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Red Wings, defenseman Filip Hronek agree to three-year contract

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Posted at 5:49 PM, Sep 03, 2021
and last updated 2021-09-03 19:41:59-04

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings signed Filip Hronek to a three-year, $13.2 million contract Friday.

The Czech defenseman will count $4.4 million against the salary cap through the 2023-24 season.

Hronek has 16 goals and 64 assists for 80 points through his first 167 regular-season NHL games. The 23-year-old put up 26 points last season with Detroit.

A second-round draft pick in 2016, Hronek is a candidate to play for his country at the Beijing Olympics this winter after the NHL reached an agreement with international officials to send players after skipping the Pyeongchang Games.