The Winnipeg Jets announced on Monday that they have locked their veteran forward Nino Niederreiter to a three-year extension. The deal will keep Niederreiter with the franchise through the 2026-27 NHL season and is worth $12 million.
Niederreiter was in the last year of his contract, which pays him $4 million in 2023-24.
Niederreiter landed in Winnipeg ahead of the NHL trade deadline from the Nashville Predators. He had a strong finish in the 2022-23 campaign and started the new season in the same manner. The 31-year-old player has six goals and eight assists for a total of 14 points in 23 games.
It isn’t hard to see why the two sides decided to commit to each other for a while longer. Niederreiter has publicly praised the Jets’ organization on several occasions and said that he feels at home in Winnipeg. The Jets, on the other hand, wanted to keep a player who proved to be a great fit for their lineup and who is productive on a consistent basis.
Nino Niederreiter entered the NHL as a fifth overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. However, he only played 64 games during his three years with the franchise before embarking on stints with the Minnesota Wild, the Carolina Hurricanes, the Predators, and now the Jets.
Niederreiter played 833 games during his 13 years in the NHL and has 211 goals and 213 assists for 423 points.
