Stars re-sign Faksa to 5-year, $16.25M deal

The Dallas Stars re-signed forward Radek Faksa to a five-year contract carrying an average annual value of $3.25 million, the team announced Sunday.

The 26-year-old was a pending restricted free agent.

"Radek has developed into an extremely detailed player and offers our team a mix of size, speed, and physicality," Dallas general manager Jim Nill said in a statement. "He plays big minutes on both special teams units for us, while often times playing against the opposing team's best players at even strength. We're thrilled to have him in place for the next five seasons as he is a great teammate and a big part of the Dallas Stars culture."

Faksa appeared in 66 games with the Stars during the 2019-20 season, recording 11 goals and nine assists. He helped Dallas in all situations, averaging 15:53 of ice time per game, 2:17 with the penalty-kill unit, and 1:55 on the power play.

He's skated in 351 career games, totaling 60 goals and 68 assists.