WINNIPEG — Cole Perfetti was swarmed by his teammates, disappearing into a mass of blue and white jerseys at centre ice. There were stick taps, cheers and pats on the back. The 22-year-old forward was finally at Winnipeg Jets training camp after signing a two-year, $3.25 million AAV deal on Monday.

Cole Perfetti greeted the media with a vibrant smile on Tuesday afternoon. As the owner of a new contract, and with a somewhat protracted negotiation now officially behind him, you could sense the relief in his disposition and the excitement to be back on the ice with his team.

TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger joined Cam Poitras to chat about the Jets which gets underway about a minute into the show. Not surprisingly the focus was on Cole Perfetti and the two-year contract he signed on Monday.

The Winnipeg Jets and restricted free agent forward Cole Perfetti have come to terms on a two-year, $6.5 million contract. He will be paid $3 million in 2024-25 and $3.5 million in 2025-26, according to TSN's Darren Dreger 's report before the team announced the re-signing Monday evening.

Day 7 of Winnipeg Jets training camp was easily the most noteworthy to date. Topping that list was the arrival of Cole Perfetti after reaching an agreement the night before on a bridge deal that will pay him $6.

The Winnipeg Jets have inked Cole Perfetti to a two-year bridge deal carrying a $3.25 million cap hit, the team announced Monday. This now ends the contract stalemate that has kept Perfetti out of training camp.