Report: Wild sign Bogosian to 2-year, $2.5M extension

The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Zach Bogosian to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.25 million, Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli reports.

Bogosian, 33, was acquired by the Wild in November from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2025 seventh-round pick. He has one goal and nine points in 43 games with Minnesota.

His 4.6 goals above replacement rank third among Wild defenders this season, behind only Brock Faber and Jonas Brodin, per Evolving-Hockey.

The veteran gets a raise from his $850,000 cap hit this season. His new deal won't have any trade protection, The Athletic's Joe Smith reports.

The three-year contract Bogosian signed with the Lightning in July 2021 had a full no-trade clause in the first two seasons and a 21-team no-trade clause in the final season.

Bogosian has played 830 games in his 16-season NHL career, accumulating 222 points and 758 penalty minutes. The rugged defenseman was drafted third overall in 2008 and has also played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, and Toronto Maple Leafs.

He won the Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay in 2020, which was the first time he made the playoffs.

The Wild are 29-26-6 on the campaign and eight points behind the Nashville Predators for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

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