VEGAS (April 11, 2024) – Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon announced today, April 11, that the club has signed defenseman Noah Hanifin to an eight-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,350,000.
Since being acquired by Vegas on March 6, Hanifin, 27, has participated in 16 games, scoring nine points (2 G, 7 A) while a member of the Golden Knights. Hanifin is leading the Golden Knights in his time in Vegas with a +7 rating, and he leads the team’s defensemen with two goals and an average TOI of 23:02. He has scored 44 points (13 G, 31 A) in his 77 games this season between Calgary and Vegas, just four points short of tying the career high he achieved in 2021–2022. The 6-foot-3 defenceman has scored at least 40 points twice, in the 2023–24 campaign. With five of his 13 goals this season coming on the power play, Hanifin’s total is the highest of his NHL career.
In 675 appearances during his tenth season in the League, Hanifin has amassed 283 points (62 goals and 221 assists). Hanifin led Calgary’s defenseman in scoring earlier in the season with 35 points (11 G, 24 A), and after playing in all 61 games for the team, he had a +13 rating. The Boston, Massachusetts native played with the Carolina Hurricanes for three seasons before moving to Calgary. During that time, he skated in 239 games and scored 83 points (18 G, 65 A).
Hanifin spent one year at Boston College before professional play and finished with 23 points (5 G, 18 A) in 37 games. When making his NCAA debut with the Eagles at 17-years-old, he became the youngest player in the school’s history to play for the program. Following his freshman season, he was drafted by Carolina in the first round (5th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally, Hanifin has represented the United States three times at the IIHF World Championship (2019, 2017, 2016), twice at the IIHF World Junior Championship (2015, 2014), and spent one season (2013-14) in the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.
Noah Hanifin, Defenseman
Birthplace: Boston, MA
Height: 6-3
Weight: 207 lbs.
Age: 27
Shoots: Left
Notes:
-Leads the Golden Knights with a +7 rating since being acquired on March 6, while his 2 goals and 23:02 average TOI are first among team’s defensemen
-Has earned career-highs in goals (13), power-play goals (5), and average TOI (23:37) during the 2023-24 season spent with Calgary and Vegas
-Eclipsed the 40-point mark this year for the second time in his nine-year career
-Posted 35 points (11 G, 24 A) in 61 games with Calgary over the 2023-24 campaign, leading the team’s defensemen in scoring, to go along with a +13 rating
-Spent three seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes (2015-18), skating in 239 games and collecting 83 points (18 G, 65 A)
-Played one season of NCAA hockey at Boston College, and after making debut with the Eagles at the age of 17, became the youngest player in school history to appear in a game
-Drafted by Carolina in the first round (5th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft
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