Canucks sign defenceman Akito Hirose to two-year deal

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Akito Hirose to a two-year contract, the team announced Sunday.

The team didn’t release the financial figures of the contract but said it’s a two-way deal for the first year and one way for the second season.

Hirose, 24, appeared in each of Vancouver’s final seven games of the 2022-23 regular season after signing a one-year deal with the club on March 29.

In those seven games, the six-foot, 170-pound Hirose had three assists, four penalty minutes and four shots on goal.