Today the Arizona Coyotes announced the extension of defenseman Juuso Välimäki.
Per Elliotte Friedman, the contract will be for $1 million.
The Coyotes claimed the 24-year-old blueliner off waivers on October 9th after the Calgary Flames attempted to re-assign him to the AHL. Since then, he has been a solid part of the Coyotes’ defensive corps, playing in 43 of the Coyotes’ 47 games, mostly with another young defenseman J.J. Moser.
Välimäki has already registered a career-high 12 points and is just one goal away from setting a new career-high in goals scored.