Meier Agrees to Terms on 8-Year Deal with Devils | RELEASE

The New Jersey Devils announced today that the team has agreed to terms with restricted free agent winger Timo Meier on an eight-year contract worth $70,400,000 with an annual average value of $8,800,000. The contract breakdown is as follows: 2023-24: $12,000,000; 2024-25: $11,100,000; 2025-26: $10,750,000; 2026-27: $7,750,000; 2027-28: $7,200,000; 2028-29: $7,200,000; 2029-30: $7,200,000; 2030-31: $7,200,000. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Tom Fitzgerald.

"We were excited to acquire Timo at the deadline, but it's an even greater feeling knowing that he'll be here for the next eight seasons," said Fitzgerald. "Timo's unique blend of style of play, goal-scoring ability, and physical presence will prove valuable for us. In talking with him, Timo realized, and I always believed, that this is the right place for him as a player and a person. We've locked up another piece of our young core that is looking to take that next step together for greater success."

Meier, 26, began his career with San Jose in 2016-17 and just completed his seventh NHL season. The 6-foot-1, 220lbs. forward earned 14 points (9g-5a) in 21 regular-season games with New Jersey and registered a career-high 40 goals and 17 power-play goals for the entire 2022-23 campaign. Meier's 17 power-play goals were tied for the eighth most in the NHL this season, and he was one of 19 NHL players who earned 40, or more, goals. Additionally, Meier recorded a career-high 323 shots on goal, which was tied for the sixth most in the League. Meier made his Devils' debut on Mar. 5 at Arizona, and his 42 hits since that time ranked first on New Jersey.

Meier made his fourth postseason appearance, his first with the Devils, and tallied four points (2g-2a) in 11 games played. He also led New Jersey with 37 hits for the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

New Jersey initially acquired Meier via trade from the Sharks in exchange for forwards Andreas Johnsson and Fabian Zetterlund, defensemen Shakir Mukhamadullin and Nikita Okhotiuk, a second and seventh-round draft pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and a conditional first-round draft pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. The Devils also acquired Timur Ibragimov, defensemen Scott Harrington, Santeri Hatakka, goaltenderZachary Emond and a fifth-round pick (originally Colorado's selection) in the 2024 NHL Draft in the trade.

Born on Oct. 8, 1996, San Jose selected Meier in the first round, ninth overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft. Meier earned his 300th career NHL point with San Jose on Dec. 27, 2022, at Vancouver, and played in his 400th career NHL game on Oct. 20, against the New York Rangers.

Meier represented his home country of Switzerland on multiple occasions, having played in the IIHF 2013 U18 World Junior Championship as well as the WJC in 2015 and captaining the team in 2016. He also suited up for his country in 2021 and 2022 at the IIHF World Championships. Meier was teammates with Devils' defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler in all five international tournaments and was teammates with Devils' captain Nico Hischier in 2016, 2021 and 2022. Meier is the seventh Swiss-born player in Devils franchise history and is one of four Swiss-born players on the current New Jersey roster. Meier was part of a historic NHL moment in 2022-23 when four Swiss players played on the same NHL team during a road contest at Washington on March 9. New Jersey's Nico Hischier, Timo Meier, Jonas Siegenthaler and goaltender Akira Schmid played in the 3-2 shootout victory.