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Winnipeg Jets sign forward Gabriel Vilardi to a 6-year, $45 million extension

Winnipeg Jets sign forward Gabriel Vilardi to a 6-year, $45 million extension | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - Winnipeg Jets' Gabriel Vilardi skates during an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

WINNIPEG. Manitoba (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets locked up forward Gabriel Vilardi on Friday, signing the forward to a six-year extension worth $45 million.

Vilardi became a restricted free agent July 1 after completing a two-year, $6.88 million deal. He had career highs in 2024-25 with 27 goals, 34 assists, 61 points and 71 games.

The 25-year-old from Kingston, Ontario, added a goal and three assists in nine playoff games after missing the last 11 games of the regular season and first four of the postseason because of an upper-body injury.

The Jets acquired Vilardi in June 2023 in a trade that sent Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Los Angeles Kings. He has 90 goals and 85 assists in 270 career regular-season games in six seasons with Los Angeles and Winnipeg.

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