The Washington Capitals announced today that they have signed defenseman Martin Fehervary to a seven-year, $42 million extension. The Capitals will be keeping one of their key players for the long term, hoping to build off the momentum of making it to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season.
Fehervary’s contract is set to keep him in the nation’s capital through the 2032-33 season. Fehervary’s new deal carries a $6 million cap hit per year that will take effect starting in the 2026-27 NHL season.
Fehervary has spent all of his five-year career in the NHL with the Capitals after being drafted by the franchise with the 48th pick in the second round of the 2018 NHL Draft.
Last season with the Capitals, Fehervary played in 81 games, recording five goals, 20 assists, and 25 points. Fehervary missed the postseason due to a right knee injury that he suffered on April 15th in a game against the New York Islanders.
Fehervary is currently recovering from knee surgery that repaired his meniscus. He is on track to resume offseason training that takes place before preseason activities, according to Capitals general manager Chris Patrick.
With his contract extension, Fehervary is now the third defenseman that the Capitals have signed to a new deal this offseason. Jakob Chychrun recently signed an eight-year, $72 million extension in March after he was acquired in a trade from the Ottawa Senators, before the start of last season.
Former Minnesota Wild defenseman Declan Chisholm was signed to a two-year extension worth $3.2 million on Monday after the Capitals acquired him this past weekend in a trade during the NHL Draft.
