NHL Free Agents

2025 NHL Free Agent Signings Tracker

Mark Easson
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2025 NHL free agent signings tracker: Players have already started re-signing with their current teams. We'll update all signings here.
Mar 8, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson (11) controls the puck ahead of Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Scott Laughton (24) in the first period at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images
June 27th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Noah Dobson MTL D RFA 8 $9.5 mill
William Lagesson DET D UFA 2 $775,000
John Tavares TOR C UFA 4 $4.38 mill
Hunter McKown CBJ C RFA 1 $775,000
Trent Frederic EDM C/W UFA 8 $3.85 mill
June 26th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Juha Jaaska CAR LW RFA 2 $775,000
Jamie Benn DAL C/LW UFA 1 $1 mill
Annti Tuomistio DET D RFA 1 $775,000
JJ Peterka UTA RW RFA 5 $7.7 mill
June 23th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Justin Kirkland CGY C RFA 1 $900,000
Kole Lind DAL RW RFA 1 $775,000
Mason Lohrei BOS D RFA 2 $3.2 mill
June 20th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Mavrik Bourque DAL C RFA 1 $950,000
Nils Lundkvist DAL RHD RFA 1 $1.25 mill
Eric Robinson CAR W UFA 4 $1.7 mill
June 19th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Matt Duchene DAL C UFA 4 $4 mill
Fabian Zetterlund OTT W RFA 3 $4.28 mill
June 18th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Ryan Donato CHI C/W UFA 4 $4 mill
Nikita Nesterenko ANA C/W RFA 2 $787,500
Matt Rempe NYR W RFA 2 $975,000

 

June 16th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Pheonix Copley LA G UFA 1 $775,000
June 15th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Lassi Thomson OTT D RFA 1 $775,000
Juho Lammikko NJ LW UFA 1 $800,000
June 14th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Victor Soderstrom BOS D RFA 1 $775,000
June 10th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Adam Klapka CGY RW RFA 2 $1.25 mill

NHL Free Agency: List of Pending Unrestricted Free Agent Forwards

June 9th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Jack Finley TB C RFA 3 $775,000
June 4th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Brock Nelson COL C UFA 3 $7.5 mill
June 3rd
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Roby Jarventie EDM LW RFA 1 $775,000
Noah Cates PHI LW RFA 4 $4 mill
June 2nd
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Ben Meyers SEA C UFA 1 $775,000
Yanni Gourde TB C UFA 6 $2.33 mill
Marcus Johansson MIN C/W UFA 1 $800,000
Tyler Kleven OTT D RFA 2 $1.6 mill

NHL Free Agency: List of Pending Unrestricted Free Agent Defensemen

May 30th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Josh Mahura SEA D UFA 2 $907,500
Helge Grans PHI D RFA 2 $787,500
Adam Boqvist NYI D RFA 1 $850,000
Kyle Palmieri NYI LW UFA 2 $4.75 mill
May 29th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Tyson Foerster PHI W RFA 2 $3.75 mill
Shakir Mukhamadullin SJ D RFA 1 $1 mill
Nick DeSimone UTA D UFA 1 $800,000
May 28th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
John Hayden SEA C UFA 2 $775,000
May 7th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Jonas Johansson TB G UFA 2 $1.25 mill
May 6th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Patrick Brown BOS C UFA 1 $775,000

NHL Free Agency: List of Pending Unrestricted Free Agent Goaltenders

May 5th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Nikolas Matinpalo OTT D UFA 2 $875,000
May 3rd
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Frederik Andersen CAR G UFA 1 $2.75 mill
Matt Coronato CGY RW RFA 7 $6.5 mill
Apr. 30th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Taylor Hall CAR LW UFA 3 $3.17 mill
Apr. 29th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Filip Hallander PIT C RFA 2 $775,000
Apr. 19th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Ty Emberson EDM D RFA 2 $1.3 mill
Apr. 17th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Neal Pionk WPG D UFA 6 $7 mill

 

Apr. 16th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Nic Dowd WSH C UFA 2 $3 mill
Alex Iafallo WPG LW UFA 3 $3.67 mill
Apr. 10th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Navrin Mutter NSH LW RFA 1 $775,000
Apr. 9th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Matt Murray NSH G UFA 2 $775,000
Anton Blidh NYR D UFA 2 $775,000
Apr. 1st
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Spencer Smallman WSH RW UFA 2 $762,500
Mar. 27th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Dylan McIlrath WSH D UFA 2 $800,000
Mar. 25th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Jakob Chychrun WSH D UFA 8 $9 mill

 

Mar. 19th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Lucas Condotta MTL LW UFA 2 $775,000
Mar. 14th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Linus Karlsson VAN C UFA 1 $775,000
Adin Hill VGK G UFA 6 $6.25 mill
Mar. 12th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Jonathan Quick NYR G UFA 1 $1.55 mill
Mar. 8th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Ryan Shea PIT D UFA 1 $900,000
Mar. 7th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Wyatt Aamodt COL D UFA 2 $775,000
Gabriel Carriere SJ G UFA 2 $775,000
Wyatt Johnston DAL C RFA 5 $8.4 mill
Urho Vaakanainen NYR D RFA 2 $1.55 mill
Mikko Rantanen DAL RW UFA 8 $12 mill
Johnathan Kovacevic NJ D UFA 5 $4 mill
Jason Zucker BUF LW UFA 2 $4.75 mill

 

Mar. 6th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Connor Murphy CGY G UFA 2 $775,000
Colton Ellis STL G RFA 2 $775,000
Cameron Hebig UTA C UFA 1 $775,000
Tyler Pitlick BOS C UFA 1 $775,000
Mar. 5th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Karel Vejmelka UTA G UFA 5 $4.75 mill
Alexander Kerfoot UTA C UFA 1 $3 mill
Ian Cole UTA D UFA 1 $3 mill
Jordan Greenway BUF LW UFA 2 $4 mill
Mathieu Olivier CBJ RW UFA 6 $3 mill
Jesse Puljujarvi FLA RW UFA 1 $775,000
Mar. 4th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Jesper Boqvist FLA C UFA 2 $1.5 mill
Jake Evans MTL C UFA 4 $2.85 mill
Mar. 3rd
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Olli Maatta UTA D UFA 3 $3.5 mill
Charlie Lindgren WSH G UFA 3 $3 mill
Feb. 28th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Tyler Tucker STL D RFA 2 $925,000

 

Feb. 22nd
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Vladislav Namestnikov WPG C UFA 2 $3 mill
Feb. 21st
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Kevin Lankinen VAN G UFA 5 $4.5 mill
Feb. 18th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Drew O’Connor VAN LW UFA 2 $2.5 mill
Feb. 14th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Sam Steel DAL C UFA 2 $2.1 mill
Feb. 3rd
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Brandon Halverson TB G UFA 2 $1.55 mill
Feb. 1st
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Brandon Saad VGK LW UFA 1 $1.5 mill
Jan. 27th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Logan Thompson WSH G UFA 6 $5.85 mill
Dominik Shine DET RW UFA 2 $775,000

 

Jan. 25th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Will Borgen NYR D UFA 4 $4.1 mill
John Klingberg EDM D UFA 1 $1 mill
Tony DeAngelo NYI D UFA 1 $775,000
Jan. 17th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Jake Christiansen CBJ D UFA 2 $975,000
Jan. 13rd
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Zach Aston-Reese CBJ D UFA 1 $775,000
Jan. 10th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Ridly Greig OTT C RFA 4 $3.25 mill
Jan. 7th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Dylan Ferguson MIN G UFA 1 $775,000
Jan. 5th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Frank Vatrano ANA RW UFA 3 $4.57 mill
Keaton Middleton COL D RFA 2 $775,000

 

Jan. 3rd
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Philippe Myers TOR D UFA 2 $850,000
Mark Kastelic BOS C RFA 3 $1.57 mill
Jan. 2nd
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Oskar Back DAL C RFA 2 $825,000
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Offer Sheet Compensation

<$1.54M no comp
$1.54M – $2.34M: 3rd
$2.34M – $4.68M: 2nd
$4.68M – $7.02M: 1st, 3rd
$7.02M – $9.36M: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
$9.36M – $11.7M: 1st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
$11.7M+: 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st,

2024-25 Critical Dates

June 27th-28th: 2025 NHL Draft
July 1st: Start of free agency