Blackhawks, Nick Foligno agree to two-year, $9M extension

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Nick Foligno and the Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a two-year, $9 million contract, the team announced Friday, extending the relationship between the popular forward and his fifth NHL team.

Foligno, 36, was in line for unrestricted free agency this summer after signing a one-year, $4 million deal during the 2023 offseason following a June trade from the Boston Bruins. His new deal runs through the 2025-26 season.

He is currently on injured reserve with a fractured left finger suffered in a fight Jan. 5 with New Jersey Devils defenseman Brendan Smith. Smith had leveled Connor Bedard with a big hit that broke the rookie center's jaw and is keeping him out six to…