Brett Howden

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Brett HOWDEN
26y
Flag of CAN
$1.9M
188cm
91kg
Player Bio:
Position: Centre, Left Wing
Hand: L
Date of Birth: March 29, 1998
Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Alberta, CAN
Draft Year: 2016
Draft Round: 1
Drafted Overall: 27
Drafted By:
Current Team's Last 5 Games:
Dec. 12, 2024 A 3:2 OT 0G | 0A | -1 | 14:03
Dec. 6, 2024 H 3:2 0G | 0A | +1 | 14:28
Dec. 4, 2024 A 4:1 0G | 0A | +1 | 14:31
Dec. 3, 2024 H 1:0 0G | 0A | 0 | 15:07
Nov. 30, 2024 H 0:6 0G | 0A | -1 | 13:43
Player Season Game Logs
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Season Stats

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Cap Hit Team GP Goals Assists Points +/- TOI GP Goals Assists Points +/- TOI
2024-25 $1.9M 29 10 1 11 -2 15:14
2023-24 $1.9M 72 8 11 19 -11 13:14 7 1 1 2 +1 13:02
2022-23 $1.5M 54 6 7 13 +5 13:04 22 5 5 10 +4 13:59
2021-22 $0.885M 47 9 11 20 +9 10:39
July 17, 2021: Traded from NYR to VGK
2020-21 $0.863M 42 1 6 7 -2 12:34
2019-20 $0.863M 70 9 10 19 -11 13:09 3 0 0 0 -3 15:36
2018-19 $0.863M 66 6 17 23 -16 14:56
2016: Drafted by TBL

Contracts

Standard Contract
Brett Howden signed a 5 year, $12,500,000 contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on Nov. 22, 2024. The contract has a cap hit of $2,500,000.
Signing team:
Signing date: Nov. 22, 2024
Signed by: Kelly McCrimmon
Cap %: 2.84
Expiry status: UFA
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2025-26 $2.5M $2.5M - - $2.5M $2.5M $2.5M
2026-27 $2.5M $2.5M - - $2.5M $2.5M $2.5M
2027-28 $2.5M $2.5M - - $2.5M $2.5M $2.5M
2028-29 $2.5M $2.5M - - $2.5M $2.5M $2.5M
2029-30 $2.5M $2.5M - - $2.5M $2.5M $2.5M
Standard Contract
Brett Howden signed a 2 year, $3,800,000 contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on July 19, 2023. The contract has a cap hit of $1,900,000.
Signing team:
Signing date: July 19, 2023
Signed by: Kelly McCrimmon
Cap %: 2.16
Expiry status: UFA
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2023-24 $1.9M $1.9M - $1.375M $0.775M $2.15M $2.15M
2024-25 $1.9M $1.9M - - $1.65M $1.65M $1.65M
Arbitration: This contract was signed following an arbitration filing
Standard Contract
Brett Howden signed a 1 year, $1,500,000 contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on July 13, 2022. The contract has a cap hit of $1,500,000.
Signing team:
Signing date: July 13, 2022
Signed by: Kelly McCrimmon
Cap %: 1.82
Expiry status: RFA (Arb)
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2022-23 $1.5M $1.5M - - $1.5M $1.5M $1.5M
Qualifying Offer: $1.5M
Standard Contract (Extension)
Brett Howden signed a 1 year, $885,000 contract with the New York Rangers on July 9, 2021. The contract has a cap hit of $885,000.
Signing team:
Signing date: July 9, 2021
Signed by: Chris Drury
Cap %: 1.09
Expiry status: UFA (No QO)
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2021-22 $0.885M $0.885M - - $0.885M $0.885M $0.885M
Qualifying Offer: $0.929M
Entry-Level Contract
Brett Howden signed a 3 year, $2,775,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Dec. 27, 2016. The contract has a cap hit of $863,333.
Signing team:
Signing date: Dec. 27, 2016
Signed by: Steve Yzerman
Cap %: 1.06
Expiry status: RFA
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2016-17 $0.925M $0.925M - $0.092M ENTRY-LEVEL SLIDE
2017-18 $0.894M $0.894M - $0.092M ENTRY-LEVEL SLIDE
2018-19 $0.863M $0.863M - $0.092M $0.833M $0.925M $0.07M
2019-20 $0.863M $0.863M - - $0.833M $0.833M $0.07M
2020-21 $0.863M $0.863M - - $0.833M $0.833M $0.07M
Qualifying Offer: $0.874M

Trades

July 17, 2021
acquire:
- D Nick DeSimone (AHL/JR) (Signing Rights)
- 2022 4th round pick (#111 - Noah Laba )
acquire:

Feb. 26, 2018
acquire:
- D Libor Hajek (AHL/JR)
- 2018 1st round pick (#28 - Nils Lundkvist)
- 2019 2nd round pick (#58 - Karl Henriksson )
Condition: 2nd round pick becomes a 1st if Tampa wins the Stanley Cup in 2017/18 or 2018/19.
Result: Tampa Bay did not win the Stanley Cup, New York will receive Tampa's 2nd round pick.
acquire: