Nathan Mackinnon in action during the Colorado Avalanche v Tampa Bay Lightning game

What are Nathan Mackinnon's salary and contract details for NHL 2022-23 season?

Modified Feb 24, 2023 20:09 GMT

Nathan MacKinnon is a professional ice hockey center for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League. The Avalanche made the first overall pick of MacKinnon in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. In 2022, MacKinnon and the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup.

For the 2022–23 season, Nathan MacKinnon will earn $6,850,000 in salary and will have a $6,300,000 cap hit. He was born on September 1, 1995, and is currently 27 years old. In the first round of the 2013 entry draft, the Colorado Avalanche selected him first overall.

He has signed a total of three contracts totaling $156,225,000. He has earned 715 points in 682 games throughout a career spanning 10 seasons (with at least 1 NHL game), including 93 postseason points in 70 games. After the conclusion of the 2030–31 season, when he is 35 years old, he will be a UFA.

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MacKinnon has remained a powerful force on the ice in recent years. He has consistently contributed offensively to the Avalanche's rise to the top of the NHL.

One of the top centers in the league, Nathan MacKinnon is well known for his speed, skill, and ability to generate offense. He has won numerous honors and has multiple times been a finalist for the Hart Award as the NHL's most valuable player.

Nathan MacKinnon's childhood achievements and his stint playing for Canada

MacKinnon was raised playing in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia's minor ice hockey program. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 50 games when he was still a young player (under 11), MacKinnon scored 200 points. Between ages 12 and 13, MacKinnon played with the Cole Harbour Red Wings in Bantam AAA, compiling 110 and 145 points in successive seasons.

MacKinnon then enrolled in Minnesota's Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault. Due to the quality of its ice hockey program, MacKinnon decided to join the Minnesota boarding school instead of staying in his hometown.

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MacKinnon averaged more than two points per game and was second on the team in scoring while being the second-youngest player. MacKinnon was selected for the squad that represented Nova Scotia in the 2011 Canadian Winter Games ice hockey competition during the season.

MacKinnon was selected for the Canadian Atlantic team to compete in the 2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in Winnipeg, Manitoba, when he had his first experience with Hockey Canada. Despite being the second-youngest player in the competition, MacKinnon finished seventh in scoring with five goals and eight points in just five games.

Together with fellow Mooseheads player Jonathan Drouin, MacKinnon was selected as a member of team Canada for the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships on December 13, 2012.

MacKinnon ended the 2015 World Championships with four goals and five assists, helping Canada win the gold medal for the first time since 2007 with a perfect 10-0 record.

To help Canada run for the championship, Nathan MacKinnon was chosen to represent Team Canada at the 2017 IIHF World Championship. He finished top of the team in points, and his team won a silver medal.