The Colorado Avalanche on Friday announced that they have signed 28-year-old goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood to a 5 year contract extension.
The Avs acquired Blackwood earlier this month in a trade that sent goaltender Alexandar Georgiev to the San Jose Sharks. Blackwood resurrected his career with the Sharks, who acquired him from the New Jersey Devils for a sixth-round draft pick in June 2023. He had a 3.45 goals-against average with an .899 save percentage in 44 games for a struggling San Jose squad last season, and a 3.00 GAA and .909 save percentage in 19 games with the team this season.
He has played in four games for Colorado since the trade and the Avalanche posted a 3-1 record during those …