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Winnipeg Jets avoid arbitration, sign Pionk to 4-year deal

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets avoided arbitraton and signed defenseman Neal Pionk to a four-year contract worth roughly $23.5 million. The team said the 26-year-old Pionk will earn about $5.8 million per year. The Jets acquired the Nebraska native in a 2019 trade with the New York Rangers. Since then, he’s scored nine goals and recorded 68 assists to lead all Jets defensemen in scoring.

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