{"id":482727,"date":"2026-10-02T12:22:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/482727\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T12:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:22:21","slug":"ducks-hand-tristan-luneau-43-million-contract-after-just-14-nhl-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/482727\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks hand Tristan Luneau $43 million contract after just 14 NHL games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tristan Luneau is $43.2 million richer.<\/p>\n<p>The Ducks defenseman scored a historic six-year NHL deal on Thursday worth an average of $7.2 million per year.<\/p>\n<p>Luneau\u2019s contract is the largest ever handed out to a player with just 14 games of NHL experience on their r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41091097\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2297172542.jpg\" alt=\"Tristan Luneau #67 of the Anaheim Ducks controls the puck during the first period of a preseason game against the Los Angeles Kings\" class=\"wp-image-41091097\"\/>Tristan Luneau #67 of the Anaheim Ducks controls the puck during the first period of a preseason game against the Los Angeles Kings. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSigning Tristan to a long-term contract was a priority as we see him as a top-four defenseman for years to come,\u201d GM Pat Verbeek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/ducks\/news\/ducks-ink-luneau-to-six-year-contract-extension\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cGetting the deal done before the season started was a key part of our planning for now and the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a big bet on the 22-year-old, a 2022 second-round pick in the final season of a three-year, $2.85 million entry-level deal, who has posted a pair of goals and four points in his three-year NHL career.<\/p>\n<p>Over 135 games with AHL San Diego, Luneau has post 19 goals and 95 points while dealing with injuries. He\u2019s set to start the season on the Ducks\u2019 top pairing with Jackson LaCombe.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41091178\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2296566069.jpg\" alt=\"Ducks defenseman Tristan Luneau (67) skates with the puck\" class=\"wp-image-41091178\"\/>Ducks defenseman Tristan Luneau (67) skates with the puck during a preseason game against the Kings. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim, which snapped a seven-year playoff drought last season, is no stranger to handing out massive contracts to what it believes is rising young talent.<\/p>\n<p>Lacombe, for instance, received an eight-year $72 million extension that kicked in this season, which was the largest deal ever handed out by the franchise at the time.<\/p>\n<p>It was later eclipsed this past offseason by <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/09\/sports\/ducks-make-90-million-leo-carlsson-decision-after-flyers-offer-sheet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an offer sheet-induced five-year, $90 million deal<\/a> for 21-year-old Leo Carlsson that, at an $18 million AAV, that will be the largest in the league \u2014 only to be outdone at the start of next season when Cale Makar\u2019s eight-year, $163.2 million deal and Macklin Celebrini\u2019s five-year, $94 million extension kick in.<\/p>\n<p>Winger Cutter Gauthier is set to enter the first season of a six-year, $81 million deal when Anaheim kicks off its season on Friday in Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tristan Luneau is $43.2 million richer. 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