ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Anaheim Ducks have signed holdout power forward Nick Ritchie to a three-year contract.
The Ducks announced the deal Wednesday night before the opening faceoff of their home game against the New York Islanders.
Ritchie missed the entire preseason and six regular-season games while holding out for a better deal as a restricted free agent. His absence constrained the Ducks, who still started 4-1-1 despite missing several key forwards due to injury.
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Ritchie had 10 goals and 17 assists in 76 games last season in his second full NHL campaign. The former first-round pick has 26 goals, 33 assists and 171 penalty minutes in 186 career games.
Toronto’s William Nylander is the final unsigned restricted free agent in the NHL.
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