Canucks sign Tucker Poolman to 4-year contract

The Vancouver Canucks inked defenseman Tucker Poolman to a four-year deal carrying a $2.5-million cap hit, the team announced.

Poolman averaged 18:18 of ice time in 39 games for the Winnipeg Jets this past season.

The 28-year-old depth blue-liner played parts of three campaigns with the Jets, who drafted him 127th overall in 2013.