Arizona Coyotes sign Troy Stecher, Nick Bjugstad, Josh Brown

Stecher’s one-year deal with the Coyotes is reportedly for $1.2 million. The 28-year-old left-handed defenseman split the 2021–22 season between the Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings, scoring one goal and three assists while averaging 16:40 in 29 games.

Bjugstad’s one-year deal in Arizona reportedly comes in at $900,000. The big right-handed center turns 30 in four days and is coming off a season where he scored seven goals and 13 points in 57 games with the Minnesota Wild.

Brown, 28, has a two-year contract with the Coyotes, although the financial terms of the deal are currently unknown. The 6-foot-5 right-handed defender played for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins during the 2021–22 season, racking up six assists and averaging 14:13 in 52 games.

With Brown and Stecher now in the desert, the Coyotes have 11 defensemen signed for the 2021–22 season: Jakob Chychrun, Shayne Gostisbehere, J.J. Moser, Victor Soderstrom, Stecher, Brown, Dysin Mayo, Nemeth, Vladislav Kolyachonok, Conor Timmins and Cam Dineen.

Also on Wednesday, Arizona announced a new one-year deal with forward Laurent Dauphin, who was originally drafted by the Coyotes back in 2013. Dauphin, a 27-year-old center, scored four goals and 12 points in 38 games with the Montreal Canadiens in 2021–22.