VEGAS (April 11, 2024) – Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon announced today, April 11, that the club has signed defenseman Noah Hanifin to an eight-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,350,000.
Hanifin, 27, has played in 16 games with Vegas since being acquired on March 6, recording nine points (2 G, 7 A) as a Golden Knight. During his time in Vegas, Hanifin leads the Golden Knights with a +7 rating, while his 2 goals and 23:02 average TOI rank first among the team’s defensemen. In his 77 games this season between Calgary and Vegas, he has reached 44 points (13 G, 31 A), just four shy of matching a career-high set in 2021-22. The 2023-24 campaign marks the second time that the 6-foot-3 defenseman has reached at least 40 points. Hanifin’s 13 goals this season are the most he’s scored in the NHL, with five of them coming on the power play.
Hanifin is currently in his ninth season in the League and has collected 283 points (62 G, 221 A) in 675 games. Earlier this season with Calgary, Hanifin led the team’s defensemen in scoring with 35 points (11 G, 24 A) and posted a +13 rating after appearing in each of the club’s 61 games. Prior to his time in Calgary, the native of Boston, Massachusetts, spent three years with the Carolina Hurricanes, skating in 239 games and collecting 83 points (18 G, 65 A).
Hanifin spent one year at Boston College before professional play and finished with 23 points (5 G, 18 A) in 37 games. When making his NCAA debut with the Eagles at 17-years-old, he became the youngest player in the school’s history to play for the program. Following his freshman season, he was drafted by Carolina in the first round (5th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally, Hanifin has represented the United States three times at the IIHF World Championship (2019, 2017, 2016), twice at the IIHF World Junior Championship (2015, 2014), and spent one season (2013-14) in the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.
Noah Hanifin, Defenseman
Birthplace: Boston, MA
Height: 6-3
Weight: 207 lbs.
Age: 27
Shoots: Left
Notes:
-Leads the Golden Knights with a +7 rating since being acquired on March 6, while his 2 goals and 23:02 average TOI are first among team’s defensemen
-Has earned career-highs in goals (13), power-play goals (5), and average TOI (23:37) during the 2023-24 season spent with Calgary and Vegas
-Eclipsed the 40-point mark this year for the second time in his nine-year career
-Posted 35 points (11 G, 24 A) in 61 games with Calgary over the 2023-24 campaign, leading the team’s defensemen in scoring, to go along with a +13 rating
-Spent three seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes (2015-18), skating in 239 games and collecting 83 points (18 G, 65 A)
-Played one season of NCAA hockey at Boston College, and after making debut with the Eagles at the age of 17, became the youngest player in school history to appear in a game
-Drafted by Carolina in the first round (5th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft
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