Edmonton Oilers sign Connor Murphy to $20.5-million contract extension
The Edmonton Oilers have brought back another player on a long-term contract extension.
Just a day after inking Jason Dickinson to a five-year extension, the team announced on Monday that they had done the same for defenceman Connor Murphy.
Murphy’s new five-year contract will carry a $4.1-million cap hit and run through the 2030-31 NHL season.
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The #Oilers have signed defenceman Connor Murphy to a five-year contract with an AAV of $4.1 million. pic.twitter.com/7avMhxiYDt
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) June 22, 2026
The 33-year-old defenceman was initially acquired by the Oilers at last year’s trade deadline in a deal with the Chicago Blackhawks. Murphy became a mainstay in Edmonton’s top four down the stretch and was an important piece of their blueline in the playoffs.
Murphy managed a goal and four points in 20 regular-season games in Edmonton last year, but bumped those numbers up to two goals and three points in just six playoff games.
Similar to Dickinson, Murphy is not known to bring much offence to the table, but he excels in the defensive zone. Considering team defence was a weakness for the Oilers, and the expectation that Darnell Nurse will be traded away this summer, bringing back Murphy was an important step for Edmonton’s offseason plan.
This new extension is a good one in the short term, but it will involve a bit of risk for the Oilers, as Murphy will be 38 when the contract expires. That leaves a lot of room for Murphy’s game to potentially regress as he gets older.
The contract will contain a full no-trade clause for the first three years of the contract, which will revert to a 16-team trade list in the final two years.
Oilers GM Stan Bowman will now turn his attention to his remaining UFAs, which include both Jack Roslovic and Kasperi Kapanen.