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WINNIPEG, August 11, 2021 - The Winnipeg Jets announced today they have agreed to terms with defenceman Neal Pionk on a four-year contract with an average annual value of $5,875,000.

Pionk, 26, recorded 32 points (3G, 29A) and 20 penalty minutes in 54 games for the Jets last season before adding four assists and two PIMs in eight playoff games. The Omaha, Neb. native has played 226 games in four NHL seasons for the Jets and the New York Rangers and posted 117 points (16G, 101A) and 99 PIMs. Pionk leads all Jets defencemen in points (77) and assists (68) over his two seasons with the team and he ranks 13th among NHL blueliners in points and ninth in assists since the start of the 2019-20 season.
Neal Pionk
Defence
Born Jul 29 1995 -- Omaha, NE
Height 6.00 -- Weight 190 -- Shoots R