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Colorado Avalanche 2026 - payroll & player salaries
National Hockey League, the men's professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada.
YEARLY TOTAL$102,679,000$102.7m
WEEKLY TOTAL$1,974,596$2.0m
ACTIVE ROSTER22
PLAYERS LISTED43
HIGHEST PAIDNathan MacKinnon · $12,604,000
Payroll by archived season
9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2025 at $100,367,500 · up 45% since 2017
$69m 17
$77m 18
$73m 19
$75m 20
$81m 21
$79m 22
$78m 23
$79m 24
$100m 25
Season archives
Historic payrolls for Colorado Avalanche
Active roster · 22 players
Top 16 of 22 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | ADJUSTED CAP HIT | SHARE OF CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon | $12,604,000$12.6m | Center | $12,604,000$12.6m | 12.12% | $9,150,000$9.2m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| Martin Necas | $11,500,000$11.5m | Center | $11,500,000$11.5m | 11.06% | $6,000,000$6.0m | $8,000,000$8.0m |
| Cale Makar | $9,000,000$9.0m | Defenseman | $9,000,000$9.0m | 8.65% | $6,700,000$6.7m | - |
| Brock Nelson | $7,500,000$7.5m | Center | $7,500,000$7.5m | 7.21% | $7,300,000$7.3m | - |
| Devon Toews | $7,250,000$7.2m | Defenseman | $7,250,000$7.2m | 6.97% | $5,250,000$5.3m | $1,000,000 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | $7,000,000$7.0m | Left wing | $7,000,000$7.0m | 6.73% | $5,000,000$5.0m | $1,000,000 |
| Nazem Kadri | $7,000,000$7.0m | Center | $5,600,000$5.6m | 6.73% | $6,000,000$6.0m | $1,000,000 |
| MacKenzie Blackwood | $5,250,000$5.3m | Goaltender | $5,250,000$5.3m | 5.05% | $4,250,000$4.2m | $1,000,000 |
| Sam Malinski | $4,750,000$4.8m | Defenseman | $4,750,000$4.8m | 4.57% | $5,500,000$5.5m | - |
| Brett Kulak | $4,500,000$4.5m | Defenseman | $4,500,000$4.5m | 4.33% | $5,000,000$5.0m | $1,000,000 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | $4,500,000$4.5m | Left wing | $4,500,000$4.5m | 4.33% | $3,000,000$3.0m | $1,000,000 |
| Josh Manson | $3,950,000$4.0m | Defenseman | $3,950,000$4.0m | 3.80% | $3,950,000$4.0m | - |
| Jaden Schwartz | $3,250,000$3.2m | Left wing | $3,250,000$3.2m | 3.13% | $4,000,000$4.0m | - |
| Nicolas Roy | $3,000,000$3.0m | Center | $3,000,000$3.0m | 2.88% | $2,500,000$2.5m | - |
| Logan O'Connor | $2,500,000$2.5m | Center | $2,500,000$2.5m | 2.40% | $2,250,000$2.3m | - |
| Scott Wedgewood | $2,500,000$2.5m | Goaltender | $2,500,000$2.5m | 2.40% | $1,900,000$1.9m | $600,000 |
| Parker Kelly | $1,700,000$1.7m | Center | $1,700,000$1.7m | 1.63% | $2,000,000$2.0m | - |
| Fyodor Svechkov | $1,250,000 | Center | $1,250,000 | 1.20% | $1,250,000 | - |
| Noah Juulsen | $1,100,000 | Defenseman | $1,100,000 | 1.06% | $1,100,000 | - |
| Zachary L'Heureux | $875,000 | Left wing | $875,000 | 0.84% | $850,000 | - |
| Brent Burns | $850,000 | Defenseman | $850,000 | 0.82% | $850,000 | - |
| Fabian Lysell | $850,000 | Right wing | $850,000 | 0.82% | $850,000 | - |
| Listed total | $102,679,000$102.7m | $101,279,000$101.3m | $84,650,000$84.7m |
Additional contracts · 21 players
Top 16 of 21 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | SHARE OF CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | INCENTIVES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew DiMarsico | $980,000 | Forward | 0.94% | $850,000 | $102,500 | $72,500 |
| Gustav Stjernberg | $980,000 | Defenseman | 0.94% | $850,000 | $102,500 | $72,500 |
| Nikita Novosyolov | $979,500 | Goaltender | 0.94% | $850,000 | $102,500 | $72,500 |
| Ilya Nabokov | $975,000 | Goaltender | 0.94% | $877,500 | $97,500 | $425,000 |
| T.J. Hughes | $952,500 | Forward | 0.92% | $850,000 | $102,500 | $72,500 |
| Cooper Gay | $947,500 | Right wing | 0.91% | $850,000 | $97,500 | $102,500 |
| Sean Behrens | $923,333 | Defenseman | 0.89% | $850,000 | $92,500 | - |
| Alex Gagne | $910,000 | Defenseman | 0.88% | $850,000 | $97,500 | $27,500 |
| Saige Weinstein | $883,334 | Defenseman | 0.85% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Nikita Prishchepov | $881,667 | Center | 0.85% | $850,000 | $40,000 | - |
| Adam Beckman | $875,000 | Left wing | 0.84% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Gavin Brindley | $875,000 | Center | 0.84% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Vincent Hinostroza | $875,000 | Center | 0.84% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Taylor Makar | $875,000 | Left wing | 0.84% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Wyatt Aamodt | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Domenick Fensore | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Georgii Merkulov | $850,000 | Left wing | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Keaton Middleton | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Trent Miner | $850,000 | Goaltender | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Tristen Nielsen | $850,000 | Center | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Christian Wolanin | $850,000 | Defenseman | 0.82% | $850,000 | - | - |
| Listed total | $18,862,834$18.9m | $17,877,500$17.9m |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Colorado Avalanche's yearly total?
Colorado Avalanche's yearly total is $102,679,000.
How many players are on the Colorado Avalanche roster?
22 players on the Colorado Avalanche active roster. We list a further 21 carried beyond it.