# Blackhawks secure Oliver Moore's five-year contract

> Blackhawks get cost certainty on Oliver Moore's new five-year contract.
- Title: Blackhawks secure Oliver Moore's five-year contract | Shortify
- Summary: Blackhawks get cost certainty on Oliver Moore's new five-year contract. Blackhawks secured Oliver Moore's five-year $4.25 million salary-cap contract…
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- Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/09/24/blackhawks-oliver-moore-contract-nhl-salary-cap-cost-certainty
- Published: 2026-09-24T16:42:33.731+00:00
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## Blackhawks secure Oliver Moore's five-year contract
Blackhawks obtained cost certainty for Oliver Moore's five-year contract with $4.25 million salary-cap hit.

> What we have here is so special, I wish I could sign for 15 years
## Moore's contract details
Oliver Moore, 21, signed five-year extension with $4.25 million cap hit after current entry-level contract ends.
## Moore's performance
Moore has 60 career NHL games, averages less than 13 minutes per game, 23 points total.
## League trend
Penguins signed Ville Koivunen to eight-year $4 million cap hit, Golden Knights signed Braeden Bowman to six-year $3.4 million cap hit.
## Coaching perspective
Coach Jeff Blashill called Moore a 'puck hunter' with 'intensity away from the puck' and 'calmness with the puck'.
## Contract comparison
Moore's $4.25 million cap hit is $2.35 million below Frank Nazar's six-year $6.6 million cap hit.
## Team dynamics
Moore is described as a locker room leader who gives Connor Bedard the most 'crap' and is a 'huge part of our locker room'.
## Moore's humility
Moore kept negotiations secret from teammates until Thursday morning despite being a talker.
## Community service
Moore wants to volunteer at firefighter stations, police departments, and hospitals in Chicago.
## Future extensions
Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson may explore long-term extensions for 2027 restricted free agents.
## 2027 restricted free agents
Forwards Ryan Greene and Landon Slaggert and defensemen Artyom Levshunov, Sam Rinzel and Wyatt Kaiser are pending 2027 restricted free agents.
## Contract significance
Moore's contract provides cost certainty in uncertain NHL salary-cap environment with potential for long-term value.
## Key takeaway

Blackhawks secured Oliver Moore's five-year $4.25 million salary-cap contract, providing long-term cost certainty in uncertain NHL salary-cap environment.