NHL teams sign multiple players to contracts on July 1-2

Teams across the league completed a series of signings beginning June 30 and continuing through July 2. A team captain agreed to a one-year contract with an $850,000 base salary and incentives that can reach $2 million. The same organization signed a Finnish forward to a one-year, $1 million deal.

One club completed eleven separate signings covering forwards and defensemen on terms from one to three years. A defenseman signed a two-year, $875,000 contract with a western conference team. Another organization added two players on two-year deals averaging $875,000 each.

Three one-year contracts were completed by one club for $850,000, $1 million and $2.6 million respectively. A goaltender signed a one-year, $2.8 million deal. A defenseman agreed to a three-year contract averaging $4 million annually, while another signed a two-year deal averaging $5 million per season.

Four players joined one team on contracts ranging from one to two years at values between $850,000 and $875,000. Four additional players signed two-year agreements with another club. A team added a defenseman on a two-year deal. A forward signed a three-year contract averaging $5.4 million per year.

Three players joined one organization on one-year deals. Two defensemen signed with another team on one-year and two-year contracts valued at $850,000 and $875,000 respectively. Two centers agreed to one-year, $850,000 contracts. A defenseman signed a five-year deal averaging $4 million annually.

Four forwards joined one club on contracts from one to two years with average annual values between $850,000 and $1.75 million. A goaltender signed a one-year contract. Two veterans returned to one team on one-year deals worth $1.25 million and $900,000.