{coyotes} CANUCKS SIGN VRBATA TO TWO-YEAR, $10 MILLION DEAL

Wednesday, 2 July 2014

{coyotes} CANUCKS SIGN VRBATA TO TWO-YEAR, $10 MILLION DEAL

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The Vancouver Canucks have signed unrestricted free-agent forward Radim Vrbata to a two-year contract worth an average annual value of $5 million.

Vrbata's agent, Rich Evans, tweeted Wednesday night that his client would be joining a Canadian NHL club before adding "Yes, it is Vancouver" minutes later.

In 80 games with the then-Phoenix Coyotes in 2013-14, Vrbata scored 20 goals and 31 assists. He is coming off a three-year contract that paid him an average annual value of $3 million.

Vrbata has played the past five seasons with the Coyotes. He has spent time with the Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning over his 12-year NHL career.

The 32-year-old forward has 215 goals and 249 assists for 464 points over 792 career games in the NHL.

Vrbata, a native of Czech Republic, was drafted by Colorado in the seventh round (212nd overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

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