Winnipeg Jets captain Adam Lowry made his season debut on Tuesday, suiting up with an expiring contract, but it appears ifan extensionmay not be far off.
TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports that the Jets and Lowry are getting close toa new deal, with his five-year, $16.25 million deal set to expire in July.
“Yeah, it’s such a great boost for the Winnipeg Jets and the city of Winnipeg to get their captain, Adam Lowry, back in the mix. It’s also been a priority for a long, long time by the organization to get Lowry locked up longer term,“ Dreger explained on Insider Trading.
“We know that once Kyle Connor extended with the Jets last month that the contract focus very quickly shifted over to Lowry. Both the team and the player are super motivated to get something done. It’s not quite there yet, but it’s getting closer, and having him back on the ice there is a big step in that direction.“
Lowry went without a point as he was eased into the lineup with 14:08 of ice time in his first game back after off-season hip surgery in the 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
The 32-year-old forward had 16 goals and 18 assists in 73 games last year with the Jets.
Selected in the third round by Winnipeg in 2011, Lowry was named captain of the Jets ahead of the 2023-24 season. He helped the Jets capture the Presidents’ Trophy last season after a 116-point regular season campaign.
The St. Louis native has scored 121 goals with 273 points in 776 career NHL games, all with Winnipeg.
Signing Lowry would lock up another key piece for Winnipeg, with forwards Mark Scheifele, Gabriel Vilardi and Conner as well as defenceman Neal Pionk and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck all signed through at least 2030-31 already.