On Tuesday evening, the St. Louis Blues signed forward Matthew Peca to a new two-year two-way contract starting in the 2022-23 season. Here is the breakdown of the contract from CapFriendly:
The 28-year-old native of Petawawa, Ontario, was drafted in the seventh round (201st overall) by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2011, but spent four seasons with Quinnipiac University before signing an amateur tryout agreement with the Lightning’s American Hockey League affiliate following his college graduation.
Then on April 1, 2015, Peca signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Lightning, Peca was recalled from the AHL for the first time on December 27, 2016 and made his NHL debut the next day.