Casey DeSmith is an American professional Ice-hockey player who plays in the National Hockey League (NHL). As of 2022, Casey DeSmith currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins as their goaltender.
DeSmith reportedly earns around $1,500,000 as his yearly salary from Pittsburgh Penguins. Further, he has an estimated net worth of over $1.5 Million. Reportedly, he is in a romantic relationship with his girlfriend, Ellie Pikula.
Casey DeSmith was born on August 13, 1991, in Rochester, New Hampshire, the U.S. to parents Gary DeSmith and Patrice DeSmith.
He is American according to his nationality and belongs to the ethnic White group. Further, his star sign is Leo.
Further, he grew up along with his sister.
Casey DeSmith has an estimated net worth of over $1.5 Million which is quite similar to Frédérik Gauthier.
On 1st July 2017, he reportedly signed a 2 year/ $1,350,000 contract, including a $50,000 signing bonus, $1,350,000 guaranteed with Pittsburgh Penguins.
Back in 2019, the NHL player had an average salary of $675,000 annually while Sidney Crosby was among the highest earner of the team with the annual salary of $8,700,000.
On 11th January 2019, DeSmith signed a 3 year $3.75 million contract extension with Pittsburgh. In 2021-22, his base salary is $1,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,250,000.
His contract and earnings, including bonus and incentives:
YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
2017-2018 | Pittsburgh Penguins | $362,834 |
2018-2019 | Pittsburgh Penguins | $650,000 |
2019-2020 | Pittsburgh Penguins | $1,000,000 |
2020-2021 | Pittsburgh Penguins | $1,250,000 |
2021-2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins | $1,500,000 |
Casey DeSmith so far has made earnings of $4,762,834 from his entire NHL career.
Exploring his personal life, he is not married. However, he is in a romantic relationship with his girlfriend, Ellie Pikula. Further, it is unknown when the couple started dating.
As per his Instagram account, the couple seems to be happy in the relationship as he regularly posts a picture of him along with his girlfriend. The couple is living a happy life with no rumors of separation in recent time.
In 2014, DeSmith faced domestic abuse allegations while attending New Hampshire University. As a result, he was suspended from New Hampshire Wildcats.
On 4 December 2014, DeSmith pleaded not guilty to all charges against him, with the exception of a disorderly conduct violation. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $124.
Talking about his body measurement, the Famous NHL star is 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) in height and weighs around 82 kg.
DeSmith signed his first NHL contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1, 2017 (one year, two way). He began the 2017 2018 AHL season with a 3-0 record with an average of 0.98 goals, 0.965 save percentage and a shutout.
He played his first NHL game against the Winnipeg Jets at Bell MTS Place on October 29, 2017, after head coach Mike Sullivan pulled starting goaltender Matt Murray.
DeSmith made his first NHL start on January 18, 2018, and earned his first win in the NHL, stopping 28 of 29 shots in a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
DeSmith signed a three - year, $ 3.75 million contract extension with Pittsburgh on January 11, 2019, during the 2018-19 season, having established himself in the backup role for the Penguins. Currently, he is playing along with his star teammates such as Evgeni Malkin, Nick Bjugstad and many more.