Maple Leafs sign John Tavares to four-year contract extension
Jun 27, 2025 | 11:14 AM
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed forward John Tavares to a four-year contract extension worth an average of $4.38 million per season, the club announced Friday.
Tavares had just completed a seven-year, US$77 million deal that he signed as a free agent in 2018. He was set to be an unrestricted free agent on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old centre from Mississauga, Ont., had 38 goals and 36 assists in 75 games in 2024-25. His goal total was the most he had scored in a season since 2018-19, when he had a career-high 47 for the Leafs.
Tavares was the first overall pick in the 2009 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders. He has 494 goals and 620 assists in 1,184 career games.
