Jul 25, 2007, 15:00 GMT
Atlanta, GA - The Atlanta Thrashers announced Wednesday that they have agreed to a multi-year contract with forward Jim Slater.
Slater, who scored five goals and tallied 14 assists in 74 regular season games for Atlanta in 2006-2007, was a restricted free agent. The terms of his new deal were not yet disclosed.
In 145 career games with Atlanta, Slater has totaled 39 points (15 goals, 24 assists) and 108 penalty minutes. In '06-'07, Slater was fifth on the team with a plus-eight rating, and also appeared in four Stanley Cup Playoff games.
The Petoskey, Michigan product played four seasons at Michigan State, tallying 172 points in 157 career games. In his junior and senior seasons, Slater was the Spartans' team captain and was named team MVP.
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