Islanders sign Mayfield to 5-year extension

The New York Islanders signed defenseman Scott Mayfield to a five-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday.

The deal will pay the 25-year-old an average of $1.45 million per season, according to Arthur Staple of Newsday Sports.

Mayfield was selected by the Islanders in the second round of the 2011 draft. In his hist first season spent solely with the big club, he's played a career-high 29 games and posted two goals and 10 points.