The Detroit Red Wings have signed restricted free agent defenceman Alexey Marchenko to a two-year, $2.9-million contract.
Marchenko’s contract carries an average annual value of $1.45 million.
The Red Wings selected Marchenko in the seventh round (205th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft.
Marchenko scored two goals and totalled 11 points in 66 games with the Red Wings in 2015-16. The 23-year-old has registered three goals and 13 points in 80 games in parts of three seasons.
July 1, 2016
Alexey Marchenko
SIGNED BY
Detroit Red Wings
LENGTH
2 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Re-signing
SALARY CAP HIT
$1.45 million
TOTAL
$2.9 million