John Hayden

Seattle Kraken, Center
Age: 30y-0m-7d (Feb 14, 1995)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: Yale
Drafted: Undrafted, CHI, 2017
2024-2024 Extension (CURRENT)
John Hayden signed a 1 year, $775,000 contract with the Seattle Kraken, 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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29 |
Buried
|
$775,000 | 0.88% | $775,000 | $775,000 |
2025-26 |
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30 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 |
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29 |
Buried
|
$775,000 | $775,000 | 0.88% |
2025-26 |
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30 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 |
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29 |
Buried |
$775,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 |
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
2022-2022 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2021-2021 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2020-2020
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
2018-2019 Extension
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,500,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
2016-2017 Rookie
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,850,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$185,000
Free Agent:
2018 / RFA
Seasons
6 Years
Career Earnings thru 2024
$4,894,680
Earnings w/ Different Teams
5 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 21 |
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Active
|
$319,125 |
$319,125 |
|
2017 | 22 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$565,387 |
$884,512 |
|
2018 | 23 |
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Active
|
$700,000 |
$1,584,512 |
|
2019 | 24 |
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Active
|
$800,000 |
$2,384,512 |
|
2020 | 25 |
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Active
|
$750,000 |
$3,134,512 |
|
2021 | 26 |
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Active
|
$750,000 |
$3,884,512 |
|
2022 | 27 |
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Injured
|
$198,646 |
$4,083,158 |
|
2023 | 28 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$36,522 |
$4,119,680 |
|
2024 | 29 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$775,000 |
$4,894,680 |
|
Total |
$4,894,680 |
$4,894,680 |
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Total |
$4,894,680 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$1,399,513 | $185,000 | - | $1,584,512 |
1 |
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$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 |
1 |
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$750,000 | - | - | $750,000 |
1 |
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$750,000 | - | - | $750,000 |
3 |
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$1,010,168 | - | - | $1,010,168 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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21 |
$134,125
|
$185,000 |
$319,125 |
$319,125 |
|
2017 |
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22 |
$565,388
|
$565,387 |
$884,512 |
||
2018 |
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23 |
$700,000
|
$700,000 |
$1,584,512 |
||
2019 |
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24 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
$2,384,512 |
||
2020 |
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25 |
$750,000
|
$750,000 |
$3,134,512 |
||
2021 |
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26 |
$750,000
|
$750,000 |
$3,884,512 |
||
2022 |
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27 |
$198,646
|
$198,646 |
$4,083,158 |
||
2023 |
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28 |
$36,522
|
$36,522 |
$4,119,680 |
||
2024 |
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29 |
$775,000
|
$775,000 |
$4,894,680 |
||
Total |
$4,709,681 |
$185,000 |
$4,894,680 |
$4,894,680 |
|||
Total |
$4,709,681 |
$185,000 |
$4,894,680 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$1,399,513 | $185,000 | - | $1,584,512 |
1 |
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$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 |
1 |
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$750,000 | - | - | $750,000 |
1 |
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$750,000 | - | - | $750,000 |
3 |
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$1,010,168 | - | - | $1,010,168 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022-23 |
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Apr 08, 2023 - TBD | 0 | Lower Body |
2020-21 |
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Feb 27, 2021 - Mar 03, 2021 | 0 | COVID-19 |
2020-21 |
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Feb 12, 2021 - Feb 15, 2021 | 0 | COVID-19 |
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Nov 06, 2024 Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
-
Oct 28, 2024 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
-
Jun 30, 2024 Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract extension with Seattle (SEA)
-
Jan 25, 2024 Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
-
Jan 16, 2024 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
-
Jul 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract with Seattle (SEA)
-
Mar 15, 2023 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
-
Feb 17, 2023 Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
-
Feb 09, 2023 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
-
Jan 29, 2023 Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
-
Jan 24, 2023 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
-
Jan 22, 2023 Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
-
Jan 16, 2023 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
-
Jul 14, 2022 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Seattle (SEA)
-
Jul 29, 2021 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Buffalo (BUF)
-
Oct 09, 2020 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Arizona (AZ)
-
Feb 28, 2020 Fined $2,016 Cross-checking Tyler Bertuzzi (DET)
-
Jun 22, 2019 Traded to New Jersey (NJD) from Chicago (CHI) for John Quenneville
-
Jun 15, 2018 Signed a 2 year $1.5 million contract extension with Chicago (CHI)
-
Mar 12, 2017 Signed a 2 year $1.85 million contract with Chicago (CHI)
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 28, 2020 |
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Cross-checking Tyler Bertuzzi (DET) | $2,016 | |
Fines: 1 | $2,016 |
Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | Blk | Hit | PIM | FO Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | SEA | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
2023 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
2022 | SEA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
2021 | BUF | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -12 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 104 | 84 | 2 |
2020 | ARI | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 84 | 37 | 4 |
2019 | NJ | 43 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 87 | 77 | 4 |
2018 | CHI | 54 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 97 | 27 | 7 |
2017 | CHI | 47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 118 | 54 | 12 |
2016 | CHI | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 0 |