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Tomas Hertl

Position	Center	Current Team	Vegas Golden Knights
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	8 years
Height	6'3"	Expires	2029-30
Weight (lbs)	220	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	36
Age	32 (Nov 12, 1993)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2012, Round 1, Overall 17 (SJS)

Date	Team	Transaction
Mar 16, 2022	San Jose Sharks	Signed 8 years @ $8.138M AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 2, 2018	San Jose Sharks	Signed 4 years @ $5.625M AAV starting in 2018-19
Jun 29, 2016	San Jose Sharks	Signed 2 years @ $3.000M AAV starting in 2016-17
Jun 3, 2013	San Jose Sharks	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	SJS	81	1094:40	0.93	1.10	2.03	1.04	-0.11	10.00	11.17	-1.17	3.14	4.48
2016-17	SJS	49	645:45	0.65	0.74	1.39	0.69	-0.03	9.46	9.97	-0.51	2.86	9.52
2017-18	SJS	79	1023:33	0.53	0.70	1.23	0.90	-0.37	7.69	13.09	-5.40	2.30	6.32
2018-19	SJS	77	1013:56	0.89	1.60	2.49	0.76	0.13	13.51	11.51	2.01	2.67	8.67
2019-20	SJS	48	613:50	0.88	0.98	1.86	0.97	-0.09	11.11	12.21	-1.09	1.94	17.48
2020-21	SJS	50	667:03	0.90	1.53	2.43	0.72	0.18	14.29	11.44	2.85	4.21	6.32
2021-22	SJS	82	1177:34	0.87	1.02	1.89	0.81	0.06	12.23	11.43	0.80	6.19	5.15
2022-23	SJS	79	1155:48	0.67	1.04	1.71	0.77	-0.10	11.11	12.71	-1.60	4.17	4.76
2023-24	VGK	6	79:01	0.76	0.76	1.52	0.83	-0.08	14.29	15.70	-1.42	0.00	8.33
2023-24	SJS	48	701:34	0.34	1.03	1.37	0.64	-0.29	5.41	10.05	-4.65	0.00	7.55
2023-24	SJS, VGK	54	780:35	0.38	1.00	1.38	0.66	-0.27	6.17	10.54	-4.37	0.00	7.63
2024-25	VGK	73	984:29	0.73	1.10	1.83	0.83	-0.09	10.34	11.68	-1.33	2.89	12.72
2025-26	VGK	19	250:52	0.48	0.96	1.44	0.95	-0.47	6.06	12.07	-6.01	0.00	16.67

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	SJS	81	1094:40	45.55	3.07	2.93	34.37	2.08	2.08	59.57	58.43	0.47	-0.04	4.73
2016-17	SJS	49	645:45	44.60	1.77	2.66	34.75	2.69	2.05	39.58	56.47	0.07	-0.27	3.74
2017-18	SJS	79	1023:33	44.90	2.17	2.60	40.80	2.70	2.54	44.58	50.58	-0.09	0.09	-1.81
2018-19	SJS	77	1013:56	45.98	3.55	2.94	39.53	3.49	2.56	50.42	53.40	0.18	0.29	-1.39
2019-20	SJS	48	613:50	43.69	2.64	2.86	38.12	3.42	2.34	43.55	55.00	0.58	-0.23	7.97
2020-21	SJS	50	667:03	44.88	2.88	2.97	40.93	2.43	2.46	54.24	54.75	0.55	-0.22	7.21
2021-22	SJS	82	1177:34	41.98	2.90	2.61	43.82	2.70	2.77	51.82	48.60	0.36	0.12	2.65
2022-23	SJS	79	1155:48	43.97	2.75	3.08	43.09	3.53	2.83	43.80	52.08	0.49	0.04	4.02
2023-24	VGK	6	79:01	47.84	2.28	3.17	41.00	3.04	2.50	42.86	55.88	1.23	0.76	3.24
2023-24	SJS	48	701:34	40.54	1.80	2.35	46.70	3.25	2.77	35.59	45.86	0.31	-0.36	6.41
2023-24	SJS, VGK	54	780:35	41.28	1.84	2.43	46.12	3.23	2.74	36.36	46.97	0.40	-0.21	6.28
2024-25	VGK	73	984:29	45.77	2.38	2.69	37.48	2.74	2.15	46.43	55.60	0.18	-0.19	3.78
2025-26	VGK	19	250:52	42.09	2.15	2.35	30.61	1.67	1.53	56.25	60.60	-0.07	-0.77	9.38

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

It took 94 games for Tomas Hertl to be a Vegas Golden Knights difference-maker at Vegas Hockey Knight (Wed Nov 12, 2025)
Oilers Targeting Tuch, Hertl Trade Requst & More NHL Rumors at The Hockey Writers (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
« Laisse-moi aller dans une équipe où j’ai une chance de gagner cette foutue Coupe » at HABSolument Fan (Fri Oct 10, 2025)
Senators Shane Pinto Primed for a Big Breakout in 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Sun Sep 28, 2025)
Tomas Hertl must do this to elevate the Golden Knights to the next level in 2025-26 at Vegas Hockey Knight (Thu Aug 14, 2025)
Kelly McCrimmon had telling thoughts about William Karlsson and Tomas Hertl's place at Vegas Hockey Knight (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
The New Jersey Devils should swoop in and trade for Tomas Hertl at Pucks and Pitchforks (Tue Jun 24, 2025)
Shocking name brought up in Golden Knights trade rumors at Vegas Hockey Knight (Tue Jun 24, 2025)

Current Contract

Tomas Hertl signed an $65,100,000 8-year contract with the San Jose Sharks and General Manager Doug Wilson on March 16, 2022 with an AAV of $8,137,500. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2029-30 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 9.86% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) 2.0 ( ) (1 rating)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	28	NMC	$8,137,500	$8,137,500	-	$2,500,000	$5,750,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	UFA
2023-24	29	NMC	$8,137,500	$8,137,500	-	$2,500,000	$7,500,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA
2024-25	30	NMC	$8,137,500	$8,137,500	-	$2,500,000	$7,750,000	$10,250,000	$10,250,000	UFA
2025-26	31	M-NTC	$8,137,500	$8,137,500	-	$2,500,000	$7,500,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA
2026-27	32	M-NTC	$8,137,500	$8,137,500	-	$4,750,000	$3,250,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2027-28	33	M-NTC	$8,137,500	$8,137,500	-	$4,000,000	$2,300,000	$6,300,000	$6,300,000	UFA
2028-29	34	M-NTC	$8,137,500	$8,137,500	-	$2,400,000	$3,750,000	$6,150,000	$6,150,000	UFA
2029-30	35	M-NTC	$8,137,500	$8,137,500	-	$2,400,000	$3,750,000	$6,150,000	$6,150,000	UFA
Total					-	$23,550,000	$41,550,000	$65,100,000	$65,100,000

Signed: Mar 16, 2022

Team: San Jose Sharks

GM: Doug Wilson

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 9.86

Clause: For 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28 player submits a 3 team trade list. For 2028-29 and 2029-30 player submits a 15 team trade list.

Retained Salary: San Jose Sharks retained 17.1% of total salary on March 8, 2024

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Tomas Hertl signed a $22,500,000 4-year contract with the San Jose Sharks and General Manager Doug Wilson on July 2, 2018 with an AAV of $5,625,000. This contract will start in 2018-19 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 7.08% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	24		$5,625,000	$5,625,000	-	$2,000,000	$4,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	RFA-arb
2019-20	25		$5,625,000	$5,625,000	-	$2,000,000	$4,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	RFA-arb
2020-21	26	M-NTC	$5,625,000	$5,625,000	-	$2,000,000	$2,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA
2021-22	27	M-NTC	$5,625,000	$5,625,000	-	$2,000,000	$3,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	UFA
Total					-	$8,000,000	$14,500,000	$22,500,000	$22,500,000

Signed: July 2, 2018

Team: San Jose Sharks

GM: Doug Wilson

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.08

Clause: Player submits a 3 team trade list starting in 2020-21.

Tomas Hertl signed a $6,000,000 2-year contract with the San Jose Sharks and General Manager Doug Wilson on June 29, 2016 with an AAV of $3,000,000. This contract will start in 2016-17 and end after the 2017-18 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.11% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	22	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	-	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	RFA
2017-18	23	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	-	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000

Signed: June 29, 2016

Team: San Jose Sharks

GM: Doug Wilson

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 4.11

Tomas Hertl signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the San Jose Sharks and General Manager Doug Wilson on June 3, 2013 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2013-14 and end after the 2015-16 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.44% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2013-14	19	$925,000	$1,350,000	$425,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2014-15	20	$925,000	$1,350,000	$425,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2015-16	21	$925,000	$1,350,000	$425,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$1,275,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: June 3, 2013

Team: San Jose Sharks

GM: Doug Wilson

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2007-08	CzR-U17	Slavia U17	22	7	6	13		4				5	1		1		2
2008-09	CzR-U17	Slavia U17	35	16	15	31		12				8	5	2	7		4
2009-10	CzR-U18	Slavia U18	7	13	10	23		8				5	5	6	11		31
2009-10	CzRep-Jr.	Slavia Jr.	42	12	26	38		12				4	1		1		2
2010-11	CzR-U18	Slavia U18	4	2	6	8
2010-11	CzRep	Slavia	1	0	0	0
2010-11	CzRep-Jr.	Slavia Jr.	33	14	27	41		49				4	4	2	6
2011-12	CzRep	Slavia	50	15	13	28		28
2011-12	WJC-A	Czech Republic	6	3	2	5	+2
2011-12	CzRep-2	Usti nad Labem										3	2		2		2
2012-13	WC-A	Czech Republic	8	0	0	0	-3
2012-13	WJC-A	Czech Republic	6	2	3	5		10
2012-13	CzRep	Slavia	43	18	12	30		16				11	3	5	8
2013-14	WC-A	Czech Republic	9	3	3	6		4	18
2013-14	NHL	San Jose Sharks	37	15	10	25	+11	4	98	15.3	15:20	7	2	3	5	-3	2	19	10.5	13:35
2014-15	NHL	San Jose Sharks	82	13	18	31	-5	16	145	9.0	14:33
2014-15	WC-A	Czech Republic	8	1	2	3	+1	2	10
2014-15	AHL	Worcester	2	0	2	2	+1		3	0.0
2015-16	NHL	San Jose Sharks	81	21	25	46	+16	26	202	10.4	15:58	20	6	5	11	+8	4	50	12.0	17:47
2016-17	NHL	San Jose Sharks	49	10	12	22	-8	14	100	10.0	17:13	6		2	2		2	15	0.0	19:18
2017-18	NHL	San Jose Sharks	79	22	24	46	-2	41	175	12.6	18:06	10	6	3	9	+2	8	34	17.6	20:09
2018-19	NHL	San Jose Sharks	77	35	39	74	+5	18	176	19.9	19:01	19	10	5	15	+2	4	59	17.0	21:52
2019-20	NHL	San Jose Sharks	48	16	20	36	-18	16	117	13.7	18:27
2020-21	NHL	San Jose Sharks	50	19	24	43	+1	27	112	17.0	19:08
2021-22	NHL	San Jose Sharks	82	30	34	64	-9	30	205	14.6	19:56
2021-22	WC	Czechia	10	1	4	5	-1	12
2021-22	EHT	Czechia	2	0	2	2	+2
2022-23	NHL	San Jose Sharks	79	22	41	63	-36	42	183	12.0	19:17
2023-24	NHL	San Jose Sharks	48	15	19	34	-26	22	113	13.3	20:54
2023-24	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	6	2	2	4	-2		11	18.2	17:12	7	1		1	-6	2	14	7.1	18:33
2024-25	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	73	32	29	61	-3	20	177	18.1	17:07	11	3	2	5	-3		28	10.7	18:17
2025-26	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	20	8	9	17	+2	8	59	13.6	18:03
NHL Career			811	260	306	566	-74	284	1873	13.9	17:54	80	28	20	48		22	219	12.8	18:56