Avalanche sign Pickard to 2-year contract, worth reported $2M

The Colorado Avalanche locked up their backup goalie Tuesday, signing restricted free agent Calvin Pickard to a two-year contract.

Pickard split last season between the Avalanche and San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League. He posted better numbers than the club's No. 1, Semyon Varlamov, last season, with a solid .922 save percentage and a 2.56 goals-against average.