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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The New York Islanders have signed defenseman Johnny Boychuk to a seven-year contract, the team announced on Thursday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over 59 games this season, Boychuk&amp;nbsp;has recorded 32 points and a +17 plus-minus rating while averaging 21:38 of time on ice.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The deal is worth $42 million, according to Arthur Staple of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Newsday.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CEver since I came to the Islanders, the organization has been incredible to both myself and my family,\u201D Boychuk said in a news release. \u201CI am proud to be an Islander and look forward to competing every night in front of such a passionate fan base for many years to come.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 31-year-old is in his first season with New York after stints with the Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Islanders acquired Boychuk in an October 2014 trade with Boston.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CJohnny\u2019s influence in our dressing room, both on and off the ice, has been immeasurable,\u201D Islanders general manager&amp;nbsp;Garth Snow&amp;nbsp;said. \u201CHis veteran presence is an asset that we are thrilled to help lead our club.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Islanders (32-22-4) currently sit in second place of the Metropolitan Division.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;Which teams are best at finding late-round draft gems?&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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