Breaking: 22-year old forward has signed for just under $30 million!

A young 22-year-old National Hockey League center has just hit a big pay day.

According to a breaking news report from the Columbus Blue Jackets official website, the team has agreed to a long-term deal with forward Alexander Wennberg, forgoing a bridge deal to guarantee his presence on their roster for the long-term.

From the official announcement:

"We are excited to have signed Alexander to a long-term contract through the 2022-23 season, " said Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen. "He has shown steady improvement throughout his young NHL career and is coming off a very good 2016-17 campaign. At just 22-years-old, he has tremendous opportunity to become an integral player for our organization for years to come."

The Blue Jackets did not officially announce the financial terms of the contract, however we expect those details to break shortly and we will be update you with that information as soon as it becomes available.

Update: TSN insider Darren Dreger is reporting that the deal will carry an average annual value of $4.9 million per season making this a deal worth a total of $29.4 million.

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