Blake Wheeler signed a five-year, $41.25 million contract extension with the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.
It has an average annual value of $8.25 million and begins next season.
The 32-year-old forward could have become an unrestricted free agent after this season; the extension keeps him with the Jets through 2023-24. He signed a six-year, $33.65 million contract July 26, 2013.
Wheeler led the Jets and was ninth in the NHL with 91 points (23 goals, 68 assists) last season. His 68 assists tied Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux for the League lead. He had 21 points (three goals, 18 assists) in 17 Stanley Cup Playoff games to help Winnipeg reach the Western Conference Final for the first time.
Wheeler has been Jets captain since the 2016-17 season. Last season he was a finalist for the Mark Messier Leadership Award, which is presented to the NHL player that exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team on and off the ice during the regular season, and who plays a leading role in his community growing the game of hockey.
Selected by the Phoenix Coyotes with the No. 5 pick of the 2004 NHL Draft, Wheeler has 605 points (222 goals, 383 assists) in 778 regular-season games with the Boston Bruins, Atlanta Thrashers and Jets.
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