The Ducks have signed defenseman Clayton Stoner to a four-year contract through the 2017-18 NHL season. Per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Stoner, 29 (2/19/85), has scored 4-27=31 points with a +3 rating and 296 penalty minutes (PIM) in 227 career NHL games with Minnesota. He led team defensemen in hits (99) and led the club overall in PIM (84) last season, while collecting 1-4=5 points in 63 games. He played all 13 postseason games with Minnesota, picking up a career-high 1-2=3 points with a +2 rating and 26 PIM.