Coyotes sign forward Conor Garland to extension

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Arizona Coyotes' Conor Garland (83) skates with the puck past Vancouver Canucks' Nikolay Goldobin, back left, Troy Stecher, back right, and Derrick Pouliot, front right, during the first period in Vancouver, on Thursday January 10, 2019. (Darryl Dyck/CP)

The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Conor Garland to a two-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season, the team announced Wednesday.

The deal has an average annual value of $775,000, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.

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“Conor has come onto our team and made an impact through his work ethic and willingness to get to the net and score goals,” Coyotes general manager John Chayka said in a team release. “He’s a great success story for our organization as a later round pick and the development process he went through to get here. We’re thrilled to get him signed long-term.”

Garland, 22, has 12 goals and 15 points in 36 games for the Coyotes this season, along with 19 points in 18 contests with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners.

A native of Scituate, Mass., Garland was drafted by the Coyotes in the fifth round (123rd overall) in 2015.

February 27, 2019

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Conor Garland
SIGNED BY
N/A
LENGTH
2 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Contract Extension
SALARY CAP HIT
$775,000
TOTAL
$1.55 million

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