Valeri Nichushkin

Valeri NICHUSHKIN

30y

$6.125M

193cm

95kg

Player Bio:

Position: Right Wing, Left Wing

Hand: L

Date of Birth: March 4, 1995

Place of Birth: Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk, RUS

Draft Year: 2013

Draft Round: 1

Drafted Overall: 10

Drafted By:

Current Team's Last 5 Games:

Oct. 11, 2025	H	4:5 SO	0G \| 0A \| -2 \| 18:01
Oct. 9, 2025	H	2:1	0G \| 0A \| 0 \| 14:54
Oct. 7, 2025	A	4:1	0G \| 0A \| 0 \| 14:41
May 3, 2025	A	2:4	0G \| 1A \| -1 \| 19:19
May 1, 2025	H	7:4	2G \| 0A \| +2 \| 18:02

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	$6.125M		38	19	12	31	+12	19:31
2023-24	$6.125M		54	28	25	53	+5	21:21	8	9	1	10	+1	22:30
2022-23	$6.125M		53	17	30	47	+15	20:16	2	1	0	1	-2	19:58
2021-22	$2.5M		62	25	27	52	+21	19:01	20	9	6	15	+6	20:15
2020-21	$2.5M		55	10	11	21	+9	14:04	10	1	2	3	-3	15:36
2019-20	$0.85M		65	13	14	27	+26	14:04	15	2	1	3	0	14:05
June 29, 2019: Contract bought out by DAL & July 11, 2022: Signed by COL
2018-19	$2.95M		57	0	10	10	-4	11:55	1	0	0	0	0	07:57
2015-16	$0.925M		79	9	20	29	+2	13:55	10	0	1	1	-2	13:30
2014-15	$0.925M		8	0	1	1	-5	13:46
2013-14	$0.925M		79	14	20	34	+20	14:58	6	1	1	2	+1	13:27
2013: Drafted by DAL

Contracts

Standard Contract (Extension)

Season	Original Cap Hit	Cap Hit	Saving
2025-26	$6.125M	$0.325M	$5.8M
2026-27	$6.125M	$2.825M	$3.3M
2027-28	$6.125M	$2.825M	$3.3M
2028-29	$6.125M	$4.825M	$1.3M
2029-30	$6.125M	$4.825M	$1.3M
2030-31	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2031-32	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2032-33	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2033-34	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2034-35	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
Total	$30.625M	$23.125M	$7.5M

Valeri Nichushkin signed a 8 year, $49,000,000 contract with the Colorado Avalanche on July 11, 2022. The contract has a cap hit of $6,125,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: July 11, 2022

Signed by: Chris MacFarland

Cap %: 6.96

Expiry status: UFA

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2022-23	NMC	$6.125M	$6.125M	-	-	$6M	$6M	$6M
2023-24	NMC	$6.125M	$6.125M	-	-	$7.5M	$7.5M	$7.5M
2024-25	NMC	$6.125M	$6.125M	-	-	$8M	$8M	$8M
2025-26	M-NTC	$6.125M	$6.125M	-	-	$7.3M	$7.3M	$7.3M
2026-27	M-NTC	$6.125M	$6.125M	-	$1M	$4.8M	$5.8M	$5.8M
2027-28	M-NTC	$6.125M	$6.125M	-	-	$4.8M	$4.8M	$4.8M
2028-29	M-NTC	$6.125M	$6.125M	-	$2M	$2.8M	$4.8M	$4.8M
2029-30	M-NTC	$6.125M	$6.125M	-	$2M	$2.8M	$4.8M	$4.8M

Clause Details: Starting June 15, 2025 the player submits a 12 team no trade list.

Standard Contract

Season	Original Cap Hit	Cap Hit	Saving
2025-26	$6.125M	$0.325M	$5.8M
2026-27	$6.125M	$2.825M	$3.3M
2027-28	$6.125M	$2.825M	$3.3M
2028-29	$6.125M	$4.825M	$1.3M
2029-30	$6.125M	$4.825M	$1.3M
2030-31	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2031-32	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2032-33	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2033-34	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2034-35	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
Total	$30.625M	$23.125M	$7.5M

Valeri Nichushkin signed a 2 year, $5,000,000 contract with the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 10, 2020. The contract has a cap hit of $2,500,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: Oct. 10, 2020

Signed by: Joe Sakic

Cap %: 3.07

Expiry status: UFA

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2020-21		$2.5M	$2.5M	-	-	$2.2M	$2.2M	$2.2M
2021-22		$2.5M	$2.5M	-	-	$2.8M	$2.8M	$2.8M

Standard Contract

Season	Original Cap Hit	Cap Hit	Saving
2025-26	$6.125M	$0.325M	$5.8M
2026-27	$6.125M	$2.825M	$3.3M
2027-28	$6.125M	$2.825M	$3.3M
2028-29	$6.125M	$4.825M	$1.3M
2029-30	$6.125M	$4.825M	$1.3M
2030-31	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2031-32	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2032-33	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2033-34	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2034-35	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
Total	$30.625M	$23.125M	$7.5M

Valeri Nichushkin signed a 1 year, $850,000 contract with the Colorado Avalanche on Aug. 19, 2019. The contract has a cap hit of $850,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: Aug. 19, 2019

Signed by: Joe Sakic

Cap %: 1.04

Expiry status: RFA (Arb)

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2019-20		$0.85M	$0.85M	-	-	$0.85M	$0.85M	$0.85M

Qualifying Offer: $0.892M

Standard Contract

Season	Original Cap Hit	Cap Hit	Saving
2025-26	$6.125M	$0.325M	$5.8M
2026-27	$6.125M	$2.825M	$3.3M
2027-28	$6.125M	$2.825M	$3.3M
2028-29	$6.125M	$4.825M	$1.3M
2029-30	$6.125M	$4.825M	$1.3M
2030-31	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2031-32	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2032-33	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2033-34	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2034-35	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
Total	$30.625M	$23.125M	$7.5M

Valeri Nichushkin signed a 2 year, $5,900,000 contract with the Dallas Stars on July 1, 2018. The contract has a cap hit of $2,950,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: July 1, 2018

Signed by: Jim Nill

Cap %: 3.62

Expiry status: RFA (Arb)

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2018-19		$2.95M	$2.95M	-	$0.5M	$2.2M	$2.7M	$2.7M
2019-20		$2.95M	$2.95M	-	$0.5M	$2.7M	$3.2M	$3.2M

Qualifying Offer: $2.7M

Buyout: This contract was bought out (Dallas Stars - Jun 29, 2019)

Entry-Level Contract

Season	Original Cap Hit	Cap Hit	Saving
2025-26	$6.125M	$0.325M	$5.8M
2026-27	$6.125M	$2.825M	$3.3M
2027-28	$6.125M	$2.825M	$3.3M
2028-29	$6.125M	$4.825M	$1.3M
2029-30	$6.125M	$4.825M	$1.3M
2030-31	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2031-32	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2032-33	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2033-34	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
2034-35	-	$1.5M	$-1.5M
Total	$30.625M	$23.125M	$7.5M

Valeri Nichushkin signed a 3 year, $6,375,000 contract with the Dallas Stars on July 6, 2013. The contract has a cap hit of $925,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: July 6, 2013

Signed by: Jim Nill

Cap %: 1.30

Expiry status: 10.2(c)

Season	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2013-14	$0.925M	$2.125M	$1.2M	$0.092M	$0.833M	$0.925M	$0.07M
2014-15	$0.925M	$2.125M	$1.2M	$0.092M	$0.833M	$0.925M	$0.07M
2015-16	$0.925M	$2.125M	$1.2M	$0.092M	$0.833M	$0.925M	$0.07M

Qualifying Offer: $0.874M

Trades

Player has not been involved in any trades.