Macklin Celebrini signs a five-year contract extension with the San Jose Sharks that becomes the richest deal in NHL history. Multiple reports say the extension totals $94 million and carries an average annual value of $18.8 million, making Celebrini the highest-paid player in the league. The deal gives him a salary-cap impact of $18.8 million per season, a figure that surpasses Leo Carlsson’s reported $18 million average annual value over five years. Celebrini had one year remaining on his existing entry-level contract before agreeing to the extension. Sources also report that the extension runs through the 2031-32 season, keeping him under contract with the Sharks for multiple seasons beyond the current period. Coverage characterizes the agreement as the NHL’s top-value contract, topping the previous high mark of $18 million per year associated with Carlsson after Anaheim matched an offer sheet. Additional reporting notes that much of the contract’s value is not necessarily structured as base salary, though the overall cap hit and total deal value remain consistent across outlets.
Macklin Celebrini signs NHL-record 5-year, $94M extension with San Jose Sharks
Macklin Celebrini signs a five-year contract extension with the San Jose Sharks that becomes the richest deal in NHL history. Multiple reports say the extension totals $94 million and carries an avera...
- Macklin Celebrini signs a five-year extension with the San Jose Sharks valued at $94 million.
- The contract has an average annual value (cap hit) of $18.8 million, making him the NHL’s highest-paid player.
- The deal runs through the 2031-32 season.
- Celebrini had one year remaining on his entry-level contract before signing the extension.
- The reported $18.8 million AAV surpasses Leo Carlsson’s $18 million average annual value.
San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini's deal will average $18.8 million a year, topping the $18 million by Anaheim's Leo Carlsson.
1 hour agoThe 2024 No. 1 overall pick has developed into a star for San Jose, setting a franchise record during the 2025-26 season with 115 points.
2 hours agoSan Jose Sharks General Manager Mike Grier has now gotten his biggest piece of business done, as the team announced on Wednesday morning that they have signed Macklin Celebrini to a five-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid player in the league.
2 hours agoCelebrini had one year remaining on his three-year, $2.925 million entry-level contract before signing the deal that keeps him locked up with the Sharks through the 2031-32 season.
2 hours agoSan Jose Sharks superstar Macklin Celebrini signed a five-year, $94 million extension Wednesday that will make him the highest-paid player in the NHL. Celebrini had one year remaining on his three-year, $2.925 million entry-level contract before signing the deal that keeps him locked up with the Sharks through the 2031-32 season. The $18.8 million average annual value of the deal that Celebrini reached with general manager Mike Grier and owner Hasso Plattner is the richest in NHL history, topping the $18 million a year Leo Carlsson got when Anaheim matched a five-year offer sheet from Philadelphia.
2 hours agoCelebrini $18.8 million salary cap hit takes the title from Leo Carlsson, who will earn an average of $18 million a season over the next five years.
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