Flyers sign Tippett to an 8-year extension

Owen Tippett signed a $49.6 million, eight-year extension with the Flyers on Friday, a deal that keeps the franchise cornerstone wing in the fold for the team through its rebuilding stage and beyond.

General manager Daniel Briere announced the contract Friday. Once it kicks in next NHL season, Tippett will count $6.2 million against the salary cap through 2031-32.

Tippett, 24, is second among Flyers players in goals with 18 and is tied for second in points with 30 in 46 games. He scored in highlight-reel fashion last week against the Stars, passing the puck to himself off the boards, skating around a defender and lifting a backhander past goaltender Jake Oettinger. He also has the fastest burst of speed by a player this season at 24.21 mph, late in overtime on Jan. 10.

Picked 10th in the 2017 draft, Tippett has been with the Flyers since the team acquired him from the Panthers at the 2022 trade deadline in the deal that sent longtime captain

Claude Giroux to the Panthers. The Peterborough, Ontario, native has 86 points in 144 games with the Flyers after 33 in 94 with the Panthers.

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