Penguins re-sign defenceman Brian Dumoulin for six years

Pittsburgh Penguins' Brian Dumoulin. (Jay LaPrete/AP)

Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Brian Dumoulin has turned his steady play for the Stanley Cup champions into a new contract.

Dumoulin and the team agreed to a six-year deal on Monday that will run through the 2022-23 season and will pay him an average of $4.1 million per year.

The 25-year-old Dumoulin had three goals and 11 assists during Pittsburgh’s run to the Cup this spring and hasn’t missed a playoff game during the team’s sprint to back-to-back titles.

Dumoulin averaged a team-high 21:59 of ice time this post-season, and his plus-9 rating was best among Penguins defencemen. Dumoulin was forced to take on a larger roll this spring after injuries forced Kris Letang to miss the playoffs.

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July 24, 2017

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Brian Dumoulin
SIGNED BY
Pittsburgh Penguins
LENGTH
6 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Re-signing
SALARY CAP HIT
$4.1 million
TOTAL
$24.6 million

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