Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Winnipeg Jets have locked down defenseman Neal Pionk for the long term, signing him to a six-year, $42 million contract extension Thursday.

Then on Thursday they inked a six year deal with Hermantown native Neal Pionk worth $42 million. Iafallo, now 31 years old, has recorded 31 points off 15 goals and 16 assists in 81 games this season.

That was quickly followed by American defenceman Neal Pionk inking a new six-year deal ... The undrafted right-shooting rear-guard also had 29 assists over 69 games and was a plus-21 on the ...

The Winnipeg Jets signed defenseman Neal Pionk to a six-year, $42 million contract extension on Thursday. Pionk, 29, tallied 39 points (10 goals, 29 assists) in 69 games this season for the ...

The Winnipeg Jets have locked down defenseman Neal Pionk for the long term, signing him to a six-year, $42 million contract extension Thursday. Pionk, 29, was a pending unrestricted free agent who ...

The Winnipeg Jets have signed Neal Pionk to a six-year contract extension after reaching an agreement to pay the defenceman an average of $7 million per year, the team said in a news release Thursday.

Neal Pionk has signed a six-year, $7.0 million AAV contract extension with the Winnipeg Jets. This is a substantial raise from the $5.875 million Pionk earned on his last contract and carries risk ...