Jets sign Pionk to 6-year contract extension, paying $7M per year

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The Winnipeg Jets person signed Neal Pionk to a six-year declaration hold aft reaching an statement to wage the defenceman an mean of $7 cardinal per year.

29-year-old defenceman has earned 39 points for the Jets this season, with 10 goals and 29 assists

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· Posted: Apr 17, 2025 2:25 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

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The Winnipeg Jets person signed Neal Pionk to a six-year declaration hold aft reaching an statement to wage the defenceman an mean of $7 cardinal per year, the squad said successful a quality merchandise Thursday.

Pionk is successful the past play of a four-year, $23.5 cardinal contract, and would person go a escaped cause July 1.

This season, the 29-year-old from Omaha, Neb., has earned 39 points for the Jets, scoring 10 goals — matching his vocation precocious for goals successful a play — and 29 assists.

Pionk signed with the New York Rangers arsenic an undrafted escaped cause successful 2017. He was acquired by the Jets successful a 2019 trade.

Over the people of his vocation with the Jets and Rangers, Pionk has tallied 256 points with 44 goals and 212 assists successful 536 vocation NHL games.

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