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Penguins ‘Super Excited’ For Blake Lizotte After Inking Extension

January 15, 2026

Story byPittsburgh Penguins center Blake Lizotte (46) skates with the puck during the second period of the game against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. (Natalie Reid/Imagn Images)Cole SheltonThu, January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM UTC·2 min readVeteran forward Blake Lizotte has been an important player for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, and he’s been rewarded with a contract extension. Lizotte signed a two-year deal worth $1.85 million per season with the Penguins in the summer of 2024. Since then, he’s been an impactful player, and with him in the final year of his deal, the forward signed a three-year, $6.75 million extension on Monday. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFollowing the extension being announced, Penguins forward Bryan Rust was booming with excitement as he called Lizotte a “heart-and-soul guy for the team.“Super excited for him,” Rust said about Lizotte’s extension, via the team website.

Penguins ‘Super Excited’ For Blake Lizotte After Inking Extension

Credit: Pittsburgh Penguins center Blake Lizotte (46) skates with the puck during the second period of the game against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden.

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“He’s a heart-and-soul guy.
You can see how hard he works out there.
He plays the right way every single night.
He’s earned absolutely everything he’s gotten throughout his entire career, and to see him get rewarded, I think it’s always fun.
I think it’s extra fun to see those guys get new contracts.”Penguins head coach Dan Muse echoed Rust’s comments as he called Lizotte an important part of the team and called it a win for everybody that he signed an extension.“He’s a guy who it’s every single day,” Muse said.

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