Senators agree to terms with Hammond on 3-year, $4.05-million extension
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The Hamburglar will be back in Canada's capital next season.
The Ottawa Senators announced Wednesday that they agreed to a three-year, $4.05-million contract extension with goaltender Andrew Hammond.
The average annual value of Hammond’s extension is $1.35M ($1.2M, $1.35M, $1.5M) ???
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) May 20, 2015
Hammond was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, and by the looks of things he seems happy to be back.
Fire up the grills! Excited to be coming back to @Senators for 3 more years! ???
— Andrew Hammond (@andrewhammond30) May 20, 2015
The 27-year-old backstopped the Senators back to the playoffs after the team failed to qualify last season.
He posted a 20-1-2 record with a .941 save percentage and 1.79 goals-against average in 24 games.