Cayden Primeau

Montreal Canadiens, Goaltenders

Age: 25y-6m-17d (Aug 11, 1999)

Country: US

Drafted: Round 7 (#199 overall), 2017

2022-2024 Extension (CURRENT)

Cayden Primeau signed a 3 year, $2,670,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens, including $2,670,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $890,000.

Contract Terms:

3 yr(s) / $2,670,000

Average Salary:

$890,000

Signing Bonus:

N/A

Free Agent:

2025 / RFA

BUYOUT CONTRACT

Year	Age	Status	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative
2022-23	23	Buried	$890,000	1.08%	$91,564	$91,564
2023-24	24		$890,000	1.07%	$800,000	$891,564
2024-25	25	Buried	$890,000	1.01%	$1,100,000	$1,991,564
2025-26	26	RFA

Year	Age	Status	Base Salary	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap
2022-23	23	Buried	$770,000	$890,000	1.08%
2023-24	24		$800,000	$890,000	1.07%
2024-25	25	Buried	$1,100,000	$890,000	1.01%
2025-26	26	RFA

Year	Age	Status	Base Salary	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining	AYC Cumulative	AYC Remaining
2022-23	23	Buried	$91,564	$91,564	$91,564	-	$91,564	$663,855
2023-24	24		$800,000	$800,000	$891,564	-	$445,782	$950,000
2024-25	25	Buried	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$1,991,564	-	$663,855	$1,100,000

Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2019-2021 Rookie

Contract Terms:

3 yr(s) / $2,900,000

Average Salary:

$966,667

Signing Bonus:

$277,500

Free Agent:

2022 / RFA

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Seasons

Years

Career Earnings thru 2024

$3,433,871

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	Status	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2019	20	Reserve / minor-buried	$792,500	$792,500
2020	21	Active	$257,571	$1,050,071
2021	22	Reserve / minor-buried	$392,236	$1,442,307
2022	23	Reserve / minor-buried	$91,564	$1,533,871
2023	24	Active	$800,000	$2,333,871
2024	25	Reserve / minor-buried	$1,100,000	$3,433,871
Total			$3,433,871	$3,433,871
Total			$3,433,871

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
6		$3,156,371	$277,500	-	$3,433,871

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative
2019	20	$700,000	$92,500	$792,500	$792,500
2020	21	$165,071	$92,500	$257,571	$1,050,071
2021	22	$299,736	$92,500	$392,236	$1,442,307
2022	23	$91,564		$91,564	$1,533,871
2023	24	$800,000		$800,000	$2,333,871
2024	25	$1,100,000		$1,100,000	$3,433,871
Total		$3,156,371	$277,500	$3,433,871	$3,433,871
Total		$3,156,371	$277,500	$3,433,871

Earnings Per Team

Years	Team	Base	Signing	Incentives	Cash Cumulative
6		$3,156,371	$277,500	-	$3,433,871

Injuries

Year		Dates	Games Missed	Reason
2021-22	MTL	Dec 30, 2021 - Jan 10, 2022	0	COVID-19

Apr 09, 2023 Demoted to the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
Apr 08, 2023 Promoted from the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
Apr 07, 2023 Demoted to the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
Apr 04, 2023 Promoted from the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
Mar 29, 2023 Demoted to the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
Mar 28, 2023 Promoted from the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
Jan 25, 2023 Demoted to the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
Jan 09, 2023 Promoted from the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
Oct 18, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
Oct 17, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Montreal (MTL)
Sep 08, 2022 Signed a 3 year $2.67 million contract with Montreal (MTL)
Mar 31, 2019 Signed a 3 year $2.9 million contract with Montreal (MTL)
Jun 24, 2017 Drafted by Montreal (MTL): Round 7 (#199 overall)

Year	Team	GP	W	L	SV	SO	GAA	SV%
2024	MON	11	2	3	209	0	0.00	.000
2023	MON	23	8	9	665	2	2.99	.910
2022	MON	3	0	2	46	0	3.45	.852
2021	MON	12	1	7	262	0	4.62	.868
2020	MON	4	1	2	79	0	4.16	.849
2019	MON	2	1	1	67	0	2.52	.931