Ducks Sign Cutter Gauthier to a Six-Year, $81-Million Contract on the Eve of Training Camp
The six-year deal keeps the 22-year-old winger under contract through 2031-32 after he led Anaheim with 41 goals and 69 points last season.
- On Tuesday, the Anaheim Ducks agreed to a six-year, $81 million contract with restricted free agent Cutter Gauthier, carrying a $13.5 million average annual value through the 2031-32 season.
- Gauthier is coming off a breakout campaign where he led the Ducks with 41 goals and 69 points in 76 games, helping the team snap a seven-year playoff drought after joining via a 2024 trade from the Philadelphia Flyers.
- The Ducks mutually terminated Chris Kreider's final contract year last week, freeing $6.5 million in cap space; about $69.5 million of Gauthier's deal consists of signing bonuses, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
- Gauthier's $13.5 million average annual value trails only teammate Leo Carlsson's $18 million AAV and lands below Chicago Blackhawks captain Connor Bedard's $15 million average annual value on his recent extension.
- Anaheim holds just over $2 million in 2026-27 salary cap space following the deal; Gauthier, a former Philadelphia Flyers draft pick, now ranks among the NHL's highest-paid players.
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Ducks sign F Cutter Gauthier to 6-year contract
By Field Level Media Sep 16 (Field Level Media) - Five days before their preseason opener, the Anaheim Ducks signed their leading goal-scorer and point-scorer from last season, forward Cutter Gauthier, to a six-year deal on Tuesday. While the club did...
NEW YORK. He doesn't get paid as well as Leo Carlsson, but Cutter Gauthier is staying in Anaheim. The Skellefteå-born 22-year-old signed a six-year contract worth 792 million kronor last night.
The Toronto Star
Ducks sign Cutter Gauthier to a six-year, $81-million contract on the eve of training camp
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks signed forward Cutter Gauthier to a six-year, $81-million contract Tuesday night, getting the deal done on the eve of players reporting to training camp.
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Ducks sign Cutter Gauthier to a 6-year, $81 million contract on the eve of training camp
The Anaheim Ducks have signed forward Cutter Gauthier to a six-year, $81 million contract on the eve of players reporting to training camp. Gauthier was the most prominent restricted free agent without a deal with two weeks left before the…
Pasadena Star News
Cutter Gauthier, Ducks agree to 6-year, $81M deal
Gauthier’s new contract makes him the Ducks’ second-highest-paid player, trailing only Leo Carlsson’s $18 million AAV. Gauthier, 22, led the Ducks in goals (41) and points (69) last season while helping them snap a seven-year playoff drought.
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