Jamie Drysdale signed a three-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The 21-year-old defenseman was a restricted free agent and had yet to join his teammates during training camp.
“Jamie is a talented young defenseman with a bright future’,” Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said. “We are happy this process is complete and look forward to his growth as a valued member of our organization.”
Drysdale had no points in eight games for the Ducks last season before having season-ending shoulder surgery in October 2022.
Selected by Anaheim with the No. 6 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, Drysdale has 40 points (seven goals, 33 assists) in 113 NHL games.
Drysdale is the second restricted free agent to come to terms on a new contract with Anaheim this week; center Trevor Zegras signed a three-year contract on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed.
After reporting to Ducks training camp Tuesday, Zegras spoke about Drysdale’s contract situation.
“I talk to Jamie pretty much every day,” Zegras said. “Obviously going through this is tough. When you’ve got your best buddy going through it too, it makes it a lot easier, so definitely checking in with him pretty much every day.”
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