Clark gets two-year extension
Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News
Published August 28, 2007 at midnight
It's safe to say Brett Clark has found a home with the Avalanche.
After failing to find regular playing time in the NHL for six seasons, the 30-year-old defenseman has set career highs for goals, assists and points two years in a row with the Avalanche after his Jan. 24, 2002, acquisition from the Atlanta Thrashers for minor league goalie Frederic Cassivi.
Clark was rewarded Monday with a two-year, $7 million contract extension. He will make $1.5 million in 2007-08 and $3.5 million in each of the next two seasons.
Clark played in all 82 games last season and had 10 goals, 29 assists and a plus-5 rating, along with a team-leading 23:40 in average ice time.
"Brett has been an instrumental part of our team's overall success," Avalanche general manager Francois Giguere said. "He's been a steady, dependable asset to our defensive group, and we expect him to be a strong contributor to this club in the coming seasons."
Featured
-
DNC in Denver
Complete coverage of the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
-
The Crevasse
A five-part series that examines one tragic day on Mount Rainier.
-
Deadly denial
Sick nuclear workers applied for government compensation but most haven't seen a dime.
-
Final Salute
The Rocky followed Maj. Steve Beck as he took on the most difficult duty of his career.
-
'Colorado's burning'
Coverage of the state's worst wildfires.
-
Columbine shootings
Coverage of the April 20, 1999, shootings at Littleton's Columbine High School.
-
The Crossing
Colorado's deadliest traffic accident killed 20 children on Dec. 14, 1961.
-
Osveli's journey
Osveli Sales left Guatemala for a better life. Two months later, he came home in a box.
-
Wake for an Indian warrior
Oglala Sioux bestow a tribute to the first tribal fatality in Iraq.
