The Vegas Golden Knights and Shea Theodore have agreed to a seven-year, $51,975,000 ($7,425,000 annual average value) contract, the team announced on Thursday.
“Just signed my seven-year extension with the Golden Knights, so I’m excited to be here another seven years and really solidify this place as home,” Theodore said in a statement on X via the Golden Knights account. “I’m excited to see everyone back at the Fortress.”
SEVEN. MORE. YEARS!!!!! ???? #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/FUnnpx1hRK
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 24, 2024
Theodore, 29, is in the last year of the seven-year contract he signed in 2018. He could have been a free agent after the season, but the Golden Knights locked down one of the team’s original members until 2032.
Vegas acquired Theodore via trade at the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from the Anaheim Ducks to ensure the selection of Clayton Stoner. He leads the franchise in goals (67), assists (229), and points (296) for a defenseman. Theodore is second all-time in games played at defenseman (450).
if you think we're going to stop calling him Shea Theo-score, you're sorely mistaken ???? pic.twitter.com/XkuOW6ngZz
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 24, 2024
The Golden Knights have invested heavily in their blue line throughout the franchise’s history.
Theodore, whose new contract starts next season, is the third defenseman to sign an agreement worth more than $7 million. He joins Alex Pietrangelo ($8.8 AAV through 2026-27) and Noah Hanifin ($7.35 AAV through 2031-32).
Paul Delos Santos is the Vegas Golden Knights insider for Dice City Sports. Follow him on X at @PaulDelos_.
