Contract Extension

Unexpected Long-Term Contract Extensions For Jets Franchise Players

Happy Thanksgiving, Winnipeg! Monday, October 9, seemed like a quieter day for the team. The Jets are preparing for their season opener on Wednesday, October 11, where they’ll face the Calgary Flames. If you had told me a month ago that Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck would sign long-term extensions, I might’ve laughed. Nevertheless, here […]

Jamie Drysdale Signs a Three-Year Contract With the Anaheim Ducks

On Thursday, the Anaheim Ducks came to an agreement with a 21-year-old right-shot defenseman, Jamie Drysdale, on a new contract worth $6.9 million over three years. This contract carries an AAV (average annual value) of $2.3 million and will expire after the 2025-26 season. This deal came three days after teammate and fellow RFA Trevor […]

Trevor Zegras, Anaheim Ducks End Contract Standoff

The Anaheim Ducks and Trevor Zegras have finally come to an agreement for a contract, ending the contract standoff. Zegras signed a three-year contract worth $5.75 million annually. Prior to this, the Anaheim Ducks and Trevor Zegras were far off in negotiations. The Ducks reportedly only wanted to pay no more than $4 million, while […]

Flames announce Mikael Backlund as captain (Photo Credit: CTV News)

Backlund’s Back, Alright!

The Calgary Flames have gotten to work with training camp and the 2023-24 preseason. At the same time, the Flames and current general manager Craig Conroy aren’t going to be looking too heavily at their contracts and salary cap situation right now. Mikael Backlund was among the few players with a contract expiring at the […]

OPINION: Filip Gustavsson’s Contract is Just Right

All summer, Minnesota Wild fans have been waiting for Filip Gustavsson to re-sign with the team. It seemed a sure thing that it would happen quickly, but as the weeks dragged on, worry started to set in. Bill Guerin did his best to calm the fans, using any media appearance to assure the hockey world […]

ECHL: Icemen Add Two More to Defense Corps

The 2023-24 season roster building continues for the Jacksonville Icemen, who today announced two more players would be rejoining the team for the upcoming year. Defensemen Victor Hadfield and Connor Russell have both been signed to one-year contracts. Hadfield and Russell join a growing list of names that are returning to play in a Jacksonville […]

Brandon Duhaime Re-Signs With Minnesota Wild

Brandon Duhaime Re-Signs With Minnesota Wild
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Sebastion Aho Close to Signing Contract Extension With Carolina Hurricanes

There have been rumblings from the Carolina Hurricanes on a contract extension with forward Sebastian Aho. The deal has an unknown average annual value but is expected to be an eight-year contract extension. The second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft has been a significant asset for the Carolina Hurricanes roster. Aho has posted […]

Tanner Jeannot Re-Signs With Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that they have come to terms on a two-year contract extension with forward Tanner Jeannot. Jeannot was born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, and signed with the Nashville Predators on April 2nd, 2018 but wouldn’t make his NHL debut until the 2020-21 season. Tanner Jeannot Stats Jeannot, who’s a rough-and-tumble forward, […]

Dylan Samberg Signs Contract Extension With Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets and defenseman Dylan Samberg have agreed to terms on a two-year contract carrying an average annual value of $1.4 million per season. Samberg, 24, was selected in the second round at 43rd overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets. Samberg wouldn’t sign his entry-level contract until the 2020-21 […]