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Canucks sign star centre Pettersson to 8-year contract extension

Forward has racked up 75 points through 62 games this season
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Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Pettersson and Ilya Mikheyev celebrate Pettersson’s first goal against the Nashville Predators during the second period of an NHL hockey game, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks and star centre Elias Pettersson have agreed to an eight-year contract extension.

Terms of the deal, which kicks in next season, were not disclosed. Multiple media reports indicate the extension is worth an average annual value of US$11.6 million.

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