Blues re-sign forward Toropchenko to two-year, $2.5M deal

Calgary Flames' Adam Ruzicka (63) controls the puck from St. Louis Blues' Alexey Toropchenko (13) during the first period of an NHL hockey game. (Jeff Le/AP)

The St. Louis Blues have avoided arbitration with forward Alexei Toropchenko, signing the forward to a two-year, $2.5-million contract.

Toropchenko’s arbitration hearing was scheduled for Thursday.

The Russian-born forward had 10 goals and 19 assists in 69 games last season.

The 24-year-old Toropchenko has 12 goals and nine assists in 97 career NHL games.

The Blues picked Toropchenko in the fourth round (113th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft.

July 15, 2023

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Alexei Toropchenko
SIGNED BY
St. Louis Blues
LENGTH
2 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Re-signing
SALARY CAP HIT
$1.25 million
TOTAL
$2.5 million

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