William Nylander Contract & Salary

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William Nylander Contract & Salary
William Nylander during a NHL: APR 24 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Maple Leafs at Senators

William Nylander is a Swedish-Canadian ice hockey right-winger playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was born on May 1, 1996, in Calgary, Canada, and in 2009, he participated in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament with the New York Rangers. Nylander emerged as a top candidate for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft; the Maple Leafs saw his potential and selected him in the first round of the 2014 draft.

Nylander signed a three-year contract with Toronto in 2014 and made a promising preseason debut against the Philadelphia Flyers. He officially entered the NHL on February 26, 2016, in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning and scored his first goal on March 5, 2016, against the Ottawa Senators. His performance during his debut season earned him NHL Rookie of the Month honors in October 2016.

William Nylander’s Contract

William Nylander is under an 8-year, $92 million contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs, with an average annual salary of $11.5 million, as per Spotrac. For the 2024-25 season, he will receive a base salary of $3.5 million and a signing bonus of $10 million.

William Nylander’s Contract Breakdown

William Nylander’s contract for the 2025-26 season includes a base salary of $3,500,000 and a signing bonus of $10,000,000, resulting in yearly cash earnings of $11,500,000. His cap hit for the season is $11,500,000, with no dead cap listed.

YearAgeCap Hit AnnualCash AnnualCash Cumulative
2024-2528$11,500,000$13,500,000$13,500,000
2025-2629$11,500,000$13,500,000$27,000,000
2026-2730$11,500,000$12,500,000$39,500,000
2027-2831$11,500,000$11,500,000$51,000,000
2028-2932$11,500,000$11,000,000$62,000,000
2029-3033$11,500,000$11,000,000$73,000,000
2030-3134$11,500,000$10,000,000$83,000,000
2031-3235$11,500,000$9,000,000$92,000,000
2032-3336UFA

William Nylander Salary: How much is William Nylander getting paid?

William Nylander is earning an average annual salary of $11,500,000 under his eight-year, $92,000,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. For the 2025-26 season, he will receive a base salary of $3,500,000 and a signing bonus of $10,000,000, totaling $11,500,000 in yearly cash, as per Spotrac.

YearBase SalarySigning BonusCap HitDead CapYearly Cash
2025-26$3,500,000$10,000,000$11,500,000-$11,500,000

How much does William Nylander make in a minute?

William Nylander makes approximately $21.89 per minute, based on his $11,500,000 annual earnings.

William Nylander’s Career Earnings

William Nylander Contract & Salary
William Nylander during NHL: APR 22 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Senators at Maple Leafs

As of 2025, William Nylander has earned $57,986,280 in his NHL career, as per Spotrac:

YearCash Cumulative
2015$197,087
2016$1,879,587
2017$2,712,087
2018$11,486,280
2019$20,486,280
2020$26,486,280
2021$32,486,280
2022$38,486,280
2023$44,486,280
2024$57,986,280
Total$57,986,280

What are the terms of William Nylander’s Contract?

William Nylander signed an eight-year, $92,000,000 contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs, running from 2024 to 2031. The deal includes a $69,000,000 signing bonus, $92,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $11,500,000. For the 2025-26 season, Nylander will receive a base salary of $3,500,000 and a signing bonus of $10,000,000, with a cap hit of $11,500,000, as per Spotrac.

How much of William Nylander’s Contract is guaranteed?

William Nylander's entire $92,000,000 contract is guaranteed, as per Spotrac.

William Nylander's Contract History

William Nylander signed an eight-year, $92,000,000 contract extension in 2024, which will keep him with the team until 2031. This deal includes a $69,000,000 signing bonus, a cap hit of $11,500,000 per year, and guarantees the entire $92,000,000. Nylander will become an unrestricted free agent (UFA) in 2032.

In 2018, Nylander signed a six-year, $45,000,000 contract extension with the Maple Leafs, with all $45,000,000 guaranteed. This contract carried an average annual salary of $7,500,000 and ran through the 2023-24 season.

Nylander began his professional career by signing a three-year, $5,325,000 rookie contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2014. This deal included a $277,500 signing bonus and an average annual salary of $1,775,000. The entire contract was guaranteed, and Nylander became a restricted free agent (RFA) at the end of the 2017-18 season.

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