The Canucks and Elias Pettersson have agreed on a three-year contract, ESPN.com reports. Pettersson was a restricted free agent. Pettersson was the fifth overall selection by the Canucks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and won the rookie of the year award in 2018-19. Pettersson only played in 26 games in the COVID-19 shortened season earlier this year. He had 10 goals and 11 assists in those games.
The Canucks were busy Friday as they also signed defenseman Quinn Hughes to a six-year contract that will average just under $8 million annually. Hughes finished second in the ROY voting in 2019-20.