Capitals, Trevor Van Riemsdyk agree to two-year extension

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetMarch 21, 2021 - 11:05am

New York Rangers' Artemi Panarin, Ryan Strome and Kaapo Kakko, from left, celebrate Strome's goal, next to Washington Capitals' Trevor van Riemsdyk during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in New York. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP)

The Washington Capitals and Trevor Van Riemsdyk have agreed on a two-year extension at $950,000 AAV, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.

Breakdown is $900 year one and $1M year two

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 21, 2021

The deal breaks down to $900,000 in year one and $1 million in year two.

Van Riemsdyk, 29, has one goal in nine games with the Capitals this season. The defenceman signed a one-year deal worth $800,000 with the Capitals in October 2020 after three seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes.

In his NHL career, Van Riemsdyk has notched 16 goals and 70 points in 373 games. He previously won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015.

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