Los Angeles re-signs defenseman Brandt Clarke to a five-year contract, keeping him with the Kings through the 2030-31 season. The team announces the agreement after Clarke was set to become a restricted free agent, and the deal is reported as worth $37 million in total. Clarke is the Kings’ eighth overall pick from the 2021 NHL Draft and has developed into a central part of their defense. Last season, he plays in all 82 regular-season games and posts career highs with eight goals and 32 assists. The Kings, however, finish their season with another early playoff exit, losing in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. The reporting across outlets characterizes Clarke as a key puck-moving defender for Los Angeles and frames the extension as securing their defensive core for the coming seasons.
Kings re-sign defenseman Brandt Clarke to five-year contract extension
Los Angeles re-signs defenseman Brandt Clarke to a five-year contract, keeping him with the Kings through the 2030-31 season. The team announces the agreement after Clarke was set to become a restrict...
- The Los Angeles Kings agree to a five-year contract extension with defenseman Brandt Clarke.
- The deal is reported as worth $37 million total and runs through the 2030-31 season.
- Clarke was set to become a restricted free agent before signing the extension.
- Clarke was the Kings’ 2021 eighth overall draft pick.
- In the previous regular season, Clarke played all 82 games and had career highs of eight goals and 32 assists.
The Kings announced the deal Friday for Clarke, the eighth overall pick in 2021 who has grown into the new cornerstone of their defense.
3 hours agoDefenseman Brandt Clarke has agreed to a five-year, $37 million deal to stay with the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings announced the deal Friday for Clarke, the eighth overall pick in 2021 who has grown into the new cornerstone of their defense. Clarke had career highs of eight goals and 32 assists while playing in all 82 regular-season games last season for the Kings, who lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.
2 days agoThe future of the Kings' blue line is officially secured. Los Angeles signed rising star Brandt Clarke to a five-year, $7.4 million contract extension, keeping the young defenseman in Hollywood through the 2030-31 season.
2 days agoClarke, the Kings' top puck-moving defender, was set to become a restricted free agent. Now, he's signed through the 2030-31 season.
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