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Winnipeg Jets sign former Chicago defenceman to 2-year contract

The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Isaak Phillips to a two-year, two-way contract, the NHL club announced Friday.

Isaak Phillips played with Manitoba Moose after trade from Chicago organization

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Defenceman Isaak Phillips participates in Chicago's NHL training camp in September. The former fifth-round draft pick was traded to the Winnipeg Jets later in the season. (Charles Rex Arbogast/The Associated Press)

The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Isaak Phillips to a two-year, two-way contract, the NHL club announced Friday.

The deal has an average annual value of $812,500 US at the NHL level.

The 23-year-old from Barrie, Ont., scored a goal in three games with Chicago's NHL team last season. He was traded to Winnipeg for defenceman Dmitry Kuzmin on Jan. 15.

He also had 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) and 74 penalty minutes in 67 American Hockey League games for the Manitoba Moose and the Rockford IceHogs in 2024-25.

Phillips, a fifth-round pick (141st overall) by Chicago in the 2020 NHL draft, played 56 games with the NHL club over the past four seasons, posting 12 points (two goals, 10 assist) and 31 penalty minutes.

He has 87 points (26 goals, 61 assists) and 234 penalty minutes over 238 AHL games.