The Winnipeg Jets and forward Kyle Connor have agreed to an eight-year, $96 million contract extension with an AAV of $12 million.
Some early talk, this is done today for 8x $12 million ($96 million total), nicely structured for Connor. https://t.co/u7ti3UvdDW
— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) October 8, 2025
This is the richest contract in the history of the Winnipeg Jets franchise, whether it was version 1 or version 2 coming out of Atlanta.
To put this in context, as Frank Seravalli of Victory Plus TV and B/R Ice said, Connor makes $14 million less than what the entire Jets franchise bought in Atlanta for $110 million.
Huge piece of work done as @Darrendreger reports #nhljets signed Kyle Connor to an eight-year, $96 million extension.
It’s the richest deal in franchise history – at nearly $37 million.
For context, 14 years ago the entire Jets franchise was purchased in Atlanta for $110 million.
– Frank Seravalli (@frank_Seravalli) October 8, 2025
Kyle Connor is also the first Winnipeg Jets player, according to him Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedmanto receive bonus money for multiple seasons, along with a full no-movement clause. As he put it, these are steps the organization has never taken before.
Even when Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck signed the same extensions a few seasons ago, neither man got a full-movement clause for the entire contract, and neither got a signing bonus. Both Hellebuyck and Scheifele’s contracts go from a full movement clause after three seasons to a 10-team no-trade from years four through seven.
So what Kyle Connor got is historic. Connor will also receive the same $12 million AAV as Mitch Marner with the Vegas Golden Knights and Mikko Rantanen with the Dallas Stars. This seems to be the going rate for wingers. However, Kirill Kaprizov’s $17 million per season helped drive up the price for Kyle Connor.
Connor is one of the elite scoring wingers in the NHL. The Jets knew they had to pay him to retain his services. The narratives about players wanting to play in Canadian markets, especially in the West, are changing.
Kyle Connor signs the richest deal in Jets history after a career year. Good for him and good for the Jets keeping him. pic.twitter.com/88JGafOAM9
– house? (@domluszczyszyn) October 8, 2025
Last season with the Winnipeg Jets, he posted a career-best 97 points (41 goals and 56 assists). For his career, the 17th pick of the 2015 NHL Draft has recorded 582 points (284 goals and 298 assists) over nine seasons in the NHL. He has reached the 40-goal mark twice, including a career high of 47 goals in the 2021-2022 season.
In 58 playoff games for the Winnipeg Jets, Kyle Connor has 49 points (20 goals and 29 assists).
This is a nice piece of business here for GM Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Winnipeg Jets. Now eyes turn to what happens to the rest of the market, including Adrian Kempe of the Kings of Los AngelesAlex Tuch of the Buffalo Sabres, Artemi Panarin of the New York Rangers, Martin Necas of the Colorado Avalanche, Patrik Laine of the Montreal Canadiens, as well as Jack Eichel of the Vegas Golden Knights.
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