On Thursday (Oct. 24) afternoon, the Vegas Golden Knights introduced they’d signed defender Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension price $7.425 million yearly. Theodore, who’s 29 years previous, has a objective and 6 assists for seven factors via six video games this season and was a pending unrestricted free agent.
✍️ SHEA IS HERE TO STAY!!!!!!!
The Golden Knights have signed Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension! #VegasBorn https://t.co/66FqO2Tny9
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 24, 2024
Theodore is within the remaining season of his present seven-year contract that was price $5.2 million yearly, and now he has earned a pleasant pay increase. Final season, he scored 5 targets and added 37 assists for 42 factors via 47 video games. All through his profession break up between the Golden Knights and Anaheim Geese, he has scored 72 targets and added 241 assists for 313 factors via 503 video games which comes out to a 0.62 points-per-game common. He additionally received the Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights within the 2022-23 season.
He was drafted by the Geese within the first spherical of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft at twenty sixth general after a robust displaying with the Seattle Thunderbirds within the Western Hockey League (WHL). Within the 2012-13 season with the Thunderbirds, he scored 19 targets and added 31 assists for 50 factors via 71 video games. He would make his NHL debut within the 2015-16 season, however solely earned a full-time slot within the NHL within the 2018-19 season which was his second season with the Golden Knights.
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