Taylor Hall and Edmonton Oilers agree on a seven-year contract extension
August 22, 2012 - 1:44 PM
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have locked up forward Taylor Hall with a seven-year contract extension.
The Oilers say the contract is worth an average of $6 million per season.
The club announced the deal Wednesday on its Twitter account.
Hall was the Oilers' first overall pick in 2010 and has since become a key fixture on the team's youthful top line alongside fellow first overall pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle.
Hall finished with 27 goals and 26 assists in 61 games before his season was cut short due to a shoulder injury.
Those numbers were slightly up from his rookie campaign when he had 22 goals and 20 assists in 65 games in another injury-shortened season.
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