Sergei Bobrovsky signs contract extension with Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets and GM Jarmo Kekalainen announced Friday that the club have signed starting goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to a four-year, $29.7 million contract extension that lasts through the 2018-19 season. This means the netminder will earn an annual salary of $7.425 million.
The 26-year-old Russian goaltender won the Vezina Trophy in 2013 and has gone 68-41-13 with a 2.34 goals-against average, .924 save percentage and 10 shutouts in 123 games with Columbus since the 2012-13 season.
For his career he is 110-64-23 with a 2.50 goals-against average, .918 save percentage and 10 shutouts in 206 games with the Blue Jackets and Philadelphia Flyers.