Steven Lorentz is having a summer to remember.
The Toronto Maple Leafs forward has been busy ever since the season ended at the hands of the Florida Panthers in the second round of the playoffs. Lorentz was a pending unrestricted free agent, with extension talks nearly going down to the wire before free agency opened on July 1.
He and the Maple Leafs agreed on a three-year, $4.05 million extension on June 30 , one day before he was set to hit the open market. Similar to his term, Lorentz's $1.35 million annual average value is the largest of his NHL career.
Saturday, though, likely topped any day of his life as he and his wife, Erin, got married .
The two tied the knot on Saturday afternoon, surrounded by family and friends. Two other Maple Leafs, Bobby McMann and Anthony Stolarz, along with their partners , took a selfie together and also got a photo with the groom.
Lorentz and his wife got engaged last summer, after he and the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup. Following an exciting offseason, the forward attended Maple Leafs training camp on a professional tryout before signing a one-year, $775,000 contract right before the regular season began.
Along with getting married and signing a huge extension, Lorentz also participated in the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy festivities earlier in July. He was spotted speaking with a few IndyCar drivers and even did a lap of the track in one of the cars .
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Lorentz is coming off a career season with the Maple Leafs, where he scored eight goals and 11 assists (a career-high) for 19 points in 80 games. He also tallied two assists, both coming against his former club in the second round of the playoffs.
The Carolina Hurricanes drafted the Kitchener, Ontario-born product in the seventh round (186th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft. Lorentz has scored 62 points (29 goals and 33 assists) in 310 games, split with Toronto, Florida, Carolina, and the San Jose Sharks , since entering the NHL in 2021.
This article originally appeared on The Hockey News: Maple Leafs Forward Steven Lorentz's Thrilling Summer Continues With Marriage To Wife, Erin
(Top photo of Lorentz and wife, Erin: @slorentz16 / Instagram)
