WINNIPEG, MB - APRIL 12: Andrew Copp #9 of the Winnipeg Jets looks on during a third period stoppage in play against the St. Louis Blues in Game Two of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell MTS Place on April 12, 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Blues defeated the Jets 4-3 to lead the series 2-0.

Jets sign Copp to 2-year, $4.56M contract

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The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Andrew Copp a two-year contract worth $4.56 million, the team announced Wednesday.

An arbitrator determined the terms of the contract Tuesday after Copp filed for the third-party hearing earlier this summer.

The Jets were looking to sign the restricted free agent for two years at $1.5 million annually, while Copp was seeking a one-year contract worth $2.9 million, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported last week.

Copp will still be an RFA when this contract expires.

The 25-year-old has been a solid middle-six player for the Jets over the past few seasons. He registered a career-high 11 goals and added 14 assists in 69 games in 2018-19.

Winnipeg still has a pair of RFA contracts to sort out this offseason, as forwards Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor are in need of new deals. The Jets have roughly $17 million in available cap space, according to CapFriendly.

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