Blues lock up forward Jake Neighbours to a valuable contract extension
St. Louis Blues

Blues lock up forward Jake Neighbours to a valuable contract extension

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Trevor Connors

Trevor Connors

This just in, the St. Louis Blues have signed 22 year old forward Jake Neighbours to a two year contract extension worth $3.75 million per season.


The new contract will kick in next season and will take Neighbours through the 2026-27 season. He'll still be classified as a Restricted Free Agent (RFA) when the deal expires in the summer of 2027. Neighbours has two goals and three points in six games to start the season, following a breakout campaign in 2023-24 where he managed 27 goals and 38 points in 77 games.

Read below for the full press release announcement of today's signing:

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the team has signed forward Jake Neighbours to a two-year contract extension worth an annual average value (AAV) of $3.75 million.

Neighbours, 22, was originally drafted by the Blues in the first round (No. 26 overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft.

A former captain and Western Hockey League (WHL) champion with the Edmonton Oil Kings, Neighbours has totaled 53 points (36 goals, 17 assists) and 51 penalty minutes in 135 regular-season games through his first four seasons with the Blues.

During his rookie campaign in 2022-23, Neighbours collected 10 points (six goals, four assists) in 43 regular-season games before representing Canada and capturing a gold medal at the 2023 World Championships.

Last season, he shared second on the team with a career-high 27 goals while he also shared the lead in power-play goals (8), shared third in game-winning goals (4), and ranked fourth in hits (138). Thus far in 2024-25, the Calgary, Alberta, native has tallied three points (two goals, one assist) and four penalty minutes in six appearances.

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