Granlund signs 3-year contract with Ducks

Mikael Granlund signed a three-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The 33-year-old forward had 66 points (22 goals, 44 assists) in 83 regular-season games for the San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars last season, including 21 points (seven goals, 14 assists) in 31 games with Dallas after he was acquired in a trade on Feb. 1.

Granlund had 10 points (five goals, five assists) in 18 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

“He's what I consider a hard worker," Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said. "He goes to the hard areas, something that we needed more of. Not afraid to be a net-front presence guy. He's a guy that hangs onto pucks in the corners for more puck possessions, so he's a very smart hockey player.”

Selected by the Minnesota Wild with the No. 9 pick in the 2010 NHL Draft, Granlund has 610 points (179 goals, 431 assists) in 902 regular-season games for the Wild, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sharks and Stars and 42 points (16 goals, 26 assists) in 77 postseason games.

“For me, term is more valuable, more important, than the money," Verbeek said. "It’s something that really works for us, and I’m glad it really worked for him. Both of us are coming out ahead, which is what I love.”

NHL.com independent correspondent Dan Arritt contributed to this report.