{"id":21538,"date":"2018-01-12T17:46:39","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T22:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=21538"},"modified":"2018-01-12T17:46:39","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T22:46:39","slug":"anaheim-ducks-ink-andrew-cogliano-to-3-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/01\/12\/anaheim-ducks-ink-andrew-cogliano-to-3-year-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Ducks ink Andrew Cogliano to 3 year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Anaheim Ducks<\/a>\u00a0announced that they have signed pending unrestricted free agent forward Andrew Cogliano<\/a><\/strong> to a three-year contract extension worth $9.75 million. This breaks down to an AAV or cap hit of $3.25 million per season. The contract begins next year\u00a0and carries him through the end of the 2020-2021 season. The team made the announcement via their official Twitter account.<\/p>\n

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BREAKING: We’ve signed Andrew Cogliano to a three-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season! pic.twitter.com\/tqxpXicPrQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) January 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Andrew Cogliano signs with the Anaheim Ducks<\/h1>\n

Cogliano has five goals and 18 points in 43 games with the Ducks this season. He also has a 47.9% Corsi, +2.0 relative.\u00a0Over his\u00a011-year NHL career,\u00a0Cogliano has played for the\u00a0Anaheim Ducks and the Edmonton Oilers<\/a>. He has put up\u00a0149 goals and 202 assists for\u00a0351 career points in\u00a0829 career games. He was originally drafted in the\u00a01st round,\u00a025th overall of the 2005 NHL draft by the\u00a0Edmonton Oilers.<\/p>\n

Last season he scored 16 goals and 19 assists for 35 points. He also added 26 minutes in penalties. His possession numbers were 53.9 percent Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of +6.0.<\/p>\n

Cogliano spoke on today’s on today\u2019s contract extension<\/a>: \u201cI love it here. I love the organization, and I\u2019m proud to be a Duck.\u201d<\/p>\n

What This Means for the Future<\/h3>\n

Andrew Cogliano remains a key member of the Ducks shut down line.\u00a0He has a work ethic that coaches dream about and brings a veteran leadership quality to the club. The NHL’s current iron man, he has never once missed an NHL game since his first call-up in Edmonton. That is 829 consecutive games. Signing with the Ducks for three more years will help give the team stability, something lacking this season with all the injuries to key players. He has the versatility to play both centre\u00a0and wing in his NHL career.<\/p>\n

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\nEmbed from Getty Images<\/a>