Winnipeg Jets sign defenceman Dylan DeMelo to 4-year contract ...

25 Jun 2024

Manitoba

The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Dylan DeMelo to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday.

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Deal carries an average annual value of $4.9 million US, the club announced

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 25, 2024 12:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Winnipeg Jets' Gabriel Vilardi (13) celebrates his goal against the New York Islanders with teammates Dylan Demelo (2) and Adam Lowry (17) during the first period of NHL action in Winnipeg on Tuesday January 16, 2024. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press)

The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Dylan DeMelo to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday.

The deal carries an average annual value of $4.9 million US.

DeMelo, 31, played all 82 games for the Jets last season, setting career highs with 31 points and 28 assists.

He also had a team-best plus-46 rating, second highest in the NHL, and led the Jets with 139 blocked shots.

Selected by San Jose in the sixth round (179th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft, the defenceman from London, Ont., has played 554 career games for the Jets, Ottawa Senators and Sharks, tallying 144 points (17 goals, 127 assists) and 265 penalty minutes.

He has also registered four assists and 16 penalty minutes in 29 career playoff games.

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