F Kyle Connor signs 8-year, $96 million deal with Jets

Field Level Media|published: 10/08/2025, 11:32am EDT

Oct 28, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor (81) waits for a face-off against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images

The Winnipeg Jets signed forward Kyle Connor to an eight-year, $96 million deal on Wednesday.

Multiple media outlets reported the value is a franchise record, though the Jets have not confirmed that.

The contract will begin at the start of the 2026-27 season for Connor, 28. He will play this season on the final year of a seven-year, $50 million contract that he signed with the Jets in September 2019.

He would have become a free agent at the end of this season.

Last season, Connor played all 82 games and finished seventh in the NHL with 97 points and tied for seventh with 41 goals. His 56 assists were a career best.

In 13 games in the postseason, he had a team-high 17 points (five goals, 12 assists).

The Jets selected Connor, a Michigan native, with the No. 17 overall pick of the 2015 NHL Draft. In 613 regular-season games, he has 582 points (284 goals, 298 assists).

Winnipeg opens the 2025-26 season Thursday at home against the Dallas Stars.

--Field Level Media