Canucks sign Markstrom to 3-year extension

Jacob Markstrom is staying in Vancouver.

The goaltender signed a three-year, $11.01-million contract extension with the club on Thursday.

Markstrom appeared in a career-high 32 games as the backup netminder for the Canucks in 2015-16, going 13-14-3 with a 2.73 GAA and .915 save percentage.

The new contract carries an average annual value of of $3.67 million. The 26-year-old has one year and $1.55 million remaining on his original deal.