Charlie Coyle, Blue Jackets agree to 6-year, $36 million contract extension

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced on Tuesday morning that they had agreed to terms with center Charlie Coyle on a six-year contract extension worth $36 million.

The deal keeps the 34-year-old veteran in Columbus through the 2031-2032 season.

Coyle was drafted 28th overall in the 2010 NHL Draft by the San Jose Sharks and made his NHL debut two years later with the Minnesota Wild. Despite not having played in the NHL yet, Coyle was traded from San Jose to Minnesota in June 2011 in a package that sent the Sharks defenseman Brent Burns and a 2012 second-round pick.

He played in 37 games in the 2012-2013 season and scored 8 goals with 6 assists.

So far over his 14-year career, Coyle has played in 1,032 games between the Wild, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Blue Jackets. He heads into the 2026-2027 season with 209 goals and 334 assists for 543 total points.

After Coyle spent five-and-a-half years with Minnesota, he was traded for the second time in his career in February 2019 to the Bruins for Ryan Donato and a 2019 fifth-round pick.

Five years later, he was traded yet again to the Colorado Avalanche along with a 2026 fifth-round pick for Casey Mittelstadt, Will Zellers and the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2025 second-round pick.

Coyle was with the Avalanche for just three months before he was traded for the fourth time in his career, this time to Columbus.

With the signing, Columbus’ president of hockey operations and general manager Don Waddell provided a statement in support of Coyle and his future.

“Charlie made a tremendous impact on and off the ice for us last season and keeping him in Columbus was a priority. He is the definition of a true pro, and a durable, reliable, productive right-shot center whose leadership, character and consistency are extremely valuable in this league. 

We are thrilled that he will continue to be a very important part of the Columbus Blue Jackets for years to come.”

Now, for the first time since 2024, Coyle has some team security with an extension that will pay him $6 million annually.