{"id":460003,"date":"2025-01-03T12:23:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T17:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=460003"},"modified":"2025-01-03T12:23:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T17:23:30","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-extend-defenceman-for-two-years-myers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/03\/toronto-maple-leafs-extend-defenceman-for-two-years-myers\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs Extend Defenceman For Two Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/02\/2025-new-years-resolutions-for-the-toronto-maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> announced they have extended defenceman Philippe Myers to a two-year contract extension. <a  href=\"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/philippe-myers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Myers will earn $850K<\/a> per season beginning next season when his contract kicks in. This is the first multi-year contract he&#8217;s signed since 2020 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/07\/31\/nhl-sweaters-the-best-and-worst-of-the-philadelphia-flyers\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> where he inked a three-year deal. His new contract will expire at the end of the 2026-27 season, he&#8217;ll be 30 years old.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd8a We\u2019ve signed defenceman Philippe Myers to a two-year contract extension<\/p>\n<p>Details | <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RZNOO72cYR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/RZNOO72cYR<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iGdfkwJuV6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/iGdfkwJuV6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MapleLeafs\/status\/1875219190329852270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Toronto Extend Myers<\/h2>\n<p>General manager Brad Treliving <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/07\/02\/toronto-maple-leafs-sign-defencemen\/\" target=\"_self\">acquired Myers in the offseason<\/a>. The two sides agreed to a one-year deal at league minimum, $750K. Now, the defenceman will be on Toronto&#8217;s payroll for the remainder of this season, plus two more, unless he gets traded. It was reported by ESPN&#8217;s Kevin Weekes on Sunday that there <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/12\/30\/nhl-rumours-toronto-maple-leafs-eyeing-contract-extension-for-defenceman\/\" target=\"_self\">could be some traction on an extension<\/a>. Less than a week later, the deal is sealed.<\/p>\n<p>After four seasons with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the QMJHL, he went undrafted. However, Myers was signed to an entry-level contract by the Flyers in September 2015. He then played parts of two seasons with the AHL&#8217;s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, before making his NHL debut in the 2018-19 season. In his rookie year, the defenceman played 21 games and provided a goal and an assist for Philadelphia. Eventually, he would go on to play for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/02\/punishment-announced-for-nashville-predators-forward\/\" target=\"_self\">Nashville Predators<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/08\/05\/nhl-sweaters-the-best-and-worst-of-the-tampa-bay-lightning\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>His Role With the Leafs<\/h3>\n<p>Going into this season, Myers was a depth defenceman. On the depth chart at the start of training camp, he sat behind other right-handed D-men Conor Timmins, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hakanja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jani Hakanpaa<\/a> and Timothy Liljegren. However, Myers continued to battle for his spot in the lineup and it has paid off. Due to a poor preseason and fit with Craig Berube&#8217;s system, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/30\/san-jose-sharks-and-toronto-maple-leafs-agree-to-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">Liljegren was traded<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/01\/01\/san-jose-sharks-rookie-recalled-in-replace-of-star-forward\/\" target=\"_self\">San Jose Sharks<\/a>. Also, Hakanpaa has been dealing with a lengthy knee injury, which provided Myers some more room in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/12\/31\/nhl-rumours-toronto-maple-leafs-look-to-fill-holes-in-lineup\/\" target=\"_self\">Maple Leafs<\/a> lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he is partnered up with Morgan Rielly on Toronto&#8217;s first D-pair. He averages 17:08 of ice time this season, the second-most of his career. This season, he&#8217;s scored one goal and recorded an assist in 11 games for the Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs announced they have extended defenceman Philippe Myers to a two-year contract extension. Myers will earn $850K per season beginning next season when his contract kicks in. This is the first multi-year contract he&#8217;s signed since 2020 with the Philadelphia Flyers where he inked a three-year deal. 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