The Anaheim Ducks signed left wing Jeff Malott to a three-year contract extension through the 2028-29 NHL season on July 1, 2026. The 29-year-old forward joins the Ducks after stints with the Los Angeles Kings and Winnipeg Jets.
Malott has appeared in 71 NHL games, accumulating 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points and 64 penalty minutes. His most productive NHL season was in 2025-26 with the Kings, where he played 58 games, scored 3 goals, had 6 assists, and ranked second on the team with 166 hits. He also played in all four of the Kings’ 2026 Stanley Cup Playoff games, reaching a top skating speed of 23.37 miles per hour, in the 97th percentile among postseason skaters.
In the American Hockey League, Malott has played 298 games for the Ontario Reign and Manitoba Moose, scoring 105 goals and recording 103 assists for 208 points with a plus-34 rating and 318 penalty minutes. He posted career-high totals in points (52) during the 2023-24 season and goals (23) in 2024-25. He also scored 2 goals in 12 Calder Cup playoff games and had four consecutive 40-point seasons from 2021 to 2025.
An undrafted free agent, Malott is a Burlington, Ontario native who played four seasons at Cornell University, producing 24 goals and 29 assists for 53 points in 114 NCAA games. He helped lead Cornell to ECAC regular-season titles in 2018 and 2020 and served as team captain during the 2019-20 senior season.
CSB Take
The Anaheim Ducks’ decision to sign Jeff Malott to a three-year extension demonstrates their confidence in his ability to contribute physicality and experience to the lineup. Malott’s steady progression through the AHL to a meaningful NHL role, highlighted by his strong playoff skating speed and leadership background, aligns with the team’s emphasis on versatile, hard-working forwards. This extension positions Malott as a key piece in Anaheim’s plans to build depth and competitive resilience over the next several seasons.
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