Tyler Bertuzzi signs four-year deal with Blackhawks

Former Toronto Maple Leafs player Tyler Bertuzzi is gearing up to contribute for the Chicago Blackhawks this season. (Matt Slocum/AP)

The Tyler Bertuzzi saga in Toronto has come to a close.

The 29-year old winger signed a four-year, $22-million deal with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.

David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period was first to report the deal on Monday.

It marks Bertuzzi’s third NHL franchise since departing the Detroit Red Wings before the 2023 trade deadline. 

Bertuzzi racked up 43 points during his single season with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2023-24. He was brought in by GM Brad Treliving to provide an offensive spark in the team’s top six, to which he was able to provide in hot spurts rather than consistently throughout his brief tenure in Toronto. 

While a Bruin, Bertuzzi became a frontman on the team’s attack during its 2023 first-round series with the Florida Panthers, racking up interest from several teams in the league, including Toronto, following a team-leading 10 point showing across seven games.

Bertuzzi returned to the playoff picture once more in 2024, posting just four points in Toronto’s first-round exit to the Bruins.

July 1, 2024

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Tyler Bertuzzi
Left Wing
AGE: 29
SIGNED BY
Chicago Blackhawks
LENGTH
4 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Free Agency
SALARY CAP HIT
$5.5 million
TOTAL
$22 million

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