Per the Associated Press (via CBC.ca), Huberdeau’s agent, Allan Walsh, confirmed the deal is for six years, $35.4 million and will go into effect starting with the 2017-18 season.
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The Florida Panthers and rising star Jonathan Huberdeau have agreed on a new, long-term contract extension.
Florida previously signed centers Nick Bjugstad (2014) and Barkov (2016) to six-year deals before signing Aaron Ekblad (eight years), Reilly Smith (five) and Vincent Trocheck (six) this summer.
Panthers President Dale Tallon said Huberdeau “is a highly talented and dynamic player who is another important piece of our team’s young core”.
“Florida effectively bought up four years of Huberdeau”s free agency period for a cap-hit of $5.9 million per season.
Huberdeau’s deal – which was confirmed Tuesday by agent Allan Walsh – gives the Panthers 10 players who are under National Hockey League contracts for at least the next four seasons.
The Panthers will begin the 2016-17 regular season on October 13th with a home game against the New Jersey Devils. He scored 20 goals and added 39 assists a season ago, good for career highs in goals and points for the Atlantic Division-topping Panthers.
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The 23-year-old from Saint-Jerome, Quebec, has 58 goals and 114 assists for 172 points in 272 games.
