Van Riemsdyk signs 3-year, $9 million contract with Capitals

Defenseman has NHL career-high 19 points, could have become free agent after season

3-11 van Riemsdyk WSH 3 year deal

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

Trevor van Riemsdyk signed a three-year, $9 million contract with the Washington Capitals on Saturday. It has an average annual value of $3 million.

The 31-year-old defenseman has an NHL career-high 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) in 66 games this season. He is in the final season of a two-year contract he signed with the Capitals on March 21, 2021, and could have become an unrestricted free agent after the season.
Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks as an undrafted free agent on March 24, 2014, van Riemsdyk has 108 points (24 goals, 84 assists) in 522 regular-season game with the Capitals, Carolina Hurricanes and Blackhawks, and four points (two goals, two assists) in 32 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Van Riemsdyk won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks in 2015.

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