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Height	›	6'1"
Weight	›	195
Shoots	›	Left
Age	›	21
Experience	›	1 Year
Rookie Year	›	2008
Birthdate	›	February 25th, 1987
Birthplace	›	Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Drafted	›	42nd Overall, 2nd Round, 2005 (DET)
Acquired	›	Detroit's 2nd choice (42nd overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

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› 08/29: There's no point in blaming the Red Wings for disloyalty if Kirk Maltby leaves ... - ..
› 08/29: Red Wings' Justin Abdelkader close to Michigan State degree - Detroit Free Press
› 08/24: Red Wings wrap up signings with Justin Abdelkader - Detroit Free Press
› 08/24: Tiger Woods' marriage ends in divorce - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
› 08/23: Rafael Nadal of Spain gets top seeding for US Open | Tennis - Seattle Times
› 08/23: Wings' MSU alums enjoy giving back - NHL.com
› 08/17: Red Wings Links: Dan Cleary, Justin Abdelkader upbeat, ready to embrace new roles - M..
› 08/17: Kulfan's talk with Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader, part two - MLive.com (blog)
› 08/13: Abdelkader, Miller join MSU's pros for charity - NHL.com

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Contract Details

Cap Number	Cap Hit/Day	08-09	09-10	10-11	11-12	12-13	13-14	14-15	15-16
2008-09 Salary Cap		Seasonal Salary ($M) & Free Agency Status
$740,000	$3,957	0.660	0.710	RFA

Abdelkader enters the second year of his three-year entry-level contract in 2008-09. Abdelkader was a late regular season signing by the Red Wings and only earned the pro-rated salary amount left over from a 2007-08 salary of $850,000. Abdelkader's second and third years are signifigantly lower in base salary ($660,000 and $710,000, respectively), helping bring down his salary cap number down to $740,000. Abdelkader will be a restricted free agent on July 1st, 2010.

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