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The Ottawa Senators signed defenceman Artem Zub to a four-year contract extension worth $4.6 million annually, the team announced Wednesday. Zub will be paid $4 million for the 2023-24 season, then will earn $4.8 million per season for the remaining three years. He was previously scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season.
"Artem's transition to North American hockey has been remarkable," said Senators general manager Pierre Dorion. "He has worked hard to establish himself as an excellent NHL player and a strong defender. He consistently helps make us a better defensive team while he's on the ice. We're pleased to reach agreement with him on an extension of this length."
The 27-year-old is a defence-first blueliner who has developed into a steady presence for Ottawa after joining the club from SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL in May 2020. Zub has recorded two goals and four points in 14 games this season while playing 22 minutes a night primarily on the top pair with Thomas Chabot. He has only appeared in 14 of Ottawa's 32 games this season due to various injuries and hasn't played since Dec. 2 after suffering a jaw injury that was expected to keep him out of action for 3-4 weeks.
Zub built an extensive international resume prior to joining the Senators, winning a gold medal with the Olympic Athletes from Russia in 2018, along with two bronze medals with Russia at the IIHF World Championships in 2017 and 2019.
Along with Thomas Chabot and the emerging Jake Sanderson, the Senators now have three long-term pieces on their blue line secured, and five defencemen including Dillon Heatherington and Nikita Zaitsev under contract for 2023-24.
Although this year almost surely won’t result in a playoff berth that may have been expected by some, Ottawa is quietly mapping its route with some intention for the future. Zub is a durable and reliable fan favourite who doesn’t play with a lot of flash but is now deservedly rewarded for playing well above initial expectations over the past two seasons.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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