Detroit Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland announced that the club has agreed to terms on a two-year contract with defenseman Ian White for $2.875 million per season.
White, 27, was originally a sixth round-round pick (#191 overall) of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He spent two seasons in the Western Hockey League and three in the American Hockey League before making his NHL debut with Toronto in the 2005-06 season. He was acquired by Calgary prior to the 2010 trade deadline, was traded to Carolina in November of 2010 and traded again prior to the 2011 trade deadline to San Jose where he spent the past two seasons.
The Steinbach, Manitoba native has played in 401 regular season NHL games and saw his first Stanley Cup Playoff action in 2011 with San Jose. White appeared in 17 playoff contests this year, tallying nine points on one goal and eight assists. His firs career playoff goal came against the Red Wings in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals.
