Nate Schmidt signed a three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday. It has an average annual value of $3.5 million.
The 33-year-old defenseman had 19 points (five goals, 14 assists) in 80 regular-season games for the Florida Panthers last season and 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in 23 Stanley Cup Playoff games to help the Panthers win the Stanley Cup.
“We are excited that Nate and his wife, Allie, have chosen Utah,” Mammoth president of hockey operations Chris Armstrong said. “Nate’s depth of playoff experience and most recent impact in helping the Florida Panthers to win the 2025 Stanley Cup complements our group of existing veterans extremely well. He will play a big role in helping to move our team forward this coming season.”
Schmidt was the first person handed the Cup after Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov accepted it from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
“It was the best lap of hockey I’ve ever had in my life,” Schmidt said on June 17. “I can’t believe that we are here. I’m just so proud of this group and so happy to be here.”
Signed by the Washington Capitals as an undrafted free agent on April 3, 2013, Schmidt has 239 points (52 goals, 187 assists) in 741 regular-season games for the Capitals, Vegas Golden Knights, Vancouver Canucks, Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers and 40 points (10 goals, 30 assists) in 99 playoff games.