The Stars will have their Ginger Ninja under contract until the 2019-20 season.
Late August is usually the quietest time in the NHL world, but the Dallas Stars got into the late-summer news act Friday when they reached a contract extension agreement with center Cody Eakin.
The uber-reliable Mike Heika was the first with the news:
Stars have come to terms on contract extension for Cody Eakin. Four years at $3.85 million, according to source.
— Mike Heika (@MikeHeika) August 28, 2015
The team made the signing official shortly after Heika's report.