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Ducks sign Christian Djoos and Jani Hakanpaa to one-year, one-way deals

Ducks defenseman Christian Djoos celebrates scoring against the Minnesota Wild with teammates during the third period at the Honda Center on March 8.
Ducks defenseman Christian Djoos celebrates scoring against the Minnesota Wild with teammates during the third period at Honda Center on March 8.
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By Helene Elliott
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Ducks defensemen Christian Djoos and Jani Hakanpaa each signed a one-year, one-way contract extension that will carry them through the 2020-21 season, the team said Wednesday in a news release.

The terms call for Djoos to earn $1 million and Hakanpaa to get $750,000.

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Djoos, who was acquired by the Ducks from the Washington Capitals in February, had a goal and three points in nine games with the Ducks before the season was halted on March 12. He averaged 21 minutes 22 seconds’ ice time per game.

Hakanpaa had a goal in five games with the Ducks this season and averaged 18:07 in ice time.

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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