Sep 29, 2014
Avalanche sign D Stuart to two-year, $7.2M extension
The Colorado Avalanche signed defenceman Brad Stuart to a two-year contract extension on Monday. According to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger the deal is worth $7.2 million, with an annual average value of $3.6 million. The Avalanche acquired Stuart from the San Jose Sharks on July 1 in exchange for a 2016 second-round pick and a 2017 sixth-round pick.
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The Colorado Avalanche signed defenceman Brad Stuart to a two-year contract extension on Monday.
According to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger the deal is worth $7.2 million, with an annual average value of $3.6 million.
Stuart scored three goals and 11 points in 61 games with the San Jose Sharks in 2013-14.
The Avalanche acquired Stuart from the Sharks on July 1 in exchange for a 2016 second-round pick and a 2017 sixth-round pick.
Stuart was entering the final year of the three-year, $10.8 million contract he signed with the Sharks prior to the 2012-13 season.
The 34-year-old has scored 77 goals and 322 points in 985 career NHL games.
Stuart was selected third overall in 1998 NHL Draft by the Sharks.