Matt Dumba signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Coyotes on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The 29-year-old defenseman had 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in 79 regular-season games for the Minnesota Wild last season. He was third on the Wild in ice time per game (21:17), and with defenseman Jake Middleton was one of two Minnesota players with at least 100 blocked shots (116) and 100 hits (104).
Dumba had two assists in six Stanley Cup Playoff games last season.
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“We are very pleased to have Matt join our organization,” Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong said. “He is a talented, reliable, physical defenseman who competes hard every night and will contribute offensively. He is also a great leader who will add a veteran presence to our blue line. We are very excited to have him on our team this season.”
Selected by Minnesota in the first round (No. 7) of the 2012 NHL Draft, Dumba has 236 points (79 goals, 157 assists) in 598 regular-season games and 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in 49 playoff games.
The Coyotes previously signed forwards Jason Zucker (one year), Nick Bjugstad (two years) and Alexander Kerfoot (two years), and defenseman Troy Stecher (one year) on July 1, and acquired defenseman Sean Durzi in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings on June 24.
Arizona (28-40-14) finished seventh in the Central Division last season.
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