 2021
Signed a 1 year $1.1 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
Feb 24, 2020
Traded to Anaheim (ANA) from Boston (BOS) for Nicholas Ritchie
Jul 09, 2019
Signed a 2 year $5.6 million contract with Boston (BOS)
Apr 11, 2016
Signed a 3 year $2.9 million contract with Boston (BOS)
Jun 28, 2014
Drafted by Boston (BOS): Round 4 (#116 overall)

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