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A Four-Year Contract Extension For Sami Vatanen In Anaheim

06/18/2016 at 12:24pm EDT

via the Anaheim Ducks,

The Ducks have signed defenseman Sami Vatanen to a four-year contract extension through the 2019-20 NHL season. Per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Vatanen, 25 (6/3/91), has collected 29-69=98 points with a +25 rating and 78 penalty minutes (PIM) in 194 career NHL games with the Ducks. Vatanen, who ranks tied for fifth among NHL defensemen in power play goals (11) since the 2014-15 season, set career highs in points (9-29=38), assists (29) and appearances (71) last season. As Anaheim’s highest scoring defenseman since Lubomir Visnovsky (18-50=68) and Cam Fowler (10-30=40) in 2010-11, Vatanen led team defensemen in scoring, game-winning goals (2), assists, points per game (0.54) and power play points (4-15=19).

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