The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed captain Milan Hejduk to a one-year contract extension.

Sources tell ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun that he will receive $2 million.

Next season will mark the 36-year-old forward’s 14th in the NHL, all of which have been spent with the Avalanche. He will enter the season nine games shy of becoming the first player in Avalanche history to appear in 1,000 games with the team.

Hejduk has tallied 371 goals and 423 assists in 991 career games and ranks fourth in franchise history in goals and points. He ranks fifth in assists.

 


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