Connor McDavid signed an extension of two years, $ 25 million with Edmonton Oilers while chasing the first Stanley Cup

On Monday, Connor McDavid signed his long-awaited contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers and refused an increase on a short-term agreement while adhering to his first Stanley Cup Championship. The three-time MVP and the only NHL organization he played with finished a $ 25 million contract on the eve of the start of the season. McDavid will count $ 12.5 million from 2026-28, the same average salary he has had since 2019. “Connor’s dedication to our team and our city is surpassed by its simple focus on bringing back a Stanley Cup to fans of the Edmonton Oilers,” said Stan Bowman, general manager. Not the richest contract, the agreement for the best hockey player in the world is not close to the richest contract in league history that agreed last week when Minnesota Kirill Kaprizov signed for $ 136 million over eight years. Kaprizov’s annual salary will be $ 17 million when its record contract kicks in. Instead, McDavid entered into a very shorter term agreement, which maintains the pressure on ownership and led the front office by former agent Jeff Jackson and Bowman to compile a timetable to win it all. Edmonton has reached the final for the past two years before losing against Florida. McDavid, who is now 28 and is 31 when this contract expires, has recorded more than anyone else in the league since he was set up with the first choice in 2015 and debuted a few months later. His 1 082 points in 712 games in the regular season is 125 more than the nearest player, longtime teammate Leon Draisaitl. This contract pays McDavid much less than Draisaitl, which signed for $ 112 million over eight seasons a little over a year ago. When McDavid signed his current contract in 2017, he accounted for 15.3% of the cap, and he will be at only 11% in 2027-28, as the revenue and upper limit skyrocketed.