According to General Manager Daniel Briere, the Philadelphia Flyers today announced that they have signed forward Owen Tippett to an eight-year, $49.6 million contract extension ($6.2 million AAV) beginning with the 2024–25 campaign.
The Philadelphia Flyers, led by General Manager Daniel Briere, announced today that they had signed forward Owen Tippett to an eight-year, $49.6 million contract extension ($6.2 million AAV) beginning with the 2024–25 campaign.
In 46 games this season, Tippett, 24, (2/16/99), has 30 points (18-12=30). The 6-foot-1, 210-pound product of Peterborough, Ontario, leads the Flyers in shots on goal (167), even-strength goals (16), and rankings tied for first place in game-winning goals (3), goals (2), and scoring (tied for third). On October 28 against ANA, he skated in his 200th NHL game, and on November 15 against CAR, he recorded his 100th NHL point.
The right-shot forward recorded a career-high four-game point run three times (Oct. 24–30, Nov. 10–18, Dec. 19–28), set a career-high four-game goal streak on Nov. 10–18, and recorded a career-high ten shots on Jan. 15 vs STL. In 144 career games as a Flyer, he has 86 points (49-37=86), with 11 power-play goals and eight game-winning goals. In five NHL seasons with Florida and Philadelphia (2017–24), he has 119 career points (63–56=119), including 13 power-play goals and 10 game-winning goals in 238 games.
