Drew O'Connor

Vancouver Canucks, Left Wing
Age: 26y-8m-13d (Jun 09, 1998)
Exp: 2 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Undrafted, PIT, 2020
2024-25 Cap Hit
$925,000
2024-25 Cash
$925,000
Career Earnings
$3,274,486
2025-2026 Extension (UPCOMING EXTENSION)
Drew O'Connor signed a 2 year, $5,000,000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks, including $5,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,500,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $5,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
Contract Notes
- 12-team no trade clause
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2024 Extension (CURRENT)
Drew O'Connor signed a 2 year, $1,850,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, including $1,850,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $925,000. In 2024-25, O'Connor will earn a base salary of $925,000, while carrying a cap hit of $925,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,850,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 |
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25 | $925,000 | 1.11% | $925,000 | $925,000 |
2024-25 |
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26 | $925,000 | 1.05% | $366,168 | $1,291,168 |
Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 |
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25 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.11% |
2024-25 |
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26 | $925,000 | $925,000 | 1.05% |
Year | Age | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023-24 |
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25 | $925,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | - | $925,000 | $645,584 | ||||
2024-25 |
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26 | $366,168 | $366,168 | $1,291,168 | - | $645,584 | $366,168 | ||||
Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
2024-25 |
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26 | $558,832 | $558,832 | - | - | $558,832 | $558,832 |
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2022 Extension
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2023 / RFA
2020-2021 Rookie
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $3,550,000
Average Salary:
$1,775,000
Signing Bonus:
$185,000
Seasons
2 Years
Career Earnings thru 2024
$3,274,486
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 22 |
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Active / minor-buried
|
$350,872 |
$350,872 |
|
2021 | 23 |
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Active / minor-buried
|
$558,756 |
$909,628 |
|
2022 | 24 |
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Active
|
$514,858 |
$1,424,486 |
|
2023 | 25 |
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Active
|
$925,000 |
$2,349,486 |
|
2024 | 26 |
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Active
Retained
|
$366,168 $558,832 |
$2,715,654 $3,274,486 |
|
Total |
$3,274,486 |
$2,715,654 $3,274,486 |
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2025 | 27 |
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Active
|
$2,850,000 |
||
2026 | 28 |
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Active
|
$2,150,000 |
||
Total |
$8,274,486 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 |
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$2,723,318 | $185,000 | - | $2,908,318 |
1 |
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$366,168 | - | - | $366,168 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 |
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22 |
$258,372
|
$92,500 |
$350,872 |
$350,872 |
|
2021 |
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23 |
$466,256
|
$92,500 |
$558,756 |
$909,628 |
|
2022 |
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24 |
$514,858
|
$514,858 |
$1,424,486 |
||
2023 |
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25 |
$925,000
|
$925,000 |
$2,349,486 |
||
2024 |
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26 |
$366,168 $558,832
|
$366,168 $558,832 |
$2,715,654 $3,274,486 |
||
Total |
$3,089,486 |
$185,000 |
$3,274,486 |
$2,715,654 $3,274,486 |
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2025 |
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27 |
$2,850,000
|
$2,850,000 |
|||
2026 |
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28 |
$2,150,000
|
$2,150,000 |
|||
Total |
$8,089,486 |
$185,000 |
$8,274,486 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 |
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$2,723,318 | $185,000 | - | $2,908,318 |
1 |
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$366,168 | - | - | $366,168 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021-22 |
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Jan 17, 2022 - Feb 20, 2022 | 0 | Undisclosed |
2021-22 |
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Jan 04, 2022 - Jan 10, 2022 | 0 | COVID-19 |
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Feb 18, 2025 Signed a 2 year $5 million contract extension with Vancouver (VAN)
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Jan 31, 2025 Traded to Vancouver (VAN) from Pittsburgh (PIT) with Marcus Pettersson for Danton Heinen, Vincent Desharnais, 2025 1st round pick [Top 13 Protected (NYR)] and Melvin Fernström
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Aug 02, 2023 Signed a 2 year $1.85 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Mar 04, 2023 Promoted from the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Mar 03, 2023 Demoted to the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Dec 14, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Nov 06, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Oct 31, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Mar 12, 2022 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract extension with Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Mar 10, 2020 Signed a 2 year $3.55 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | Blk | Hit | PIM | FO Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | VAN | 57 | 8 | 10 | 0 | -13 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 55 | 22 | 38 |
2023 | PIT | 79 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 14 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 48 | 20 | 21 |
2022 | PIT | 46 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 63 | 12 | 18 |
2021 | PIT | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
2020 | PIT | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |