Jets, F Cole Perfetti avoid arbitration with 5-year, $30M deal
Apr 14, 2026; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Winnipeg Jets center Cole Perfetti (91) warms up before a game against the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images The Winnipeg Jets signed forward Cole Perfetti to a five-year, $30 million contract on Wednesday and avoided an arbitration hearing.
Perfetti, 24, filed for arbitration as a restricted free agent on July 5, with a hearing date to be announced.
Perfetti recorded 32 points (12 goals, 20 assists) with a minus-9 rating, 20 penalty minutes, 33 blocks and 54 hits in 68 games last season while dealing with a high ankle sprain.
For his career, Perfetti has 157 points (59 goals, 98 assists), a plus-29 rating, 68 penalty minutes, 125 blocks and 203 hits in 290 regular-season games since the 2021-22 season.
He also has six points (three goals, three assists) in 14 career playoff games.
Winnipeg selected Perfetti with the 10th overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.
--Field Level Media
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