NHL Free Agents

2025 NHL Free Agent Signings Tracker

Mark Easson
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July 1st and the start of NHL free agency is almost here. Players have already started re-signing with their current teams. We'll update all signings here.
May 14, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner (16) skates against the Florida Panthers during the third period of game five of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images

Keeping you up-to-date with all the free agent signings.

June 30th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Ivan Provorov CBJ D UFA 7 $8.5 mill
Steven Lorentz TOR C/W UFA 3 $1.35 mill
Andrei Kuzmenko LA LW UFA 1 $4.3 mill
Brad Marchand FLA C/LW UFA 6 $5.4 mill
Mitch Marner TOR RW UFA 8 $12 mill
Evan Bouchard EDM D RFA 4 $10.5 mill
Leevi Merilainen OTT G RFA 1 $1.05 mill
Jonatan Berggren DET RW RFA 1 $1.825 mill
Aaron Ekblad FLA D UFA 8 $6.1 mill
Albert Johansson DET D RFA 1 $1.25 mill
Alexander Romanov NYI D UFA 8 $6.25 mill
Guillaume Brisebois VAN D UFA 1 $775,000
Arshdeep Bains VAN LW UFA 2 $775,000
Aatu Raty VAN C RFA 2 $775,000
Sam Malinski COL D UFA 1 $1.4 mill
Montana Onyebuchi UTA D RFA 2 $775,000
Max Sasson VAN C RFA 1 $775,000
Noah Philip EDM C UFA 1 $775,000
Kasperi Kapanen EDM RW UFA 1 $1.3 mill
Morgan Geekie BOS C RFA 6 $5.5 mill
Henri Jokiharju BOS D RFA 3 $3 mill
John Beecher BOS C RFA 1 $900,000
Michael DiPietro BOS G RFA 2 $812,500
Nicolas Hague NSH D RFA 5 $5.5 mill

 

June 29th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Matthew Knies TOR LW RFA 6 $7.75 mill
Claude Giroux OTT C UFA 1 $2 mill
Michael Callahan BOS D RFA 1 $775,000
Marat Khusnutdinov BOS C RFA 2 $925,000
Ville Husso ANA G UFA 2 $2.2 mill
Dante Fabbro CBJ D UFA 4 $4.13 mill
Julien Gauthier NYI C UFA 1 $775,000
Liam Fondy NYI C UFA 1 $775,000
Gabrial Carriere SJ G UFA 1 $775,000

 

June 28th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Joel Hofer STL G UFA 2 $3.4 mill
Haydn Fleury WPG D RFA 2 $950,000
Kevin Bahl CGY D RFA 6 $5.35 mill
Justin Sourdif WSH RW RFA 2 $825,000
Zach Sawchenko CBJ G UFA 1 $775,000
June 27th
Player Team Pos Type Term Cap Hit
Sam Bennett FLA C UFA 8 $8 mill
Jack Quinn BUF W RFA 2 $3.38 mill
Noah Dobson MTL D RFA 8 $9.5 mill
William Lagesson DET D UFA 2 $775,000

 

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