Blackhawks sign Dickinson to 2-year extension

The Chicago Blackhawks inked forward Jason Dickinson to a two-year contract extension with a $4.25-million cap hit, the club announced Tuesday.

Dickinson was a pending unrestricted free agent. The 28-year-old ranks third on the team with 21 points in 43 games this season. His career-high 14 goals trail only Connor Bedard by one.

The Ontario-born center plays on both sides of special teams for Chicago, suiting up on the second power-play unit and first penalty-killing group.

Dickinson is in his second campaign with the Blackhawks, who acquired him in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks in October 2022. He's in the final season of a three-year pact he signed with his former club in the summer of 2021. It carries a cap hit of $2.65 million, according to CapFriendly.

He spent his first six campaigns with the Dallas Stars, who drafted him 29th overall in 2013.