Jets sign Dylan Coghlan to one-year, $775,000 contract

The Winnipeg Jets announced that they have signed defenseman Dylan Coghlan to a one-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $775,000.

Coghlan was acquired via trade four days from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for future considerations.

Coghlan spent the 2023-24 season with the Carolina Hurricanes’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Springfield Thunderbirds where he tallied 16 goals and 25 assists for 41 points in 61 games. Among Thunderbirds skaters’ Coghlan ranked second in points and first among all defensemen in goals, assists and points.

The 26-year-old is coming off a one-year extension he signed with the Hurricanes last summer. During the 2022-23 campaign, Coghlan racked up three assists while averaging 12:43 of ice time in 17 games with the Hurricanes.

The Hurricanes originally acquired Coghlan from the Vegas Golden Knights in July of 2022 as part of a deal that also sent forward Max Pacioretty to Carolina in exchange for future considerations. Pacioretty only appeared in five games for the Hurricanes while dealing with Achilles injuries.

Coghlan went undrafted into the NHL as a member of the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Tri-City Americans but elected to sign an entry-level deal with the Golden Knights in 2017. He made his NHL debut with Vegas in the 2020–21 regular season.

Through 106 games over parts of three NHL seasons with the Golden Knights and Hurricanes, Coghlan has collected six goals and 22 points while averaging 13:46 per night.

Coghlan will battle for ice time next season with fellow Jets blueliners Josh Morrissey, Neal Pionk, Logan Stanley, Dylan Samberg, Colin Miller, Dylan DeMelo and Haydn Fleury.