The New Jersey Devils have re-signed forward Erik Haula to a three-year contract, Daily Faceoff‘s Frank Seravalli reported Friday afternoon.
Haula, 32, collected 14 goals and 41 points in 80 games with the Devils during the 2022–23 regular season. He added four goals and two assists in 12 games during the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.
According to Seravalli, Haula’s new contract carries a $3.15M cap hit for the next three seasons. The Finnish forward had been set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
The Devils originally acquired Haula from the Boston Bruins last July, sending forward Pavel Zacha the other way in the trade. Haula had been midway through a two-year deal he signed with the Bruins in 2021.
The Minnesota Wild originally selected Haula in the seventh round (No. 182 overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft. The 5-foot-11 forward eventually made his NHL debut with the Wild during the 2013–14 season.
After spending four years in Minnesota, Haula was claimed by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. He scored a career-high 55 points to help the “Golden Misfits” reach the Stanley Cup Final in their first year of existence.
In 2019, the Golden Knights traded Haula to the Carolina Hurricanes. He lasted less than a year in North Carolina before finding himself on the move to the Florida Panthers; then, after a year with the Nashville Predators, he signed with the Bruins as a free agent.
Through 614 career games over parts of 10 NHL seasons with the Wild, Golden Knights, Hurricanes, Panthers, Predators, Bruins, and Devils, Haula has collected 126 goals and 281 points. He’s added 16 goals and 36 points in 73 playoff contests.
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