The Vegas Golden Knights signed defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to a seven-year, $61.6 million contract.

The deal has an annual average value of $8.8 million per season.

In 70 games last season, Pietrangelo scored 16 goals and 52 points while adding six more points during the postseason.

In order to make this deal Vegas dumped Nate Schmidt to the Vancouver Canucks for a draft pick.