Avalanche sign MacDermid to 2-year extension

The Colorado Avalanche signed defenseman Kurtis MacDermid to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday.

The deal contains an average annual value of $987,500, reports Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

MacDermid has two goals and three assists in 53 games this season while averaging 7:27 per contest. The 28-year-old also played some games as a fourth-line winger when the Avs needed bodies up front.

Kurtis MacDermid, signed to a 2x$0.95M extension by COL, is a physical depth defenceman who plays so few minutes that seven 5v5 goals in 126 games is a really efficient per 60 rate. #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/br6w5ojDU6

- JFresh (@JFreshHockey) April 5, 2022

The 6-foot-5, 233-pound blue-liner brings plenty of toughness and physicality to the table. MacDermid has dished out 96 hits and collected 72 penalty minutes this season. He's also fought a team-high six times.

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