Kris Russell

Age 35 May 2, 1987

Caroline CAN

Defense shoots left

5'10" 178 cm

170 lbs 77 kg

ELC Signing Age 20

Waivers Signing Age 20

UFA Year 2014

Agent Allain Roy

Draft Year 2005
Drafted Overall 67
Draft Round 3
Draft Team

No contract for upcoming season.
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Career Earnings: $32,600,000

Transaction History

Apr 22, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell scored an empty-net goal, added an assist, levied four hits and blocked five shots in Friday's 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Apr 16, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell scored the game-winning goal Saturday in a 4-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Apr 5, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell has cleared the COVID-19 protocols but is unlikely to play Tuesday versus the San Jose Sharks, Bob Stauffer of the Edmonton Oilers Radio Network reports.
Mar 28, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell has entered the league's COVID-19 protocols and will not play Monday against the Arizona Coyotes.
Mar 28, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell suffered an undisclosed injury that will sideline him versus Arizona on Monday, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Mar 19, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell provided an assist and fired three shots on goal in Saturday's 6-3 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Mar 17, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (undisclosed) was activated from long-term injured reserve and will play Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres.
Feb 27, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (undisclosed) was moved to long-term injured reserve Sunday.
Feb 7, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell was placed on injured reserve Monday with an undisclosed injury.
Jan 29, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell produced an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Jan 25, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell notched an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Jan 19, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (upper body) was activated from long-term injured reserve Wednesday, per PuckPedia.
Jan 7, 2022	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (upper body) is still a week away from returning, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Dec 17, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (upper body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Friday.
Dec 11, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (upper body) will be out "a minimum of a couple weeks," Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Dec 10, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Friday.
Dec 10, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell will miss at least a week with an upper-body injury, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Dec 9, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (upper body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Boston Bruins, Derek Van Diest of the Edmonton Sun reports.
Dec 1, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell recorded an assist, four blocked shots, two hits and a plus-3 rating in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Nov 27, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell blocked six shots Saturday in a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Nov 23, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell will likely take on a more significant role with the Edmonton Oilers missing three defensemen to injury.
Oct 22, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell logged an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Friday's 5-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Sep 27, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (neck) was back on the ice for Monday's practice session, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
Sep 22, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell will not be available for the opening days of training camp due to neck pain, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reports.
May 24, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (lower body) will be available for Monday's Game 4 tilt with the Winnipeg Jets.
May 23, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (lower body) will remain out of the lineup for Sunday's Game 3 against the Winnipeg Jets, Jason Gregor of TSN 1260 reports.
May 15, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (lower body) skated on his own Saturday, but he won't be ready to play when Edmonton's first-round series versus the Winnipeg Jets gets underway Wednesday, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
May 10, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (lower body) will miss the remainder of the regular season, and coach Dave Tippett said the defenseman's availability for the playoffs will be determined by when the postseason starts, Jason Gregor of TSn 1260 reports.
May 4, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (lower body) is unavailable for Tuesday's game versus the Vancouver Canucks, Bob Stauffer of the Edmonton Oilers Radio Network reports.
May 1, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (lower body) is not listed in the game-day lineup and thus will miss Saturday's game against the Calgary Flames, Bob Stauffer of the Edmonton Oilers Radio Network reports.
Apr 30, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury, Mark Spector of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Apr 29, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell produced an assist in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Apr 19, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell notched an assist, three hits and two blocked shots in Monday's 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Mar 29, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell produced an assist and four blocked shots in Monday's 3-2 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Mar 15, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (lower body) had two hits, a blocked shot and a plus-1 rating in 20:28 in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Mar 15, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (lower body) will play in Monday's game versus the Calgary Flames, Jason Gregor of OilersNation.com reports.
Mar 13, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell (lower body) will not play Saturday versus the Vancouver Canucks, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
Mar 12, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Mar 6, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell notched two assists, three blocked shots and two hits in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames.
Mar 3, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell posted an assist, four blocked shots and two hits in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Feb 20, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell managed an assist, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Calgary Flames.
Feb 17, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell produced an assist, three hits, two blocked shots and two PIM in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Feb 2, 2021	Edmonton Oilers \| Kris Russell \| Russell notched an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Feb 29, 2020	Edmonton Oilers \| Activated D Kris Russell from injured reserve.
Jan 30, 2020	Edmonton Oilers \| Placed D Kris Russell on IR.
Jan 6, 2019	Edmonton Oilers \| Activated D Kris Russell from injured reserve.
Dec 13, 2018	Edmonton Oilers \| Placed D Kris Russell on IR.
Oct 6, 2018	Edmonton Oilers \| Activated D Kris Russell from injured reserve.
Oct 2, 2018	Edmonton Oilers \| Placed D Kris Russell on IR.
Jun 23, 2017	Edmonton Oilers \| Signed D Kris Russell to a four-year, $16 million contract extension.
Oct 7, 2016	Edmonton Oilers \| Signed D Kris Russell to a one-year, $3.1 million contract.
Feb 29, 2016	Dallas Stars \| Dallas Stars Acquired D Kris Russell from the Calgary Flames for D Jyrki Jokipakka, C Brett Pollock, and a 2016 conditional second-round draft pick (Dillon Dube).
Feb 8, 2014	Calgary Flames \| Signed D Kris Russell to a two-year contract extension.
Jan 20, 2014	Calgary Flames \| Activated D Kris Russell from injured reserve.
Jul 5, 2013	Calgary Flames \| Calgary Flames Acquired D Kris Russell from the St. Louis Blues for a 2014 fifth-round draft pick (Jaedon Descheneau).
Nov 11, 2011	St. Louis Blues \| (Kris Russell) Acquired in a trade from Columbus in exchange for Nikita Nikitin.
Nov 11, 2011	Columbus Blue Jackets \| (Nikita Nikitin) Acquired in a trade from St. Louis in exchange for Kris Russell.

Current Stats
Career Stats

Regular Season Stats

Kris Russell	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Kris Russell Stats by Elite Prospects							Kris Russell Advanced Stats by

Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2002-2003	Innisfail Flyers U18 AA	SCAHL U18	29	17	36	53	0
	2003-2004	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	55	4	15	19	30									Playoffs	20	3	2	5	0
	2003-2004	Canada Pacific U17	WHC-17	6	1	4	5	0
	2003-2004	Medicine Hat Tigers	M-Cup	4	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	20	3	2	5	0
Draft Yr	2004-2005	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	72	26	35	61	37									Playoffs	10	2	1	3	0
Draft Yr	2004-2005	Canada U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	0	1	1	2
Draft Yr	2004-2005	WHL All-Stars	CHL Challenge	1	1	1	2	4
	2005-2006	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	55	14	33	47	18									Playoffs	13	4	8	12	0
	2005-2006	Canada U20	WJC-20	6	1	3	4	4
	2005-2006	WHL All-Stars	CHL Challenge	1	1	0	1	0
	2006-2007	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	59	32	37	69	56									Playoffs	23	4	15	19	0
	2006-2007	Canada U20	WJC-20	6	4	2	6	0
	2006-2007	Medicine Hat Tigers	M-Cup	4	0	1	1	4									Playoffs	23	4	15	19	0
	2006-2007	WHL All-Stars	CHL Challenge	1	0	0	0	2
	2007-2008	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	67	2	8	10	14	726	41.30	57.23	5.99	55.77	5.63	0.08	0.33
	2008-2009	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	66	2	19	21	28	783	48.00	55.75	5.09	55.22	5.27	0.08	0.69	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0
	2008-2009	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	14	3	5	8	0
	2009-2010	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	70	7	15	22	32	1,020	54.17	50.44	3.55	48.49	2.33	0.29	0.71
	2009-2010	Canada	WC	7	1	3	4	2
	2010-2011	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	73	5	18	23	37	989	47.50	50.97	0.80	51.13	1.95	0.12	0.79
	2011-2012	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	12	2	1	3	13	161	50.00	61.01	9.82	50.12	3.30	0.75	0.75
	2011-2012	St. Louis Blues	NHL	43	4	5	9	12	617	63.41	53.33	-1.11	52.90	-1.59	0.29	0.78	Playoffs	9	0	3	3	0
	2011-2012	Canada	WC	4	0	3	3	2
	2012-2013	St. Louis Blues	NHL	33	1	6	7	9	476	54.84	48.78	-3.99	51.50	-1.62	0.00	0.63
	2012-2013	TPS	Liiga	15	2	12	14	8
	2013-2014	Calgary Flames	NHL	68	7	22	29	15	1,234	46.08	48.04	0.93	43.00	-3.29	0.10	0.68
	2014-2015	Calgary Flames	NHL	79	4	30	34	17	1,490	55.81	44.22	-4.42	42.88	-2.16	0.12	0.52	Playoffs	11	2	5	7	0
	2015-2016	Calgary Flames	NHL	51	4	11	15	8	961	45.68	46.27	-3.57	43.39	-5.23	0.06	0.62
	2015-2016	Dallas Stars	NHL	11	0	4	4	2	197	53.57	53.66	6.28	49.64	-0.21	0.00	0.61	Playoffs	12	0	4	4	0
	2016-2017	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	68	1	12	13	23	1,216	54.67	49.19	-2.29	47.10	-4.42	0.05	0.59	Playoffs	13	0	4	4	0
	2017-2018	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	78	4	17	21	8	1,282	44.66	49.38	-2.81	47.15	-4.02	0.19	0.80
	2018-2019	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	72	3	13	16	27	1,278	50.51	47.07	-2.77	45.09	-4.95	0.14	0.66
	2019-2020	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	55	0	9	9	14	766	48.80	47.10	-1.80	43.30	-4.70		0.63	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
	2020-2021	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	35	0	9	9	8	554	53.10	46.60	-1.90	44.60	-4.20		0.87	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
	2021-2022	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	31	2	7	9	4	408	55.60	51.20	-2.80	48.20	-6.00	0.15	1.18	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date October 21, 2020
Signing Status UFA
Agent Allain Roy

Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,250,000 1.53% of cap space

	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$1,250,000	UFA
AAV	$1,250,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$1,250,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$1,250,000
Minors Salary	$1,250,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date June 23, 2017
Signing Status UFA
Agent Allain Roy

Standard Contract | 4 Years $16,000,000 5.33% of cap space

	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
AAV	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$3,000,000	$4,500,000	$4,000,000	$1,500,000
Signing Bonuses	$2,000,000	$0	$0	$1,000,000
Total Salary	$5,000,000	$4,500,000	$4,000,000	$2,500,000
Minors Salary	$5,000,000	$4,500,000	$4,000,000	$2,500,000
Clauses	NMC	NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date October 7, 2016
Signing Status UFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $3,100,000 4.25% of cap space

	2016-2017
Cap Hit	$3,100,000	UFA
AAV	$3,100,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$3,100,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$3,100,000
Minors Salary	$3,100,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date March 2, 2014
Signing Status UFA

Standard Contract | 2 Years $5,200,000 3.77% of cap space

	2014-2015	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$2,600,000	$2,600,000	UFA
AAV	$2,600,000	$2,600,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$2,600,000	$2,350,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$250,000
Total Salary	$2,600,000	$2,600,000
Minors Salary	$2,600,000	$2,600,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 5, 2013
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,500,000 2.33% of cap space

	2013-2014
Cap Hit	$1,500,000	UFA
AAV	$1,500,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$1,500,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$1,500,000
Minors Salary	$1,500,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date October 17, 2009
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 3 Years $3,900,000 2.19% of cap space

	2010-2011	2011-2012	2012-2013
Cap Hit	$1,300,000	$1,300,000	$1,300,000	RFA
AAV	$1,300,000	$1,300,000	$1,300,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,300,000	$1,300,000	$1,300,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,300,000	$1,300,000	$1,300,000
Minors Salary	$1,300,000	$1,300,000	$1,300,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2007

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,333,333 1.09% of cap space

	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010
Cap Hit	$550,000	$550,000	$550,000	RFA
AAV	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000
Performance Bonuses	$325,000	$225,000	$50,000
Base Salary	$550,000	$575,000	$525,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$550,000	$575,000	$525,000
Minors Salary	$60,000	$60,000	$60,000
Clauses
UFA Year