Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech checks Bruins right wing Ondrej Kase to the ice in the second period on May 10, 2021, in Boston. Credit: AP/Elise Amendola
Adam Pelech and the Islanders have agreed to terms on an eight-year contract for the defenseman, the team announced Friday morning.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the eight years is the maximum length of a contract an NHL team can offer to re-sign its own player.
The deal comes one day after Pelech had his arbitration hearing set for Aug. 11. Pelech was one of 17 NHL players who elected arbitration, along with two team-elected cases.