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Jets Lock Up Vilardi With Six-Year, $45 Million Extension

The $7.5 million cap hit secures Winnipeg’s emerging first-line winger through the 2030–31 season.

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Winnipeg Jets centre Gabriel Vilardi (13) blocks a shot by Dallas Stars' Evgenii Dadonov (63) in the first period of Game 6 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series in Dallas, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

Overview

  • Gabriel Vilardi agreed to a six-year, $45 million extension with the Jets.
  • The contract carries a $7.5 million annual cap hit and avoids arbitration after his summer filing.
  • Vilardi is coming off a breakout 27-goal, 61-point season on Winnipeg’s top line with Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor.
  • Winnipeg also re-signed restricted free agent Parker Ford to a two-year, two-way deal with an $812,000 NHL salary.
  • Defenceman Dylan Samberg is now the only remaining unsigned restricted free agent on the Jets roster.