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Flyers sign Cates to two-year, $5.25M deal to avoid arbitration

Philadelphia Flyers Noah Cates - The Canadian Press
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The Philadelphia Flyers signed forward Noah Cates to a two-year, $5.25 million contract on Monday, avoiding arbitration.

Cates will carry a cap hit of $2.625 million under the new deal.

The 24-year-old is coming off his first full season in the NHL, posting 13 goals and 38 points in 82 games.

A fifth-round pick of the Flyers in 2017, Cates had five goals and nine points in 16 games upon joining the Flyers out of the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 2021-22.

Cates played for Team USA at the 2022 Olympics, posting one goal in four games.