CHI Chicago BlackhawksWestern Conference • Central Division • 2026-27
Projected Cap Hit
$101,580,824
Projected Cap Space
$2,419,176
Total Salary (2026-27)
$100,613,596
Potential Bonuses
$13,350,000
$60,930,825 · 58.6% $24,716,667 · 23.8% $8,583,333 · 8.3% $7,349,999 · 7.1% $2,419,176 · 2.3%
$101,580,824 of $104,000,000 Upper Limit — hover any segment for details
Future Cap Commitments under current contracts
Committed counting dollars by season (NHL roster + dead cap, as signed today). % shown against the 2026-27 Upper Limit of $104.0M — future ceilings will be set annually and are expected to rise.
Season Committed Signed Contracts % of 2026-27 Cap 2026-27
$101,580,824
26
97.7% 2027-28
$70,572,491
13
67.9% 2028-29
$55,108,324
9
53.0% 2029-30
$41,199,991
5
39.6% 2030-31
$34,099,991
3
32.8%
Cap Hit Salary
Toggle the season columns between cap hit (AAV) and actual salary paid. Where cash isn't yet on file the cap-hit figure is shown.
Forwards 15 $60,930,825
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Patrick Kane RW
37
$8,000,000 $8,000,000 UFA 7.7% Teuvo Teravainen LW
31
$5,400,000 UFA 5.2% Tyler Bertuzzi LW
31
$5,500,000 $5,500,000 UFA 5.3% Ryan Donato LW
30
$4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 UFA 3.8% Jordan Greenway LW
29
$4,000,000 UFA 3.8% Andrew Mangiapane LW
30
$3,600,000 UFA 3.5% Cole Smith LW
30
$3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 UFA 2.9% Landon Slaggert LW
24
$900,000 RFA 0.9% Frank Nazar C
22
$6,599,991 $6,599,991 $6,599,991 $6,599,991 $6,599,991
6.3% Ryan Greene C
22
$950,000 RFA 0.9% Connor Bedard C
21
$15,000,000 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 $15,000,000
14.4% Oliver Moore C
21
$941,667 RFA 0.9% Roman Kantserov RW
21
$1,075,000 $1,075,000 $1,075,000 RFA 1.0% Sacha Boisvert C
20
$977,917 $977,917 RFA 0.9% Anton Frondell C
19
$986,250 $986,250 RFA 0.9%
Defense 7 $24,716,667
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Ian Cole LD
37
$4,000,000 UFA 3.8% Ryan Ellis D
35
$6,250,000 UFA 6.0% Bowen Byram LD
25
$6,250,000 $12,500,000 $12,500,000 $12,500,000 $12,500,000
6.0% Alex Vlasic LD
25
$4,600,000 $4,600,000 $4,600,000 $4,600,000 UFA
4.4% Wyatt Kaiser LD
24
$1,700,000 RFA 1.6% Sam Rinzel RD
22
$941,667 RFA 0.9% Artyom Levshunov RD
20
$975,000 RFA 0.9%
Goalies 2 $8,583,333
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Spencer Knight G
25
$5,833,333 $5,833,333 $5,833,333 UFA 5.6% Arvid Soderblom G
26
$2,750,000 UFA 2.6%
Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 3 $7,349,999
Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap TJ Brodie D
36
$258,333 UFA 0.2% Performance Bonus Cushion —
—
$4,591,666 4.4% Seth Jones RD
31
$2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 UFA
2.4%
Unsigned RFAs 2 $0
Team retains negotiating rights — $0 cap hit until signed.
Non-Roster / Minors 19 $17,294,999
Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
Player Pos Age 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 % of Cap Dominic Toninato C
32
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Gavin Hayes LW
22
$865,000 RFA 0.8% Paul Ludwinski C
22
$900,000 RFA 0.9% Samuel Savoie LW
22
$896,666 RFA 0.9% Nick Lardis LW
21
$925,000 $925,000 RFA 0.9% Martin Misiak W
21
$928,333 RFA 0.9% Jiri Felcman C
21
$996,667 $996,667 $996,667 RFA 1.0% Marek Vanacker LW
20
$941,667 $941,667 $941,667 RFA 0.9% AJ Spellacy RW
20
$932,500 $932,500 $932,500 RFA 0.9% Connor Mylymok 26
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Dillon Boucher 29
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Derrick Pouliot D
32
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Connor Mackey D
29
$937,500 $937,500 UFA 0.9% Taige Harding D
24
$930,000 RFA 0.9% Jake Furlong D
22
$891,666 RFA 0.9% Dylan Anhorn D
27
$850,000 UFA 0.8% Drew Commesso 24
$875,000 $875,000 RFA 0.8% Adam Gajan 22
$1,050,000 $1,050,000 RFA 1.0% Stanislav Berezhnoy 23
$975,000 RFA 0.9%