SALT LAKE CITY — The Colorado Avalanche didn’t need very long to decide Mackenzie Blackwood is the guy in net for this franchise.
Blackwood signed a five-year contract Friday, the club announced. The deal is for $5.25 million per season, the Denver Post confirmed.
The Avs traded for Blackwood 18 days ago. They sent previous No. 1 goalie, Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and a fifth-round pick in 2025 to the Sharks for Blackwood, Givani Smith and a fifth-round pick in 2027.
Blackwood, who turned 28 the day of the trade, has played four games for the club, winning three times and posting a .