Stempniak re-signs with the Coyotes – 2 years $3.8 million
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GLENDALE-The Phoenix Coyotes officially announced today that free agent forward Lee Stempniak has re-signed with a two year, $3.8 million dollar (numbers via Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet and verified by EJ Hradek of ESPN) contract with the club. The 27 year old previously played for the Toronto Maple Leafs scoring 30 (14 goals and 16 assists) points in 62 games before he was traded to the Coyotes at the trade deadline last season. With the Coyotes, Stempniak went on a scoring tear scoring 18 points (14 goals and 4 assists) in 19 games. Of those 14 goals 13 of them were scored within the first 14 games he was a Coyote. As a result, the NHL named him the 'First Star' for the month of March 2010.
“We are very pleased to have signed Lee to a two-year contract,” said Phoenix Coyotes GM Don Maloney said in a prepared statement. “He played a key offensive role with our team down the stretch last season. He is just entering the prime of his career and we look forward to him having continued success with our organization.”
Stempniak's deal is worth $1.9 Million this season and $2.3 million the next season. The Cap hit is $1.9 million dollars.
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