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New York Times
03-06-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Flyers sign Noah Cates to 4-year, $16 million extension
Noah Cates, who surged in the second half of the season to become the Philadelphia Flyers' most consistent center, signed a four-year, $16 million contract extension ($4 million AAV) on Tuesday, the club announced. The contract does not have any no-trade protection, per a team source. Cates, 26, was a pending restricted free agent who posted 16 goals and 37 points in 78 games this season. A fifth-round pick of the Flyers in 2017, Cates has played 235 games over four seasons with the team, scoring 40 goals and 102 points. BREAKING: We have signed forward @cates_noah to a four-year contract extension worth an annual average value (AAV) of $4 million. #LetsGoFlyers — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) June 3, 2025 Cates was a healthy scratch for four of the first five games of the 2024-25 season as the club gave rookie Jett Luchanko a look. Luchanko was eventually reassigned back to his junior club, though, and Cates began to show dramatic signs of improvement beginning in late November. After Thanksgiving, Cates was the Flyers' fourth-leading scorer, posting 33 points (15 goals, 18 assists) over the final 59 games. Advertisement Cates' line with Tyson Foerster and Bobby Brink, meanwhile, became a central component to the lineup on a nightly basis, too. According to MoneyPuck, among the 33 lines in the NHL that spent at least 300 minutes together at five-on-five, the Cates-Foerster-Brink line was fourth in expected goals share at 58.3 percent. Foerster, who was also a pending restricted free agent, signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract extension last week. 'Parts of our games really complemented each other,' Cates said of his line. 'Bobby's got such an elite offensive mind, and Tyson's got a big frame, and his shot and his stick defensively. A lot of factors went into helping each other out, and playing hard for each other was the biggest thing.' Cates was leaned on late in the year from a leadership standpoint, too, something captain Sean Couturier spoke about after the season. 'He's been involved in some leadership group meetings and is embracing that role,' Couturier said. 'He's more of a quiet guy, but the way he leads by example and gets himself ready for games, practices … he can rub off on some younger guys the way he goes about his business.' That's an aspect of the game Cates would like to embrace, he said in March, particularly after the trade of alternate captain Scott Laughton to Toronto at the deadline. 'You've got to look at everything as an opportunity,' Cates said. 'Younger guy, but I'm getting older. Step up and be a leader, bring that energy. … Try to build myself up to be that leader and a guy that how (others) looked at (Laughton) — just like an older veteran guy, calming presence in the years to come. Great guy to learn from. I've got to take a little bit of what he had.' The Flyers likely view Cates as a third-line center as they attempt to improve that position. As it stands, Couturier and Ryan Poehling are the only other players on the roster with significant experience playing that position at the NHL level. The Flyers have two remaining pending restricted free agents who finished the season with the NHL club: defenseman Cam York and forward Jakob Pelletier.
Reuters
03-06-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Flyers ink F Noah Cates to 4-year, $16M contract
June 3 - Forward Noah Cates agreed to a four-year, $16 million contract extension with the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. Cates, 26, recorded a career-high 16 goals to go along with 21 assists and a plus-3 rating in 78 games this season with the Flyers. He was playing in the final campaign of a two-year, $5.25 million contract and was set to become a restricted free agent this offseason. Cates has totaled 102 points (40 goals, 62 assists) in 235 career games since being selected by Philadelphia in the fifth round of the 2017 NHL Draft. He made his NHL debut on March 29, 2022. --Field Level Media
CBS News
03-06-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Philadelphia Flyers re-sign Noah Cates to 4-year contract extension after career season
The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed center Noah Cates to a four-year contract with a $4 million annual average value, general manager Danny Briere announced Tuesday. Cates is the latest in a string of restricted free agents the Flyers have reupped. Cates, who was scheduled to become an RFA on July 1, is coming off a career-high 16-goal season in which he established himself as one of the club's leaders. The 26-year-old forward finished the 2024-25 season with 37 points and averaged 15:53 of ice time with a plus-3 rating, which was second on the Flyers. Cates has 102 points in 235 career games since being drafted in the fifth round of the 2017 NHL draft. Cates is the third RFA-to-be that the Flyers have re-signed this offseason. Last week, the orange and black re-signed Tyson Foerster to a two-year, $7.5 million extension and defenseman Helge Grans to a two-year, $1.575 million deal. Cam York, a 2019 first-round draft pick, forward Jakob Pelletier and minor-league forwards Zayde Wisdom and Elliot Desnoyers are the team's remaining RFAs. Last month, the Flyers hired Rick Tocchet as their new head coach. When introducing Tocchet, a member of the team's Hall of Fame, Briere said he viewed the 61-year-old as their "long-term solution." By signing Cates to a four-year deal rather than a bridge deal, it's safe to say the Flyers' front office views the center as part of the rebuild's finished product. The Flyers have 11 selections, including seven in the first two rounds, in the 2025 NHL draft coming up at the end of the month.
Washington Post
03-06-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Flyers sign forward Noah Cates to $16 million extension
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Noah Cates to a four-year contract extension worth $16 million. Flyers general manager Danny Briere announced the extension Tuesday. Cates will count $4 million annually against the salary cap. The 26-year-old Cates scored 16 goals and had 37 points in 78 games this season. He was drafted by the Flyers in the fifth round in 2017 and has played 235 career NHL games. Cates has 40 career goals and 62 assists for 102 points. The 6-foot-2, 194-pound forward made his NHL debut on April 29, 2022, in his home state of Minnesota. He scored his first NHL goal on April 5, 2022, against the Columbus Blue Jackets. ___ AP NHL:
Associated Press
03-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Flyers sign forward Noah Cates to $16 million extension
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Noah Cates to a four-year contract extension worth $16 million. Flyers general manager Danny Briere announced the extension Tuesday. Cates will count $4 million annually against the salary cap. The 26-year-old Cates scored 16 goals and had 37 points in 78 games this season. He was drafted by the Flyers in the fifth round in 2017 and has played 235 career NHL games. Cates has 40 career goals and 62 assists for 102 points. The 6-foot-2, 194-pound forward made his NHL debut on April 29, 2022, in his home state of Minnesota. He scored his first NHL goal on April 5, 2022, against the Columbus Blue Jackets. ___ AP NHL:
