Habs sign Jeff Petry to contract extension

Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced Friday that the team has agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension with defenseman Jeff Petry (until the end of the 2024-25 season). The deal has an average annual value of $6.25 million.

Petry, 32, registered 40 points in 71 games with the Canadiens last season (11 goals, 29 assists). He posted a third straight 40-point season, ranking first among the team's defensemen in points every season during that span. Petry was Montreal's hits leader with 177 this season, and he also led all Canadiens defensemen with 30 takeaways. He tallied two goals (both game-winning goals) and an assist in 10 playoff contests in 2020.

In 11 seasons in the NHL, Petry has appeared in 680 regular season games with the Canadiens and the Edmonton Oilers, recording 253 points (69 goals and 184 assists). He also added seven points (five goals, two assists) in 25 postseason contests. Petry has lit the lamp 52 times since joining the Canadiens, which puts him in a tie with Shea Weber for 16th among defensemen in franchise history.

A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Petry was selected in the second round, 45th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2006 NHL Draft. The Canadiens acquired Petry from the Oilers at the 2015 trade-deadline in return for a 2nd round and a conditional 5th round pick. Petry still has one year remaining on his current contract, which pays him $5.5 per season (AAV).

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