{"id":138886,"date":"2024-04-11T20:55:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T00:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=138886"},"modified":"2024-04-11T20:55:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T00:55:10","slug":"golden-knights-defenceman-noah-hanifin-re-signs-eight-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/04\/11\/golden-knights-defenceman-noah-hanifin-re-signs-eight-year-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Golden Knights Defenceman Noah Hanifin Re-Signs Eight-Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/vegas-golden-knights\/\" target=\"_self\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> found their man and will be keeping him around, and why wouldn&#8217;t they? Noah Hanifin re-signs with the club on an eight-year extension, with an average annual value of $7.35 M. Hanifin has fit in to Vegas nicely since being acquired at the trade deadline from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/flames\/\" target=\"_self\">Calgary Flames<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ht\" dir=\"ltr\">Noah Hanifin extension:<br \/>24-25, $1M base salary, $8.5M SB<br \/>25-26, $1.6M salary, $7.9M SB<br \/>26-27,  $2M salary, $7.5M SB<br \/>27-28, $2M salary, $5.5M SB<br \/>28-29, $5.7M salary<br \/>29-30, $5.7M salary<br \/>30-31, $5.7M salary<br \/>31-32, $5.7M salary<\/p>\n<p>6 years full NTC<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PierreVLeBrun\/status\/1778520680663015796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hanifno01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-06-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Noah Hanifin<\/a> Re-Signs with the Golden Knights<\/h2>\n<p>Ahead of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, Noah Hanifin has been given the ultimate praise with a long-term contract extension. Hanifin is a top-four, 6&#8242; 3&#8243;, 207 lb. left-handed defenceman. He played in 77 games for Vegas and Calgary in 2023-24. Furthermore, he is currently getting a career-high 23:37 of average ice time on the year. After being the fifth overall pick of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Hanifin was later traded to Calgary with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindhel01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-06-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elias Lindholm<\/a>. The two-way defenceman has slowly progressed over his career and is a decent top-four option. This season has been a career one for him. He has a career-high 13 goals, and his 44 points is his second best, behind his 48 in 2021-22.<\/p>\n<p>Hanifin can be used in all situations and provides a lot of shot generation. He has been given power play time since coming over, like he was in Calgary. He has a career-high five goals on the man advantage on the campaign. Moreover, while not necessarily a power play specialist, he had one goal and eight assists with the man advantage last season. He is also decent in his own end and is a fairly smooth skater.<\/p>\n<h3>What this Means Moving Forward<\/h3>\n<p>At age 27, Hanifin is pretty well in his prime with the potential for at least a year or two. He can play both ends of the ice and in all situations. Having this versatility is a big benefit to the Golden Knights. He will be a tremendous help as the Golden Knights embark on their defence of the Stanley Cup Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vegas Golden Knights found their man and will be keeping him around, and why wouldn&#8217;t they? Noah Hanifin re-signs with the club on an eight-year extension, with an average annual value of $7.35 M. Hanifin has fit in to Vegas nicely since being acquired at the trade deadline from the Calgary Flames. 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