Zack Kassian member of sports team Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
On December 28, 2015, Kassian was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Edmonton Oilers for goaltender Ben Scrivens. Kassian scored his first goal as an Oiler against the Tampa Bay Lightning on the road on January 19, 2016.On June 26, 2017, Kassian signed a three-year deal worth a reported $5.85 million.
On January 29, 2020, Kassian signed four-year contract extension worth $12.8 million with an annual salary of $3.2 million.On February 14, 2020, NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Kassian had been suspended for seven games for kicking Erik Černák of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and had to forfeit $166,463.43 in salary. The suspension was the fourth of Kassian's NHL career, and came one month after he was suspended two games for an altercation with Calgary Flames player Matthew Tkachuk, for violating rule 46.2 of the NHL rule book as an aggressor when he dropped his gloves.
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