Quebec goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will play at least two more seasons after signing a two-year contract with the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
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The 37-year-old athlete will pocket a total of $7 million, or $3.5 million a year, Wild general manager Bill Guerin confirmed. His contract will end at the end of the 2023-2024 season.
In 2021-2022, the native of Sorel-Tracy maintained a record of 28-23-5 with the formation which plays in St. Paul. He also had a 2.90 goals-against-average and .908 save percentage and four shutouts. He thus helped his people to participate in the playoffs, he who participated in it for the 16e year in a row. The Wild, however, suffered elimination in six games against the St. Louis Blues.
In 939 career games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vegas Golden Knights, Chicago Blackhawks and Wild, Fleury boasts an impressive 520-299-85 record, a 2.57 goals-against-average and a save percentage. .913 save percentage, blanked out 71 times and won three Stanley Cups, all with the Penguins.
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