Colorado Avalanche sign Devon Toews to four-year contract

The Colorado Avalanche confirmed on Tuesday that they've signed defenseman Devon Toews to a four-year contract that runs through the 2023-24 season. While the club didn't announce the financial terms of the agreement, outlets such as CapFriendly and NBC Sports are reporting the deal is worth $16.4 million. 

Toews was set to have an arbitration hearing before the end of the month after Colorado traded with the New York Islanders for the 26-year-old on Oct. 12. The Avalanche sent a second-round selection in the 2021 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2022 draft to the Islanders in exchange. 

"We're excited to have Devon under contract for the next four years," Avalanche general manager and executive vice president Joe Sakic said in the team's official statement. "As I said when we acquired him, Devon is a smart, two-way, puck-moving defenseman who is a durable defender and is excellent in transition."

The Islanders selected Toews in the 2014 draft, and he made his league debut on Dec. 23, 2018. Across 116 career regular-season games, he's recorded 11 goals and 35 assists for 46 points. 

Toews appeared in 22 playoff games during the summer NHL restart held amid the coronavirus pandemic and tallied two goals and eight assists over those contests.