Capitals sign Trevor van Riemsdyk to multi-year extension
According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, the Washington Capitals have signed defenceman Trevor van Riemsdyk to a two-year contract extension worth $1.9 million. The deal will see van Riemsdyk earn $900,000 in the first year, and $1 million in the second year.
Van Riemsdyk, 29, signed a one-year contract worth $800,000 with the Capitals in the off-season. In 9 games this season, he has 1 point (1 G), 0 penalty minutes, and is a -3.
The Middletown, New Jersey native went undrafted and signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks following three seasons at the University of New Hampshire. He's spent parts of seven seasons in the NHL with Chicago, Carolina, and Washington.
In 373 regular season games, van Riemsdyk tallied 70 points (16 G, 54 A), 102 penalty minutes, and is a +7. In 26 career playoff games, he has 2 points (1 G, 1 A), 8 penalty minutes, and is a -7. The 29-year-old won the Stanley Cup during his rookie season (2014-15) with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Trevor Van Riemsdyk and WASH, two-year extension at $950K— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 21, 2021
Source: Elliotte Friedman - Sportsnet
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marco Rossi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Boldy | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Travis Konecny | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Anze Kopitar | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Quinton Byfield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Noah Cates | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brock Faber | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Marcus Johansson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Adrian Kempe | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Matvei Michkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brandon Montour | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Martin Pospisil | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Kevin Rooney | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||