Zach Redmond

The Winnipeg Jets have signed former Sioux Falls Stampede defenseman Zach Redmond to a one-year, two-way contract worth $715,000.

Former Sioux Falls Stampede captain Zach Redmond is in good spirits at a Raleigh, N.C., hospital as he recovers from surgery to repair a skate cut to his right thigh.

Winnipeg Jets rookie defenseman Zach Redmond has undergone surgery to repair a laceration to an artery in his right leg after a teammate accidentally stepped on the former Sioux Falls Stampede captain during morning skate on Thursday.

Former Sioux Falls Stampede star defenseman Zach Redmond made his NHL debut Thursday night for the Winnipeg Jets against the Florida Panthers. Redmond becomes the 17th former Stampede player to skate in the NHL.

Nine former Sioux Falls Stampede players were on NHL opening day rosters when the league officially kicked off the 2012-13 season Saturday afternoon.