Skip to content

Winnipeg Jets lock up defenceman Dylan DeMelo for four years with $12-million deal

2020100710100-5f7dca3b57d790512dec5408jpeg

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Dylan DeMelo to a four-year extension with an average annual value of US$3 million.

The Jets acquired the 27-year-old DeMelo from the Ottawa Senators in February. The native of London, Ont., had no goals and 10 assists in 59 NHL games last season.

DeMelo has seven goals and 57 assists in 269 career NHL games for Winnipeg, Ottawa and the San Jose Sharks.

The Sharks picked the Mississauga Steelheads graduate in the sixth round of the 2011 draft. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 7, 2020.

The Canadian Press


Looking for National Sports News?

VillageReport.ca viewed on a mobile phone

Check out Village Report - the news that matters most to Canada, updated throughout the day.  Or, subscribe to Village Report's free daily newsletter: a compilation of the news you need to know, sent to your inbox at 6AM.

Subscribe