Coyotes sign Välimäki to a one-year extension

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesToday 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.

Players like Välimäki are going to be critical for the Coyotes, especially as the season comes to…