The Arizona Coyotes signed Darcy Kuemper to a two-year contract extension Thursday, a day after acquiring the goalie from the Los Angeles Kings. "The Coyotes have a young and talented team and a very bright future ahead," the 27-year-old Kuemper said in a team statement. The Coyotes sent speedy forward Tobias Rieder and goalie Scott Wedgewood to Los Angeles in the trade. 'You need 2 goalies'The 6-foot-5 Kuemper, from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was 10-1-3 with a 2.10 goals-against average and three shutouts in 19 games for the Kings this season. Kuemper is 51-35-17 with a 2.52 GAA and 10 shutouts in 104 career games with Minnesota and Los Angeles.

Source: CBC News February 22, 2018 21:45 UTC