UNDATED (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have signed coach Jared Bednar to a two-year extension that runs through the 2023-24 season.
Bednar is coming off a 2020-21 season in which he guided the Avalanche to the Presidents’ Trophy for the league’s top mark and their fourth straight postseason appearance. His team is off to a solid start this season despite key injuries for players like Nathan MacKinnon.
In other NHL news:
— The league has rescheduled one of the Ottawa Senators’ three games that were postponed this week because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the team. Ottawa’s game at New Jersey originally scheduled for Tuesday night will take place Dec. 6. The Senators have had 10 players and an assistant coach in the COVID-19 protocol.
— Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has tested positive for COVID-19.
— The league has suspended San Jose Sharks forward Kevin Labanc without pay for one game for slew-footing St. Louis Blues forward Tyler Bozak.
— Anaheim Ducks forward Max Comtois will be out for about six weeks after surgery on his right hand. He was the Ducks’ leading scorer during the 2020-21 season but has just one assist in 13 games this year.
