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Blackhawks Lock Up Oliver Moore With Five-Year, $21.25M Extension

Beginning in 2027-28 with a $4.25 million cap hit, the deal gives Chicago payroll certainty as the NHL salary cap rises.

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FILE - Chicago Blackhawks center Oliver Moore controls the puck past Dallas Stars center Colin Blackwell (15) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Mar 8, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Chicago Blackhawks center Oliver Moore (11) skates against the Dallas Stars during the game between the Stars and the Blackhawks at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Overview

  • The team announced Thursday that Oliver Moore agreed to a five-year extension worth $21.25 million that begins after his entry-level contract and carries a $4.25 million average annual value.
  • The contract is front-loaded with year-by-year pay of $5.25 million, $4.25 million, $4.0 million, $4.0 million and $3.75 million and runs through the 2031-32 season.
  • The signing removes Moore’s impending restricted-free-agent negotiation and locks him into a projected middle-six role with penalty-kill and faceoff duties.
  • Moore is a 2023 first-round pick who has about 60 NHL games of experience, posted five goals and 14 assists in 51 games in 2025-26, missed the end of that season with a lower-body injury and is reported healthy for the 2026-27 opener.
  • The move follows other offseason roster-and-extension work by GM Kyle Davidson and matches a league trend of early long-term deals for young, controllable players that help teams manage rising cap costs and plan future extensions.