The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club announced today they have agreed to terms with forward Gabriel Vilardi on a six-year contract extension with an average annual value in the NHL of $7,500,000. Vilardi, 25,

Vilardi, 25, is now under contract through the 2030-31 season at a $7.5-million cap hit, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. Vilardi filed for arbitration earlier in July, so this signing avoids a hearing where the Jets would have had to try to convince an arbitrator why Vilardi is not worth as much as the player's camp says he is.