The Minnesota Wild made a big announcement Sunday morning as Chuck Fletcher signed 19-year-old defenseman Jonas Brodin to a six-year extension.
Defenseman Jonas Brodin has signed a six-year contract extension with the #mnwild.
— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) October 12, 2014
The financial terms were not disclosed but beat writer of the Minnesota Wild Chad Graff as well as Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman both tweeted that the contract is worth a total of $25 million, earning Brodin an AAV of $4.167 per season.
Jonas Brodin’s AAV on extension is $4.167 million. That’s six years, $25 million. — Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) October 12, 2014
Brodin’s contract is 6 yrs, $25M. He is a good player, that’s a good deal for both.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) October 12, 2014
On his extension
“I’m really excited,” Brodin told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “I really like the organization, my teammates, the whole staff. I believe we can win. I’m really happy right now. I’m really confident my game will continue to develop.”
Source: NHL.com
Chuck Fletcher, on Brodin’s extension
“Clearly he’s a very important player on our team right now and we figure his importance certainly isn’t going to decrease over the years.”
“If anything he’s going to continue to evolve and get better. He’s hopefully going to be one of our cornerstone players here for the next decade. To have him signed through 2021 is great.”
“He’s a real big part of our present and our future. It came together very quickly. I give Brodin’s agent Peter Wallen and Brent Flahr [assistant GM] a lot of credit. They worked hard at it. Both sides agreed that this term would make sense for both the player and the team, and we were able to come to an agreement really quickly, which was nice.”
Source: NHL.com
“We are very excited to get Jonas Brodin signed through the 2020-21 season.”
“He is one of the premier young defensemen in the NHL and has played a huge role on our team since entering the league as a 19-year-old. We’re confident that his game will continue to evolve in all areas and he will be a valuable part of our core for years to come.”
Source: wild.nhl.com
In 126 career games, Brodin has recorded 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) and is a plus-8. He also has two assists and an even rating in 18 playoff games with the Wild. Last season, the 6’1, 194-pound defenseman posted 8 goals and 11 assists in 79 games, career highs in all three categories. Brodin ranked in the top-30 for average TOI/game with a respectable 23:54, also a career high. This should not come to anyone’s surprise as the Karistad-native led all first year players in TOI/game with 23:12 in his rookie year. Brodin has brought a level of reliability that the Wild have appreciated for quite some time now and will continue to do so until (at least) the 2020-21 season (barring any set-backs).
This season, Brodin has one assist and a plus-5 rating in two games while averaging 22:25 in TOI/game. He was selected in the first round, 10th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild.
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