Cole Smith

Nashville Predators, Left Wing
Age: 29y-3m-24d (Oct 28, 1995)
Exp: 2 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Undrafted, NSH, 2020
2024-25 Cap Hit
$1,000,000
2024-25 Cash
$1,000,000
Career Earnings
$2,585,000
2024-2025 Extension (CURRENT)
Cole Smith signed a 2 year, $2,000,000 contract with the Nashville Predators, including $2,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,000,000. In 2024-25, Smith will earn a base salary of $1,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,000,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$1,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 |
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29 | $1,000,000 | 1.14% | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
2025-26 |
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30 | $1,000,000 | 1.05% | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
2026-27 |
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31 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 |
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29 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.14% |
2025-26 |
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30 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.05% |
2026-27 |
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31 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 |
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29 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
2025-26 |
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30 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Extension
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $775,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Extension
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Extension
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
2020-2020 Rookie
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $925,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$92,500
Seasons
2 Years
Career Earnings thru 2024
$2,585,000
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 26 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$60,000 |
$60,000 |
|
2022 | 27 |
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Active
|
$750,000 |
$810,000 |
|
2023 | 28 |
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Active
|
$775,000 |
$1,585,000 |
|
2024 | 29 |
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Active
|
$1,000,000 |
$2,585,000 |
|
Total |
$2,585,000 |
$2,585,000 |
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2025 | 30 |
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Active
|
$1,000,000 |
||
Total |
$3,585,000 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
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$2,585,000 | - | - | $2,585,000 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 |
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26 |
$60,000
|
$60,000 |
$60,000 |
||
2022 |
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27 |
$750,000
|
$750,000 |
$810,000 |
||
2023 |
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28 |
$775,000
|
$775,000 |
$1,585,000 |
||
2024 |
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29 |
$1,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$2,585,000 |
||
Total |
$2,585,000 |
$2,585,000 |
$2,585,000 |
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2025 |
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30 |
$1,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
|||
Total |
$3,585,000 |
$3,585,000 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
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$2,585,000 | - | - | $2,585,000 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 |
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Dec 23, 2024 - Jan 21, 2025 | 0 | Lower Body |
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Jan 24, 2024 Signed a 2 year $2 million contract extension with Nashville (NSH)
-
Feb 06, 2023 Signed a 1 year $775,000 contract extension with Nashville (NSH)
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Jul 14, 2022 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract extension with Nashville (NSH)
-
Jul 15, 2021 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract extension with Nashville (NSH)
-
Mar 19, 2020 Signed a 1 year $925,000 contract with Nashville (NSH)
Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | Blk | Hit | PIM | FO Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | NAS | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 107 | 44 | 5 |
2023 | NAS | 80 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 208 | 63 | 5 |
2022 | NAS | 69 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 198 | 60 | 0 |
2021 | NAS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | |
2020 | NAS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |