The Minnesota Wild have reached an agreement on an extension with defenceman Jared Spurgeon, keeping the defenceman under contract until the end of the 2019-2020 season.
Spurgeon will earn $20.75 million over the four years, with a cap hit north of $5-million.
He is the second-highest scoring defenceman on the Wild this year, with 16 points (4G, 12A) in 31 games.
The 26-year-old is currently in the final year of a three-year $8-million deal and would have been a restricted free agent this off-season.
His average playing time of 22:15 is second on the team.
The Wild signed Spurgeon as a free agent after the Edmonton, Alta. native failed to reach an agreement with the New York Islanders, who drafted him 156th overall in 2008.
December 21, 2015
Jared Spurgeon
SIGNED BY
Minnesota WildLENGTH
4 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Re-signing
SALARY CAP HIT
$5.1875 million
TOTAL
$20.75 million
