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The Winnipeg Jets introduced Wednesday morning that they’ve signed celebrity ahead Kyle Connor to an eight-year contract extension with a mean annual worth (AAV) of $12 million, forward of their Thursday house opener.
The #NHLJets have signed ahead Kyle Connor to an 8-year, $96M contract extension! pic.twitter.com/Oh3VeXWQey
— Jets Empire (@JetsEmpir3) October 8, 2025
Connor, 28, led the Jets in factors whereas setting single-season profession highs with 97 factors and 56 assists in the course of the 2024-25 season, enjoying in all 82 video games. The Shelby Township, Mich. native completed within the NHL’s high 10 in factors (seventh) and targets (tied seventh with 41) and was named to the 2024-25 NHL First All-Star Group. He additionally performed all 13 postseason video games, main Winnipeg in factors (17) and assists (12), with 5 targets tied for the staff lead.
Chosen seventeenth total within the 2015 NHL Draft, Connor has compiled 582 factors (284G, 298A) in 613 profession NHL video games. In 58 postseason contests, he has added 49 factors (20G, 29A). Since changing into a full-time NHL participant in 2017-18, Connor has scored a minimum of 30 targets in seven seasons and surpassed 60 factors six occasions. He earned the 2022 Girl Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded to the participant who combines sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct with a excessive customary of enjoying capability.
Internationally, Connor has represented the USA a number of occasions, most not too long ago recording one help in three video games on the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.
Signing Connor ensures the Jets retain considered one of their cornerstone gamers, who would have hit unrestricted free company in 2026. The subsequent precedence for the staff might be negotiating a brand new cope with captain Adam Lowry.
The Jets open their 2025-26 season Thursday towards the Dallas Stars at Canada Life Centre, with puck drop set for 7:00 p.m. Protection might be out there on TSN3.
