Avalanche sign head coach Bednar to 2-year extension

The Colorado Avalanche inked bench boss Jared Bednar to a two-year contract extension Friday.

Bednar's new pact runs through 2023-24. His current deal expires at the end of this season.

The 49-year-old is in his sixth campaign as Avalanche head coach. He improved to 192-154-40 and moved to within a single win of tying Bob Hartley for the franchise record with a 7-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Friday night.

Bednar is currently the fifth-longest-tenured bench boss in the NHL. He's guided Colorado since 2016-17, helping the club make the playoffs in each of the four seasons that followed.

However, the Avalanche have exited the postseason in the second round three years in a row, including last season in which they won the Presidents' Trophy.