Sedin brothers ink deal to remain in Vancouver
AFP/The Local - [email protected]
Published: 2 Jul, 2009 CET.
Updated: Thu 2 Jul 2009 07:19 CET
Sweden’s star ice hockey twins, Daniel and Henrik Sedin, have both agreed to extend their contracts with the National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks, keeping with the club for another five years.
A full year of talks led to the deals, each worth $30.5 million, that will keep the duo with the same team they joined the league with in 1999 as the second and third selections in the NHL Draft.
The Canucks and the twins reach the agreement just minutes before the start of the NHL’s free agency period, which would have allowed other interested clubs in the league bid for the two stars.
The Sedins had pitched 12-year deals worth $5.25 million a season while the Canucks countered with five-year deals worth $5.5 million a year for the brothers, who have led Vancouver in scoring for each of the past three seasons.
Comments
See Also
A full year of talks led to the deals, each worth $30.5 million, that will keep the duo with the same team they joined the league with in 1999 as the second and third selections in the NHL Draft.
The Canucks and the twins reach the agreement just minutes before the start of the NHL’s free agency period, which would have allowed other interested clubs in the league bid for the two stars.
The Sedins had pitched 12-year deals worth $5.25 million a season while the Canucks countered with five-year deals worth $5.5 million a year for the brothers, who have led Vancouver in scoring for each of the past three seasons.
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.