NHL: Islanders ink F Kyle Palmieri, D Adam Boqvist to contracts

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The New York Islanders signed forward Kyle Palmieri to a two-year contract and defenseman Adam Boqvist to a one-year deal on Friday.

Financial terms for either pact were not disclosed by the team.

Palmieri, 34, recorded 48 points (24 goals, 24 assists) while playing in all 82 games this past season. He was set to be an unrestricted free agent after playing in the final season of a four-year, $20 million contract.

The Smithtown, N.Y., native has 527 points (270 goals, 257 assists) in 900 career NHL games with the Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils and Islanders. He was selected by the Ducks with the 26th overall pick of the 2009 NHL Draft.

Boqvist, 24, totaled 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in 35 games this past season split between the Florida Panthers and Islanders.

He was playing on a one-year, $775,000 contract and was set to be a restricted free agent.

Boqvist has 99 points (27 goals, 72 assists) in 244 career games with the Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Panthers and Islanders. He was selected by the Blackhawks with the eighth overall pick of the 2018 NHL Draft.

–Field Level Media

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