SAN JOSE — Backup goalie Aaron Dell signed a two-year contract extension with the Sharks Wednesday, general manager Doug Wilson announced on a Facebook live session with radio broadcaster Dan Rusanowsky.
The extension ensures that Dell, who was slated to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, will not test the open market, solidifying the Sharks backup goaltending for two more years.
Earlier in the season, Dell seemed poised to leave the Sharks in free agency or through a trade. Every year, teams in need of goaltending chase after the top backups on the market and Dell appeared to fit the bill having posted a .