Jack Johnson signed a one-year contract to stay with the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The 36-year-old defenseman had eight points (two goals, six assists) in 83 regular-season games for the Chicago Blackhawks and Avalanche, including four points (two goals, two assists) in 25 games after he was acquired in a trade with the Blackhawks on Feb. 26.
Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes with the No. 3 pick in the 2005 NHL Draft, Johnson has 320 points (74 goals, 246 assists) in 1,107 regular-season games for the Los Angeles Kings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Avalanche and Blackhawks, and 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in 46 playoff games.
Johnson won the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2022.
The Avalanche signed Miles Wood to a six-year contract Saturday. The 27-year-old forward had 27 points (13 goals, 14 assists) in 76 regular-season games for the New Jersey Devils last season and two goals in eight Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Selected by New Jersey in the fourth round (No. 100) of the 2013 NHL Draft, Wood has 148 points (78 goals, 70 assists) in 402 regular-season games and two goals in 13 playoff games.
Forwards Jonathan Drouin (one year) and Andrew Cogliano (one year) and defenseman Bowen Byram (two years) also signed contracts with the Avalanche on Saturday.
Drouin, 28, had 29 points (two goals, 27 assists) in 58 games for the Montreal Canadiens last season. Selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning with the No. 3 pick of the 2013 NHL Draft, Drouin has 281 points (77 goals, 204 assists) in 485 regular-season games for the Canadiens and Lightning and 21 points (six goals, 15 assists) in 33 playoff games.
Cogliano, 36, had 19 points (10 goals, nine assists) in 79 games for Colorado last season, his 16th in the NHL. Selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round (No. 25) of the 2005 NHL Draft, he has 445 points (184 goals, 261 assists) in 1,219 regular-season games with the Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks and Avalanche, and 35 points (13 goals, 22 assists) in 120 playoff games.
Byram, 22, who was a restricted free agent, had NHL career highs in goals (10), assists (14) and points (24) in 42 regular-season games for the Avalanche last season, and had three assists in seven playoff games.
Selected by Colorado in the first round (No. 4) of the 2019 NHL Draft, Byram has 43 points (15 goals, 28 assists) in 91 regular-season games and 12 assists in 27 playoff games. Byram won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2022.
The Avalanche also acquired center Ryan Johansen from the Nashville Predators for forward Alex Galchenyuk on June 24; traded forward Alex Newhook to the Montreal Canadiens for a first- and second-round pick in the 2023 draft and defenseman prospect Gianni Fairbrother on Tuesday; and acquired forward Ross Colton from the Lightning on Wednesday for a second-round pick in the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft.
