The Ducks have signed defenseman Simon Despres to a five-year contract extension through the 2020-21 NHL season.
Despres, 24 (7/27/91), has scored 6-33=39 points with a +29 rating and 142 penalty minutes (PIM) in 160 career NHL games with the Ducks and Pittsburgh Penguins. Despres, who was acquired from the Penguins in exchange for defenseman Ben Lovejoy on Mar. 2, 2015, has also earned 1-6=7 points with eight PIM in 22 career Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Selected by Pittsburgh in the first round (30th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft, Despres combined for 3-20=23 points with a +11 rating and 86 PIM in 75 games with the Ducks and Penguins last season.