The Edmonton oil companies and Captain Connor McDavid have agreed to a new two -year contract worth $ 25 million, with an AAV of $ 12.5 million.
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The #Oil spraying have signed Connor McDavid for a two -year contract extension with an AAV of $ 12.5 million! pic.twitter.com/uypge4nkx
– Edmonton Oilers (@edmontonoilers) October 6, 2025
After months of speculation, rumors and allusions, McDavid finally remains in Edmonton, where he always wanted to be. As many reported, the process went fast when McDavid decided to sign at the club again. The telephone conversation would last longer than five minutes because Oilers’ management would give him whatever he wanted.
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The most difficult part was finding a balance between what was an honest market value for Connor McDavid on an AAV, so that the Oilers could add players to build around, Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard and Darnell Nurse, while looking forward to going back to the Stanley Cup-Finale for the third season.
But this was a long process in which McDavid, his family, his agent Jeff Jackson, the CEO of Hockey Operations, and general director Stan Bowman were involved. Only Connor McDavid knew what he really wanted to do.
But there was always confidence on the side Edmonton oil companies front office. Every time Bowman and Jackson spoke, they were calm and controlled. The same applied to McDavid, when he spoke not only about his future at the end of last season, but also during the Orientation Camp of Team Canada and the start of the Oilers training camp.
The best player in the world will sacrifice $ 12.6 million in the coming two seasons to (hopefully) finally win his first Stanley Cup. Really an incredible bargain. pic.twitter.com/WTXOPHYPFWR9
– Dom (@domluszczyszyn) October 6, 2025
As McDavid emphasized, this was an important decision because it would determine the next four to nine years of his life. That does not come from one day to the next. Many, however, thought he would sign before the training, just like Draisaitl last year. However, given that McDavid He didn’t want his contract to be a distractionThe fact that it happens before the start of the regular season means that people in Edmonton can catch their breath.
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It is a bit shocking to see that he is taking less than Kirill Kaprizov, McDavid wants to win the Stanley Cup and he knows that if he asks 20 percent of the limit, the oilers will ultimately not be able to prepare a competitive team.
In 712 regular seasonal competitions with the Edmonton oil companieshas achieved McDavid 1082 points (361 goals and 721 assists). Last year, McDavid again booked a season of 100 points with 26 goals and 74 assists in just 67 games, missing time due to an injury. After he was first selected by the Oilers in the NHL Draft of 2015, he is considered one of the best players in the NHL and a game changer because of his speed and skill.
McDavid has five Art Ross trophies, three heart trophies as the most valuable player of the NHL, one Rocket Richard Trophy and four Ted Lindsay Awards as the best player in the game, as voted by the players. That’s just the regular season. McDavid achieved 150 points in the 150 Playoff matches (44 goals and 106 assists).
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During the first trip from Oilers to the Stanley Cup final in 2024, he finished with 42 points (eight goals and 34 assists) in 25 games; Only Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux had more points in one ‘postseason’, and he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Last year McDavid finished in 22 Playoff matches with 33 points (seven goals and 26 assists) when the team lost to the Florida Panthers for the second year in a row.
Although it may have taken longer than some people thought, the captain is back at the oilers while he wants to bring a Stanley Cup back to the city of Edmonton.
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