Cooke agrees to three-year contract with Penguins

June 22, 2010 8:11 am
  • The Penguins re-signed forward Matt Cooke.
    The Penguins re-signed forward Matt Cooke.
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Left winger Matt Cooke has agreed to a three-year contract with the Penguins.

His annual salary-cap hit will be $1.8 million.

Cooke, a fixture on the Penguins' third line and their penalty-killing unit, would have become an unrestricted free agent if not re-signed by July 1.

Dave Molinari: dmolinari@post-gazette.com . For more on the Penguins, read the Pens Plus blog with Dave Molinari and Shelly Anderson at www.post-gazette.com/plus .
First Published June 22, 2010 8:11 am

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