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CHI Chicago Blackhawks

Western Conference • Central Division • 2026-27

The Chicago Blackhawks carry a projected 2026-27 cap hit of $103,397,907, 99.4% of the $104.0M Upper Limit, leaving $602,093 in projected cap space — 20th-most in the NHL. Their largest cap hits belong to Connor Bedard ($15,000,000), Patrick Kane ($8,000,000), Frank Nazar ($6,599,991). 11 active-roster contracts expire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Projected Cap Hit
$103,397,907
Projected Cap Space
$602,093
% of Upper Limit
99.4%
NHL Roster
26/23
Contracts
45/50
Total Salary (2026-27) · partial
$102,733,596
LTIR Pool
$0
Potential Bonuses
$12,830,000
Forwards $60,827,908 · 58.5%Defense $26,991,667 · 26.0%Goalies $8,583,333 · 8.3%Dead Cap $6,994,999 · 6.7%Cap Space $602,093 · 0.6%
$103,397,907 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.
SeasonCommittedSigned Contracts% of 2026-27 Cap
2026-27 $103,397,907 28 99.4%
2027-28 $77,044,574 16 74.1%
2028-29 $59,358,324 10 57.1%
2029-30 $45,449,991 6 43.7%
2030-31 $38,349,991 4 36.9%
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 $60,827,908

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Connor BedardC 21 $15,000,000$15,000,000$15,000,000$15,000,000$15,000,000 14.4%
Patrick KaneRW 37 $8,000,000$8,000,000UFA 7.7%
Frank NazarC 22 $6,599,991$6,599,991$6,599,991$6,599,991$6,599,991 6.3%
Tyler BertuzziLW 31 $5,500,000$5,500,000UFA 5.3%
Teuvo TeravainenLW 32 $5,400,000UFA 5.2%
Ryan DonatoLW 30 $4,000,000$4,000,000$4,000,000UFA 3.8%
Jordan GreenwayLW 29 $4,000,000UFA 3.8%
Andrew MangiapaneLW 30 $3,600,000UFA 3.5%
Cole SmithLW 30 $3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000UFA 2.9%
Roman KantserovLW 22 $1,075,000$1,075,000$1,075,000RFA 1.0%
Anton FrondellC 19 $986,250$986,250RFA 0.9%
Ryan GreeneC 22 $950,000RFA 0.9%
Oliver MooreC 21 $941,667$4,250,000$4,250,000$4,250,000$4,250,000 0.9%
Nick LardisLW 21 $925,000$925,000RFA 0.9%
Dominic ToninatoC 32 $850,000UFA 0.8%

Defense 9 $26,991,667

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Ryan EllisD 35 $6,250,000UFA 6.0%
Bowen ByramLD 25 $6,250,000$12,500,000$12,500,000$12,500,000$12,500,000 6.0%
Alex VlasicLD 25 $4,600,000$4,600,000$4,600,000$4,600,000UFA 4.4%
Ian ColeLD 37 $4,000,000UFA 3.8%
Wyatt KaiserLD 24 $1,700,000RFA 1.6%
Kevin KorchinskiLD 22 $1,325,000$1,325,000RFA 1.3%
Artyom LevshunovRD 20 $975,000RFA 0.9%
Ethan Del MastroLD 23 $950,000$950,000RFA 0.9%
Sam RinzelRD 22 $941,667RFA 0.9%

Goalies 2 $8,583,333

PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Spencer KnightG 25 $5,833,333$5,833,333$5,833,333UFA 5.6%
Arvid SoderblomG 27 $2,750,000UFA 2.6%

Dead Cap — Buyouts, Retained, Buried & Overages 3 $6,994,999

Counts against the cap; players not on the active roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Performance Bonus Cushion— — $4,236,666 4.1%
TJ BrodieD 36 $258,333UFA 0.2%
Seth JonesRD 32 $2,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000UFA 2.4%

Non-Roster / Minors 19 $17,388,333

Does not count against the cap while off the NHL roster.
PlayerPosAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31% of Cap
Jiri FelcmanC 21 $996,667$996,667$996,667RFA 1.0%
Sacha BoisvertC 20 $977,917$977,917RFA 0.9%
Marek VanackerLW 20 $941,667$941,667$941,667RFA 0.9%
Martin MisiakW 22 $928,333RFA 0.9%
AJ SpellacyRW 20 $922,917$922,917RFA 0.9%
Landon SlaggertLW 24 $900,000RFA 0.9%
Paul LudwinskiC 22 $900,000RFA 0.9%
Samuel SavoieLW 22 $896,666RFA 0.9%
Gavin HayesLW 22 $865,000RFA 0.8%
Connor Mylymok 26 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Dillon Boucher 29 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Connor MackeyD 30 $937,500$937,500UFA 0.9%
Taige HardingD 24 $930,000RFA 0.9%
Jake FurlongD 22 $891,666RFA 0.9%
Derrick PouliotD 32 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Dylan AnhornD 27 $850,000UFA 0.8%
Adam Gajan 22 $1,050,000$1,050,000RFA 1.0%
Stanislav Berezhnoy 23 $975,000RFA 0.9%
Drew Commesso 24 $875,000$875,000RFA 0.8%