Oilers sign Nugent-Hopkins to 8-year, $41M deal

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is staying in Edmonton.

The Oilers signed the former No. 1 overall pick to an eight-year contract with an average annual value of $5.125 million, the team announced Tuesday.

The deal includes a no-movement clause, a source confirmed to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.

Nugent-Hopkins, 28, saw a dip in his production during the 2020-21 season after putting up career-high numbers the previous two campaigns. In 52 games this season, he managed 16 goals and 19 assists. Last year, he scored at a 77-point pace over 82 games.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, signed 8x$5.1M by EDM, is a strong two-way top six forward whose results have significantly improved since the team stopped trying to make him a shut-down centre. #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/9Q7rjvN9jL

- JFresh (@JFreshHockey) June 29, 2021

His new contract figures to keep him in Edmonton for the majority of his career as it's set to expire when he's 35 years old.

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