Canucks ink defenceman Brady Keeper to two-year deal

Florida Panthers defenceman Brady Keeper. (Adrian Wyld/CP)

The Vancouver Canucks and defenceman Brady Keeper have agreed to terms on a two-year, $1.525-million contract.

Keeper, 25, appeared in one game this past season with the Florida Panthers. He completed his first full professional year during the pandemic-interrupted 2019-20 season, registering six goals and 12 assists in 61 games for the AHL Springfield Thunderbirds.

Keeper, a native of Cross Lake, Man., is the first person from the Pimicikamak Cree Nation to play an NHL game.

July 28, 2021

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Brady Keeper
SIGNED BY
Vancouver Canucks
LENGTH
2 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Free Agency
SALARY CAP HIT
$$762,500
TOTAL
$1.525 million

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