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Andrew Copp signs with Jets 1 day after arbitrator awards 2-year, $4.56M deal

The Winnipeg Jets and Andrew Copp have signed a two-year contract with an average annual value of US$2.28 million dollars.

25-year-old had 11 goals, 25 points last season

Andrew Copp has agreed to a two-year deal with the Winnipeg Jets. (Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images)

The Winnipeg Jets and Andrew Copp have signed a two-year contract with an average annual value of US$2.28 million dollars.

The move comes a day after an arbitrator awarded Copp a two-year, $4.56-million US contract.

The forward has played four full seasons with the Jets and had 25 points, including a career-high 11 goals, last season.

Copp made his debut for the Jets in 2015, after playing three seasons for the University of Michigan.