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 | After signing netminder Corey Crawford to a six year extension earlier this week, the Chicago Blackhawks continued locking up key personnel, inking defenceman Niklas Hjalmarsson. While terms have yet to be announced, it sounds as though the Swedish blueliner will be earning somewhere in the neighbourhood of $4.1 million a season, over the next five years. | | Chicago - September 4, 2013 - The Chicago Blackhawks announced today that they have agreed to terms with defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson on a five-year contract extension, which runs through the 2018-19 National Hockey League season.
Hjalmarsson, a member of the 2010 and 2013 Stanley Cup Championship teams, registered five assists and shared sixth in the league with a postseason career-best +10 plus/minus rating in 23 playoff games en route to the 2013 Stanley Cup title.
The Eksjo, Sweden, native tallied 10 points (2G, 8A) and shared 11th among NHL blueliners with a career-high +15 rating in 48 regular-season games.
Originally drafted by Chicago in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Hjalmarsson, 26, has recorded 56 points (9G, 47A) and a +48 rating in 306 career regular-season games, while adding 17 points (1G, 16A) in 75 playoff tilts.
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