Former San Jose Sharks goalie Mackenzie Blackwood didn't wait long to find his long-term NHL home with the Colorado Avalanche.

Since being traded from the San Jose Sharks, Mackenzie Blackwood has played four games for the Colorado Avalanche and won three.

Today, Blackwood signed a five-year extension with an average annual value of $5.25 million. 

"When we acquired Mackenzie a few weeks ago, we wanted to let him get to Denver, get acclimated to his new team, new city and then in due time we'd reach out to him and his representatives," Avalanche General Manager Chris MacFarland said in a press release. "We are thrilled to get this deal done now and have Mackenzie under contract for the next six years. As I said when we acquired him, we feel like Mackenzie has just gotten better and better every year and he has come in and done a great job with us in his first few starts. He's a big body, athletic goaltender who is still young and still growing as a goaltender. Stylistically, he has fit really well with how we play and has been a perfect fit in our dressing room as well."

An extension shouldn't come as a surprise, as MacFarland hinted at the possibility during his press conference the day Blackwood was traded.

With the Sharks, Blackwood played in 19 games (17 starts) and had a 6-9-3 record, a.910 Sv%, a 3.00 GAA, and one shutout. 

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