April 11, 2024 | 4:12pm ET
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HANIFIN INKS 8-YEAR EXTENSION WITH VEGAS

Noah Hanifin, defenceman

The Vegas Golden Knights have signed defenseman Noah Hanifin to an eight-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7.35 million.

Hanifin, 27, has played in 16 games with Vegas since being acquired on March 6, recording nine points (2 goals, 7 assists). During his time in Vegas, Hanifin leads the Golden Knights with a +7 rating, while his two goals and 23:02 average TOI rank first among the team’s defensemen.

In his 77 games this season between Calgary and Vegas, he has reached 13 goals and 31 assists for 44 points, to date. T

Hanifin is currently in his ninth season in the League and has collected 283 points (62 goals, 221 assists) in 675 games, thus far.

He was drafted fifth-overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.