[Noah Cates](https://www.nhl.com/player/noah-cates-8480220) signed a two-year, $5.25 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. It has an average annual value of $2.625 million.The 24-year-old forward was a restricted free agent and avoided a salary arbitration hearing that had been scheduled for July 20.***[RELATED: [NHL Free Agent tracker](https://www.nhl.com/news/free-agency-signings-2023/c-344949384?tid=281072352)]***Cates had 38 points (13 goals, 25 assists) playing in all 82 games as a rookie for the Flyers last season.Selected by Philadelphia in the fifth round (No. 137) of the 2017 NHL Draft, Cates has 47 points (18 goals, 29 assists) in 98 regular-season games.The Flyers also signed defenseman Cam York to a two-year, $3.2 million contract ($1.6 million AAV). The 22-year-old had been a restricted free agent.York had 20 points (two goals, 18 assists) and averaged 19:39 of ice time in 54 games last season.Selected by Philadelphia in the first round (No. 14) of the 2019 NHL Draft, York has 30 points (five goals, 25 assists) in 87 games.
