The Minnesota Wild have signed superstar Kirill Kaprizov to a massive contract extension.

The Wild announced the eight-year, $136 million deal for the 28-year-old wing on Tuesday.

"He's the kind of guy you want to be invested in and to be a long-term guy that's gonna be here," head coach John Hynes said. "I think the way that he plays on the ice, the way that he treats his teammates. He's a coachable player. He's one of those guys that's special in the sense he's got special abilities. He's got a strong desire to compete. And he's a great teammate. And he's someone that you want around the organization."

Kaprizov, a three-time All-Star and 2020-2021 Calder Memorial Trophy winner, has 185 goals and 201 assists in his five-year career. He holds the Wild franchise records for points (108) and goals (47) in a season.

Last year, he was limited to 41 games by injury, scoring 25 goals and logging 31 assists.   

"I think before he got hurt last year, the pace that he was on, the way he was playing, that was a big eye-opener to how good he really was," general manager Bill Guerin said. "He put himself in a different category last year, I felt. It was unfortunate that he got injured."

The Wild drafted Kaprizov out of Russia in the fifth round of the 2015 draft. 

Earlier this offseason, the Wild locked up another piece of their young core, signing 23-year-old center Marco Rossi to a three-year, $15 million contract extension.

Puck drops on the Wild's regular season on Oct. 9 against the Blues in St. Louis.

"I'm so happy to keep doing what we do and keep winning here," Kaprizov said.