Winnipeg Jets forward Adam Lowry is taking a give free agency to stick with the only NHL group he’s consistently played for.
The Jets declared on Friday that Lowry has signed a team-friendly contract that will pay him a average of $3.25 million for the next five years.
The 28-year-old Lowry is currently in his seventh season with the club. He was in the final year of a three-year pact that was paying him a normal of $2.9 million for each season.
In 44 games this season, Lowry has eight goals and 12 assists.
Lowry initially joined the Jets in the 2014-2015 season after playing for the Jets top AHL affiliate, the St. John’s IceCaps.
He’s showed up in a total of 452 NHL games with the Jets where he’s recorded 65 goals and 78 assists.
Lowry was drafted by the Jets in the third round of the 2011 NHL Draft.
The National Hockey League additionally reported number of schedule changes, including three games for the Jets after the Vancouver Canucks ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
It’ll currently just be a five-game homestand for Winnipeg.
Saturday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers has been climbed by three hours with puck drop currently scheduled for 6:00 PM Manitoba time. At that point they’ll get the following four straight days off.
Next Wednesday’s originally scheduled contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs is getting pushed back one day until Thursday. What’s more, next Friday’s showdown with the Leafs will presently be played on May 14 which will currently be their final game of the regular season.