The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed Cochrane defenceman Tyrel Bauer to a one-year, two-way contract worth US$775,000 at the NHL level.
Bauer, 23, recorded two assists and 105 penalty minutes over 59 games last season with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose.
If reassigned to the AHL team, he's guaranteed $125,000.
Bauer was honoured as Manitoba’s IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year for 2024–25, recognizing his outstanding community contributions. He also earned the Moose’s EPRA Julian Klymkiw Community Service Award and the Richard Bue Ultimate Teammate Award.
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The 6'3" 216 lb. defenceman was selected by Winnipeg in the sixth round (164th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft and signed a three-year entry-level contract with the club that June.
He has played 162 games over three seasons with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose, recording four goals, 12 assists and 291 penalty minutes.
Bauer served as captain of the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds for his final two seasons with the club, including their run to the 2021–22 league final against the Edmonton Oil Kings. He played four seasons with Seattle, who selected him in the second round (41st overall) of the 2017 WHL Prospects Draft.
Bauer played his AAA minor hockey with the Airdrie Bisons, AC Avalanche, and Airdrie Xtreme.