Coyotes sign Kuemper to 2-year, $9M extension

The Arizona Coyotes and goaltender Darcy Kuemper have agreed on a two-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday.

Kuemper's agent, Ben Hankinson, confirmed that the deal carries an average annual value of $4.5 million.

"We are extremely pleased to sign Darcy to a two-year extension," said general manager John Chayka. "Darcy had an incredible season last year and established himself as one of the NHL's best goaltenders. With Darcy and Antti (Raanta), we are confident that we have one of the best goaltending tandems in the league."

The 29-year-old Kuemper is entering the final year of a contract that carries an annual cap hit of $1.85 million. He was set to become an unrestricted free agent next summer.

The Saskatchewan native is coming off his most productive NHL campaign, in which he posted a 27-20-8 record in a career-high 55 appearances.

Kuemper ranked sixth among all netminders (minimum 20 games played) in goals-against average (2.33), save percentage (.925), and shutouts (five) during the 2018-19 season.