Flyers sign Cates to 4-year, $16M deal

The Philadelphia Flyers signed forward Noah Cates to a four-year contract with a $4-million average annual value, the team announced Tuesday.

Cates was set to become a restricted free agent on July 1. The new contract buys three of his unrestricted free agent years.

The 26-year-old recorded 16 goals and 21 assists in 78 games with the Flyers in the 2024-25 campaign. He averaged 15:53 per contest while primarily serving as the team's third-line center. He could slot in as the team's No. 2 center next season.

Cates finished 15th in Selke Trophy voting and ninth in Calder Trophy voting during his 38-point rookie campaign in 2022-23.

The Flyers drafted Cates in the fifth round in 2017.

Philadelphia has $18.9 million left in cap space. Jakob Pelletier and Cam York are the team's only remaining RFAs.