Toronto Maple Leafs' Jake McCabe (22) checks Boston Bruins' Jesper Boqvist (70) during first-period action in Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Toronto on Thursday, May 2, 2024. The Maple Leafs have re-signed McCabe to a five-year contract, the club announced Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
October 28, 2024 - 7:18 AM
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed defenceman Jake McCabe to a five-year contract, the club announced Monday.
The deal carries an average annual value of US$4.51 million.
McCabe has three assists in nine games in his second full season with the Leafs. He had 28 points (eight goals, 20 assists) in 73 games in 2023-24.
The 31-year-old was acquired by Toronto in a trade with Chicago in February 2023.
McCabe was a second-round pick (44th overall) in 2012 by Buffalo.
The six-foot-one, 212-pound blue liner has 155 points (33 goals, 122 assists) in 586 career games between Buffalo, Chicago and Toronto.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28, 2024.
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