LA Kings sign Blake Lizotte to two-year contract extension

Originally posted on Hockey Royalty | By Ryan Sikes | Last updated 3/21/22

The LA Kings are keeping one of their own, signing forward Blake Lizotte to a two-year contract extension one hour before Monday’s trade deadline.

Kings have signed C Blake Lizotte to a 2-year contract extension – $1.675M AAV

— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) March 21, 2022

He’ll roughly double his salary, going from $800K this season to an average of $1.675 million AAV.

Lizotte, 24, was brought back on a one-year deal last year, and he’s arguably been the hardest working player on the team this season. The undrafted free agent out of St. Cloud State has firmly established his place on the Kings’ fourth line, finding success with Brendan Lemieux and Arthur Kaliyev.

Through 58 games, Lizotte has eight goals and nine assists for 17 points. He’s been one of the Kings’ best forecheckers, playing fearlessly to create turnovers.

Congrats to Blake. This is a well-deserved contract extension.

This article first appeared on Hockey Royalty and was syndicated with permission.

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