After rumors and rumblings the past few days, the Vancouver Canucks won the bidding war with Jay Beagle.

On Sunday afternoon, Beagle signed a four year, $3M AAV contract with the Canucks.

The value of Beagle’s next deal went up over the last few days as a number of teams expressed interested. Vancouver won the bidding war with a long term deal.

Beagle’s previous deal was a three-year deal that paid him $1.75 million annually.

“Jay is a detailed player with championship experience, who can handle a big defensive workload,” said General Manager Jim Benning. “He’s grown and developed his game with a core group of players and won at every level of pro hockey. We’re excited to add a player with his calibre of character.”

“Jay is a detailed player with championship experience, who can handle a big defensive workload,” said Jim Benning. “He’s grown and developed his game with a core group of players and won at every level of pro hockey. We’re excited to add a player with his calibre of character.” pic.twitter.com/V6VRJmEMQj

— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) July 1, 2018

The Capitals sent out a tweet thanking Beagle for all his hard work over the years.

Thank you for everything, Beags. #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/ihu3p1XO4x

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) July 1, 2018

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Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed centre Jay Beagle to a four-year deal with an AAV of $3.0M.

“Jay is a detailed player with championship experience, who can handle a big defensive workload,” said Benning. “He’s grown and developed his game with a core group of players and won at every level of pro hockey. We’re excited to add a player with his calibre of character and experience to our team.”

Beagle, 32, spent the 2017.18 season with the Washington Capitals, collecting 22 points (7-15-22) in 79 games. He ranked fourth in the League for the best face-off winning percentage (58.5%) in the regular season.

The Calgary, Alberta native added eight points (2-6-8) in 23 playoff games en route to a Stanley Cup Championship. Beagle became the first player to win the Kelly Cup (ECHL championship), the Calder Cup (AHL Championship) and the Stanley Cup (NHL Championship).

Over the course of his 10-year NHL career, the 6’3″, 218-pound centre has posted 116 points (51-65-116) and 159 penalty minutes in 471 games, all with Washington. He has also seen action in 85 NHL playoff games, tallying 19 points (8-11-19) and 36 penalty minutes.