Goalie Crawford inks 6-year deal with Blackhawks

Goaltender Corey Crawford agreed to terms on a six-year contract extension to remain with the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, the National Hockey League club announced Monday. The deal, reportedly worth $36 million, will keep the 28-year-old Canadian with the club until the end of the 2019-2020 season. Crawford went 16-7 record with one shutout, an NHL-best 1.84 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage in 23 playoff games for the Blackhawks and went 19-5-5 with three shutouts and a 1.94 goals-against average during the season. Over 152 career games, the Montreal native is 83-43-19 with eight shutouts, a 2.40 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. The announcement came on the day Crawford toured Montreal with the Stanley Cup, a tradition where each player is allowed a day to spend with the championship trophy as he chooses. The Blackhawks, who won their second title in four years back in June, have one more season with Crawford under a three-year deal he signed in 2011. Source: AFP