 The Canucks acknowledged Bieksa's breakout season, signing him to a three-year, $ 11.25 million contract extension, on July 9, 2007. The first year of the deal, in 2008 – 09, saw Bieksa make $ 4.25 million, while the remaining two years were set at $ 3.5 million. He had one more season left on his original contract at $ 550,000.
