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Frans Nielsen

#51

age39

posC

shotl

h6'0"

w187lbs

No Current Contract

Previous Contract

2016-2021 Standard Contract

term6yr

value$31.50M

cap hit$5.25M

expires

2021

UFA

37yrs

Signed By

Signed On Jul 01, 2016

Signing Agent Marc Levine

Signing Status

UFA

(32 yrs old)

Qualifying Offer on Expiry -

UFA Year 2011

ELC Year 22

Waivers Age 22

Birthdate Apr 24, 1984

Nationality Denmark

Draft

2002 Round 3 Pick 87

Draft Class

Est Career Earnings

$45,670,000

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2021-22	$5,250,000 $5.25M	International	Denmark (all)	17	3	6	9	0
2021-22	$5,250,000 $5.25M	WC	Denmark	7	0	0	0	0
2021-22	$5,250,000 $5.25M	OG	Denmark	5	2	1	3	0
2021-22	$5,250,000 $5.25M	DEL	Eisbären Berlin	33	12	15	27	6									Playoffs	12	4	3	7	0
2021-22	$5,250,000 $5.25M	OGQ	Denmark	3	0	3	3	0
2020-21	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	29	1	5	6	0	289	45.00	45.10	-3.30	43.50	-4.30	0.21	1.24
2019-20	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	60	4	5	9	8	630	28.60	42.30	-4.20	45.20	-1.90	0.29	0.48
2018-19	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	72	10	25	35	14	882	48.75	43.59	-1.79	44.54	-3.59	0.68	1.63
2017-18	$5,250,000 $5.25M	WC	Denmark	7	3	3	6	0
2017-18	$5,250,000 $5.25M	International	Denmark (all)	9	3	4	7	2
2017-18	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	79	16	17	33	14	968	46.88	47.83	-1.05	48.33	-0.45	0.50	1.12
2016-17	$5,250,000 $5.25M	International	Denmark (all)	4	1	3	4	0
2016-17	$5,250,000 $5.25M	OGQ	Denmark	3	0	3	3	0
2016-17	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	79	17	24	41	18	956	43.75	49.53	2.64	48.96	1.49	0.69	1.44
2016-17	$5,250,000 $5.25M	WCup	Team Europe	6	0	2	2	0
2015-16	$2,750,000 $2.75M	NHL	New York Islanders	81	20	32	52	12	977	52.24	49.79	1.59	51.31	1.94	0.49	1.35	Playoffs	11	3	2	5	0
2014-15	$2,750,000 $2.75M	NHL	New York Islanders	78	14	29	43	12	874	53.85	54.10	-1.20	53.15	-0.75	0.55	1.44	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2013-14	$2,750,000 $2.75M	NHL	New York Islanders	80	25	33	58	8	949	44.19	52.19	4.91	49.84	1.30	0.95	1.96
2012-13	$2,750,000 $2.75M	Liiga	Lukko	27	4	20	24	10
2012-13	$2,750,000 $2.75M	NHL	New York Islanders	48	6	23	29	12	611	46.67	45.78	-8.75	46.82	-4.58	0.29	1.77	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	0
2011-12	$525,000 $525K	International	Denmark (all)	10	2	7	9	8
2011-12	$525,000 $525K	WC	Denmark	7	0	3	3	8
2011-12	$525,000 $525K	NHL	New York Islanders	82	17	30	47	6	1,007	51.90	46.69	-1.65	48.78	2.24	0.71	1.85
2010-11	$525,000 $525K	NHL	New York Islanders	71	13	31	44	38	818	54.41	54.84	12.40	50.24	6.22	0.37	1.69
2009-10	$525,000 $525K	WC	Denmark	7	2	3	5	6
2009-10	$525,000 $525K	NHL	New York Islanders	76	12	26	38	6	845	49.25	51.35	2.10	51.48	5.71	0.71	1.70
2008-09	$525,000 $525K	NHL	New York Islanders	59	9	24	33	18	634	46.00	49.03	1.83	49.01	4.67	0.47	1.23
2007-08	$535,000 $535K	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	48	10	28	38	18
2007-08	$535,000 $535K	NHL	New York Islanders	16	2	1	3	0	132	57.14	51.11	-4.23	45.76	-7.20	0.91	1.37
2006-07	$535,000 $535K	WC	Denmark	6	0	3	3	6
2006-07	$535,000 $535K	NHL	New York Islanders	15	1	1	2	0
2006-07	$535,000 $535K	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	54	20	24	44	10
2005-06	-	WC	Denmark	6	3	0	3	4
2005-06	-	SHL	Timrå IK	50	5	13	18	22
2004-05	-	OGQ	Denmark	3	2	3	5	0
2004-05	-	SHL	Malmö Redhawks	10	7	2	9	0
2004-05	-	WC	Denmark	6	3	0	3	0
2004-05	-	SHL	Malmö Redhawks	49	8	7	15	6
2003-04	-	SHL	Malmö Redhawks	10	3	5	8	2
2003-04	-	WC	Denmark	6	0	3	3	0
2003-04	-	WJC-20 D1	Denmark U20	5	8	3	11	4
2003-04	-	SHL	Malmö Redhawks	50	9	7	16	28
2002-03	-	WC	Denmark	6	0	0	0	4
2002-03	-	WJC-20 D1	Denmark U20	5	3	7	10	0
2002-03	-	J20 Nationell	Malmö Redhawks J20	2	1	3	4	0									Playoffs	6	5	4	9	0
2002-03	-	SHL	Malmö Redhawks	47	3	6	9	10
2001-02	-	J18 Nationell	Malmö Redhawks J18	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	1	0	2	2	0
2001-02	-	WC D1	Denmark	5	1	1	2	0
2001-02	-	WJC-20 D2	Denmark U20	4	4	10	14	0
2001-02	-	WJC-18 D1	Denmark U18	3	1	2	3	0
2001-02	-	J20 Nationell	Malmö Redhawks J20	29	15	27	42	8									Playoffs	7	3	7	10	0
2001-02	-	SHL	Malmö Redhawks	20	0	1	1	0
2000-01	-	WJC-20 D2	Denmark U20	4	2	2	4	2
2000-01	-	WJC-18 D1	Denmark U18	3	2	1	3	0
2000-01	-	Denmark	Herning Blue Fox	38	18	19	37	6
1999-00	-	Denmark U20	Herning U20	36	18	16	34	6
1999-00	-	WJC-18 B	Denmark U18	5	3	4	7	0
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May 24 2022

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen will end his playing career following the conclusion of the 2022 IIHF World Championship.

Oct 13 2021

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen (undisclosed) agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Berlin Eisbaren on Sunday.

Aug 19 2021

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen (undisclosed) was waived unconditionally by the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday for the purpose of buying out the final year of his six-year, $31.5 million contract, MLive.com reports.

Apr 22 2021 | Detroit Red Wings

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen (undisclosed) has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Apr 20 2021 | Detroit Red Wings

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen (undisclosed) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Dallas Stars, per the roster report.

Apr 19 2021 | Detroit Red Wings

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen (undisclosed) is not in Monday's lineup against the Dallas Stars.

Apr 17 2021 | Detroit Red Wings

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen (undisclosed) is questionable to return to Saturday's game versus the Chicago Blackhawks.

Apr 17 2021 | Detroit Red Wings

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen was promoted to the active roster Saturday.

Apr 16 2021 | Detroit Red Wings

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen was reassigned to Detroit's taxi squad Friday.

Apr 15 2021 | Detroit Red Wings

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen was promoted to Detroit's active roster Thursday.

Apr 13 2021 | Detroit Red Wings

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen was dropped to Detroit's taxi squad Tuesday.

Apr 12 2021 | Detroit Red Wings

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen was promoted to the active roster Monday.

Apr 11 2021 | Detroit Red Wings

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen was assigned to the taxi squad Sunday.

Apr 10 2021 | Detroit Red Wings

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen was promoted to Detroit's active roster Saturday.

Apr 8 2021 | Detroit Red Wings

Frans Nielsen

Nielsen was designated for the taxi squad Thursday.

Jul 1 2016

Frans Nielsen

Standard | 6 yrs

$31,500,000

Cap Hit

$5,250,000

Marc Levine | Sports Management Group, Inc.

Feb 6 2012

Frans Nielsen

Standard | 4 yrs

$11,000,000

Cap Hit

$2,750,000

Jul 19 2008

Frans Nielsen

Standard | 4 yrs

$2,100,000

Cap Hit

$525,000

May 15 2006

Frans Nielsen

Entry Level | 2 yrs

$1,245,000

Cap Hit

$622,500

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Frans Nielsen

2016-2021 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$31,500,000$31.50M

cap hit$5,250,000$5.25M

expires

2021

UFA

37yrs

Signed By

Signed On Jul 1 2016

Signing Agent Marc Levine

Signing Status

UFA

32yrs old

Contract Bought Out By

This contract was bought out by prior to 2021-2022

Buyout Details

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22
Cap Hit	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	UFA 37yrs
AAV	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M
Base	$4,000,000$4.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-	-	$2,500,000$2.50M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Total Salary	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Minors Salary	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC
UFA Year

Frans Nielsen

2012-2016 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$11,000,000$11.00M

cap hit$2,750,000$2.75M

expires

2016

UFA

32yrs

Signed By

Signed On Feb 6 2012

Signing Status

UFA

28yrs old

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016
Cap Hit	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M	UFA 32yrs
AAV	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M	$2,750,000$2.75M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Minors Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,500,000$2.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M
Clauses	-	-	-	-
UFA Year

Frans Nielsen

2008-2012 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$2,100,000$2.10M

cap hit$525,000$525K

expires

2012

UFA

28yrs

Signed By

Signed On Jul 19 2008

Signing Status

RFA

24yrs old

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012
Cap Hit	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K	UFA 28yrs
AAV	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K	$525,000$525K
Base	$500,000$500K	$500,000$500K	$550,000$550K	$550,000$550K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$500,000$500K	$500,000$500K	$550,000$550K	$550,000$550K
Minors Salary	$500,000$500K	$500,000$500K	$550,000$550K	$550,000$550K
Clauses	-	-	-	-
UFA Year

Frans Nielsen

2006-2008 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$1,245,000$1.25M

cap hit$622,500$623K

expires

2008

RFA

24yrs

Signed By

Signed On May 15 2006

Signing Status 22yrs old

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2006-07	2007-08	2008
Cap Hit	$535,000$535K	$535,000$535K	RFA 24yrs
AAV	$622,500$623K	$622,500$623K
Base	$450,000$450K	$500,000$500K
Performance Bonuses	$25,000$25K	$150,000$150K
Signing Bonuses	$60,000$60K	$60,000$60K
Total Salary	$510,000$510K	$560,000$560K
Minors Salary	$60,000$60K	$60,000$60K
Clauses	-	-
UFA Year

Frans Nielsen

#51

age39

posC

shotl

h6'0"

w187lbs

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No Current Contract

Draft

Undrafted

UFA Year

2011

Birthdate

Apr 24, 1984

Nationality

Denmark

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