Justin Schultz Signs 1-Year Deal With HC Lugano – Hockey Writers – Other Leagues

Justin Schultz has signed a one-year contract in Switzerland with HC Lugano of the National League (NL), the team announced Wednesday (Oct. 23) morning. Schultz, 34 years old, was an unrestricted free agent who did not end up signing with an NHL team this offseason and will now take his talent overseas after 12 seasons split between the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and most recently, the Seattle Kraken.

✍ Hockey Club Lugano has siglato un contratto valido fino al termine della stagione with Canadian defender Justin Schultz.

Benvenuto and Lugano Justin! ⚪🟡⚫#NonMollareMai #LVGAhttps://t.co/W3MIrbXT3F

– Hockey Club Lugano (@OfficialHCL) October 23, 2024

Schultz began his career with the Oilers in the 2012-13 season after a strong campaign with the University of Wisconsin in the 2011-12 season where he scored 16 goals and added 28 assists for 44 points in 37 games. . He signed with the Oilers as a free agent, posting eight goals and 19 assists for 27 points in 48 games in his rookie season. In 745 career games in the NHL, he scored 71 goals and added 253 assists for 324 points for an average of 0.43 points per game.

Schultz joins a team in Lugano with several former NHL players, including former Oilers teammate Mark Arcobello. With a short-term, one-year contract, the contract leaves the door open for an NHL return next season.

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