Hurricanes sign goaltender Cam Ward to 2-year contract extension

"The Line Drive" Staff Report

The Hurricanes on Thursday signed goaltender Cam
Ward to a two-year extension.

RALEIGH, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes, today signed goaltender Cam Ward to a two-year contract extension. The deal will pay Ward $3.5 million in the 2016-17 season and $3.1 million in 2017-18. Hurricanes Executive Vice President and General Manager Ron Francis made the announcement.

Ward posted an NHL seventh-best 2.19 GAA, while compiling a 14-9-7 record & .919 SV% in 30 games after returning from injury Dec. 18. He went 23-17-10 with a .909 SV% and a 2.41 GAA in 52 games played. He also saved 1,221 out of 1,343 shots faced.

“Cam has been a major face of the Hurricanes both on the ice and in our community for more than a decade,” said Francis. “We are happy he has chosen to continue his career in Carolina.”

The Hurricanes drafted Ward in the first round (25th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.