2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season

2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers
Division2nd Southeast
Conference10th Eastern
2009–10 record35–34–13
Home record19–16–6
Road record16–18–7
Goals for234
Goals against256
Team information
General managerDon Waddell
CoachJohn Anderson
CaptainIlya Kovalchuk (Oct.–Feb.)
Vacant (Feb.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsColby Armstrong
Zach Bogosian
Ron Hainsey
Vyacheslav Kozlov
ArenaPhilips Arena
Average attendance13,607 (73.4%)
Total: 557,897
Team leaders
GoalsIlya Kovalchuk (31)
AssistsTobias Enstrom (44)
PointsNik Antropov (67)
Penalty minutesEric Boulton (113)
Plus/minusNik Antropov (+13)
WinsJohan Hedberg (21)
Goals against averageJohan Hedberg (2.62)

The 2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season was the 11th season of play for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The Thrashers failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs during the season, and at the end of the regular season, the team announced that it would not retain John Anderson as head coach. The Thrashers also promoted Don Waddell to president and Rick Dudley to general manager. Assistant coaches Randy Cunneyworth, Todd Nelson and Steve Weeks were also not retained.[1]

Off-season

With the fourth-overall pick in the Entry Draft, the Thrashers chose forward Evander Kane.

The Thrashers signed free agent forward Nik Antropov, intending to team him with Ilya Kovalchuk. The Thrashers made a trade for defenceman Pavel Kubina from the Toronto Maple Leafs, giving up Garnet Exelby in a four-player deal.

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season – Record: 2–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Record
1 September 7 @ Nashville Predators 0-5 MacIntyre 0-1-0
2 September 18 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1-2 OT Pavelec 0-1-1
3 September 21 Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Hedberg 1-1-1
4 September 23 Nashville Predators 5-4 Pavelec 2-1-1
5 September 25 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3-4 MacIntyre 2-2-1
6 September 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-5 Pavelec 2-3-1

Regular season

Divisional standings

Southeast Division[2]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 54 15 13 318 233 121
2 Atlanta Thrashers 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
3 Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
5 Florida Panthers 82 32 37 13 208 244 77

Conference standings

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals SE 82 54 15 13 318 233 121
2 y – New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 27 7 222 191 103
3 y – Buffalo Sabres NE 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 28 7 257 237 101
5 Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 32 6 225 238 94
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 206 200 91
7 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 41 35 6 236 225 88
8 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
12 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
13 New York Islanders AT 82 34 37 11 222 264 79
14 Florida Panthers SE 82 32 37 13 208 244 77
15 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 30 38 14 214 267 74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Game log

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2009–10 Game Log
October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0; Road: 4–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-6 Atlanta Thrashers Pavelec 18,545 1-0-0 2
2 October 8 Atlanta Thrashers 4-2 St. Louis Blues Pavelec 19,150 2-0-0 4
3 October 10 Atlanta Thrashers 2-4 Ottawa Senators Pavelec 19,360 2-1-0 4
4 October 16 Atlanta Thrashers 4-2 New Jersey Devils Pavelec 14,187 3-1-0 6
5 October 17 Atlanta Thrashers 4-2 Buffalo Sabres Hedberg 18,690 4-1-0 8
6 October 20 Atlanta Thrashers 1-2 Montreal Canadiens SO Pavelec 21,273 4-1-1 9
7 October 22 Washington Capitals 5-4 Atlanta Thrashers Pavelec 13,192 4-2-1 9
8 October 24 San Jose Sharks 4-3 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 14,945 4-3-1 9
9 October 29 Washington Capitals 4-3 Atlanta Thrashers Pavelec 12,893 4-4-1 9
10 October 31 Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 Ottawa Senators Pavelec 17,297 5-4-1 11
November: 9–3–2 (Home: 5–2–2; Road: 4–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
11 November 3 Atlanta Thrashers 5-4 Montreal Canadiens Pavelec 21,273 6-4-1 13
12 November 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 Atlanta Thrashers Pavelec 10,878 6-5-1 13
13 November 7 Atlanta Thrashers 3-6 New York Islanders Pavelec 14,119 6-6-1 13
14 November 8 St. Louis Blues 2-3 Atlanta Thrashers SO Hedberg 10,904 7-6-1 15
15 November 12 Atlanta Thrashers 5-3 New York Rangers Hedberg 18,200 8-6-1 17
16 November 13 Los Angeles Kings 0-7 Atlanta Thrashers Pavelec 15,638 9-6-1 19
17 November 15 Edmonton Oilers 2-3 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 11,091 10-6-1 21
18 November 19 Boston Bruins 4-3 Atlanta Thrashers SO Pavelec 12,112 10-6-2 22
19 November 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 17,588 10-7-2 22
20 November 22 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 Atlanta Thrashers OT Pavelec 13,342 10-7-3 23
21 November 25 Atlanta Thrashers 2-0 Detroit Red Wings Pavelec 19,751 11-7-3 25
22 November 27 Atlanta Thrashers 6-4 Carolina Hurricanes Pavelec 14,463 12-7-3 27
23 November 28 Philadelphia Flyers 0-1 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 16,018 13-7-3 29
24 November 30 Florida Panthers 3-4 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 10,310 14-7-3 31
December: 4–10–1 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 2–8–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
25 December 3 New York Islanders 4-1 Atlanta Thrashers Pavelec 11,704 14-8-3 31
26 December 5 Atlanta Thrashers 2-1 Florida Panthers SO Hedberg 13,291 15-8-3 33
27 December 7 Atlanta Thrashers 2-5 Toronto Maple Leafs Pavelec 19,050 15-9-3 33
28 December 9 Atlanta Thrashers 1-3 Calgary Flames Hedberg 19,289 15-10-3 33
29 December 10 Atlanta Thrashers 2-4 Vancouver Canucks Pavelec 18,810 15-11-3 33
30 December 12 Montreal Canadiens 3-4 Atlanta Thrashers OT Hedberg 16,616 16-11-3 35
31 December 14 Atlanta Thrashers 3-2 New York Rangers SO Hedberg 18,200 17-11-3 37
32 December 16 Atlanta Thrashers 3-4 Florida Panthers Hedberg 11,672 17-12-3 37
33 December 17 Dallas Stars 5-6 Atlanta Thrashers OT Pavelec 11,957 18-12-3 39
34 December 19 New Jersey Devils 5-4 Atlanta Thrashers Pavelec 14,616 18-13-3 39
35 December 21 Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Atlanta Thrashers OT Hedberg 15,075 18-13-4 40
36 December 23 Atlanta Thrashers 4-6 Boston Bruins Hedberg 17,565 18-14-4 40
37 December 26 Atlanta Thrashers 3-4 Tampa Bay Lightning Pavelec 15,437 18-15-4 40
38 December 28 Atlanta Thrashers 2-3 New Jersey Devils Hedberg 17,024 18-16-4 40
39 December 30 Atlanta Thrashers 0-4 Boston Bruins Pavelec 17,565 18-17-4 40
January: 6–5–4 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–3–3)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
40 January 1 Atlanta Thrashers 3-4 Buffalo Sabres OT Hedberg 18,690 18-17-5 41
41 January 2 Atlanta Thrashers 5-6 New York Islanders SO Hedberg 12,824 18-17-6 42
42 January 5 Atlanta Thrashers 2-5 Pittsburgh Penguins Pavelec 17,049 18-18-6 42
43 January 7 New York Rangers 1-2 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 9,179 19-18-6 44
44 January 9 Washington Capitals 8-1 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 16,767 19-19-6 44
45 January 12 Ottawa Senators 1-6 Atlanta Thrashers Pavelec 10,017 20-19-6 46
46 January 14 Buffalo Sabres 2-1 Atlanta Thrashers OT Pavelec 11,313 20-19-7 47
47 January 16 Atlanta Thrashers 5-3 Carolina Hurricanes Pavelec 14,812 21-19-7 49
48 January 18 Atlanta Thrashers 0-1 Florida Panthers Hedberg 11,818 21-20-7 49
49 January 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 3-4 Atlanta Thrashers Pavelec 10,208 22-20-7 51
50 January 21 Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 Atlanta Thrashers Pavelec 10,472 22-21-7 51
51 January 23 Atlanta Thrashers 2-1 Tampa Bay Lightning SO Hedberg 16,212 22-21-8 52
52 January 26 Anaheim Ducks 1-2 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 12,984 23-21-8 54
53 January 28 Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 Philadelphia Flyers Hedberg 19,611 24-21-8 56
54 January 30 Atlanta Thrashers 3-4 Nashville Predators Hedberg 16,646 24-22-8 56
February: 2–2–2 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
55 February 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 Atlanta Thrashers Pavelec 11,390 24-23-8 56
56 February 5 Atlanta Thrashers 2-5 Washington Capitals Pavelec 18,277 24-24-8 56
57 February 6 Florida Panthers 2-4 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 16,743 25-24-8 58
58 February 10 Atlanta Thrashers 3-4 Colorado Avalanche OT Hedberg 11,644 25-24-9 59
59 February 12 Atlanta Thrashers 3-2 Minnesota Wild Hedberg 18,257 26-24-9 61
60 February 13 Atlanta Thrashers 4-5 Chicago Blackhawks SO Pavelec 22,275 26-24-10 62
March: 8–7–2 (Home: 5–5–2; Road: 3–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
61 March 2 Florida Panthers 2-4 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 13,818 27-24-10 64
62 March 4 New York Islanders 3-6 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 14,776 28-24-10 66
63 March 6 Atlanta Thrashers 2-6 Tampa Bay Lightning Hedberg 19,926 28-25-10 66
64 March 7 Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 Atlanta Thrashers Pavelec 15,306 28-26-10 66
65 March 9 Nashville Predators 2-1 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 11,106 28-27-10 66
66 March 11 Atlanta Thrashers 1-2 Columbus Blue Jackets Hedberg 13,459 28-28-10 66
67 March 12 New York Rangers 5-2 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 15,571 28-29-10 66
68 March 14 Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 Atlanta Thrashers SO Pavelec 15,914 28-29-11 67
69 March 16 Buffalo Sabres 3-4 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 12,540 29-29-11 69
70 March 18 Ottawa Senators 3-6 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 12,718 30-29-11 71
71 March 20 Philadelphia Flyers 2-5 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 17,024 31-29-11 73
72 March 21 Atlanta Thrashers 3-1 Philadelphia Flyers Pavelec 19,575 32-29-11 75
73 March 23 Boston Bruins 4-0 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 14,042 32-30-11 75
74 March 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 Atlanta Thrashers OT Pavelec 14,148 32-30-12 76
75 March 27 Atlanta Thrashers 4-0 Carolina Hurricanes Hedberg 16,108 33-30-12 78
76 March 29 Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 13,440 33-31-12 78
77 March 30 Atlanta Thrashers 3-2 Toronto Maple Leafs Pavelec 19,079 34-31-12 80
April: 1–3–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 0–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
78 April 1 Atlanta Thrashers 1-2 Washington Capitals Pavelec 18,277 34-32-12 80
79 April 3 Atlanta Thrashers 3-4 Pittsburgh Penguins OT Hedberg 17,047 34-32-13 81
80 April 6 New Jersey Devils 3-0 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 12,038 34-33-13 81
81 April 9 Atlanta Thrashers 2-5 Washington Capitals Pavelec 18,277 34-34-13 81
82 April 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 0-1 Atlanta Thrashers Hedberg 18,959 35-34-13 83

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Johan Hedberg 47 2632 21 16 6 115 2.62 1355 .915 3 0 1 6
Ondrej Pavelec 42 2317 14 18 7 127 3.29 1353 .906 2 0 1 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Thrashers. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
‡Traded mid-season
underline/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Records

Player Record (Amount) Achieved
Tobias Enstrom Most assist by a defenseman in franchise history (83) December 19, 2009
Most points in franchise history by a defenseman in a single season (40) January 5, 2010
Most points by a defenseman in franchise history (108) January 16, 2010
Most assists in franchise history by a defenseman in a single season (35) January 26, 2010
Eric Boulton Most penalty minutes in franchise history (536) March 20, 2010

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Evander Kane 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 October 3, 2009
Evander Kane 1st Career NHL Goal October 8, 2009
Ilya Kovalchuk 300th career NHL Goal
Colby Armstrong 150th career NHL point
Chris Thorburn 200th career NHL game October 16, 2009
Ron Hainsey 100th career NHL assist October 29, 2009
Mark Popovic 1st career NHL Goal November 3, 2009
Pavel Kubina 100th career NHL Goal November 7, 2009
Ondrej Pavelec 1st career NHL shutout November 13, 2009
Mark Popovic 1st career NHL goal
Todd White 600th Career NHL game December 12, 2009
Eric Boulton 1,000th Career NHL PIM
Maxim Afinogenov 600th Career NHL Game December 14, 2009
Christoph Schubert 300th Career NHL Game December 21, 2009
Tobias Enstrom 200th Career NHL Game December 23, 2009
100th career NHL point December 28, 2009
Ilya Kovalchuk 600th career NHL point January 1, 2010
Ondrej Pavelec 1st career NHL point January 12, 2010
Eric Boulton 1st career NHL power play goal
Todd White 200th game as a Thrasher
Jim Slater 300th career NHL game January 16, 2010
Nik Antropov 200th career NHL assist January 30, 2010
Pavel Kubina 800th career NHL game February 2, 2010
Marty Reasoner 600th career NHL game February 5, 2010
Johan Hedberg 50th win as a Thrasher February 12, 2010
Rich Peverley 100th career NHL point March 2, 2010
Tobias Enstrom 100th career NHL assist March 18, 2010

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Ilya Kovalchuk[4] NHL Second Star of the Week November 16, 2009

Transactions

The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date Details
June 27, 2009 To Los Angeles Kings
4th-round pick (95th overall) in 2009 		To Atlanta Thrashers
4th-round pick (117th overall) in 2009
4th-round pick (120th overall) in 2009
7th-round pick (203rd overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009 To Chicago Blackhawks
6th-round pick (177th overall) in 2009 		To Atlanta Thrashers
5th-round pick in 2010
July 1, 2009[5] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Garnet Exelby
Colin Stuart 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Pavel Kubina
Tim Stapleton
September 24, 2009[6] To Anaheim Ducks
Future considerations 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Steve McCarthy
October 8, 2009[7] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Future considerations
February 4, 2010[8] To New Jersey Devils
Ilya Kovalchuk
Anssi Salmela
2nd-round pick in 2010 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Johnny Oduya
Niclas Bergfors
Patrice Cormier
1st-round pick in 2010
2nd-round pick in 2010
February 9, 2010[9] To Dallas Stars
Kari Lehtonen 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Ivan Vishnevskiy
4th-round pick in 2010
March 1, 2010[10] To Anaheim Ducks
Nathan Oystrick
Conditional pick in 2011[a] 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Evgeny Artyukhin
March 1, 2010[11] To Buffalo Sabres
3rd-round pick in 2010
4th-round pick in 2010 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Clarke MacArthur

Draft picks

Atlanta's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round Overall Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 4 Evander Kane (C)  Canada Vancouver Giants (WHL)
2 34 Carl Klingberg (F)  Sweden Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
2 45 (from Anaheim via Washington and Montreal) Jeremy Morin (LW)  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
4 117 (from San Jose via Los Angeles) Eddie Pasquale (G)  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4 120 (from Detroit via Los Angeles) Ben Chiarot (D)  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
5 125 Cody Sol (D)  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 155 Jimmy Bubnick (C)  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7 185 Levko Koper (LW)  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7 203 (from Vancouver via Los Angeles) Jordan Samuels-Thomas (LW)  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

See also

References

  1. ^ Thrashers Promote Don Waddell to President and Rick Dudley to General Manager
  2. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  4. ^ Zetterberg, Kovalchuk, Miller top NHL's 3 Stars
  5. ^ Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Pavel Kubina and Forward Tim Stapleton from Toronto
  6. ^ Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Steve McCarthy From Anaheim Archived September 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Thrashers Trade Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman to Columbus for Future Considerations
  8. ^ Thrashers Acquire Johnny Oduya, Niclas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a 1st Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from New Jersey for Kovalchuk and Salmela
  9. ^ Thrashers Acquire Ivan Vishnevskiy and a 4th Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from Dallas for Kari Lehtonen
  10. ^ Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
  11. ^ Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
  12. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Nik Antropov
  13. ^ Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
  14. ^ Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
  15. ^ Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
  16. ^ Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
  17. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch[permanent dead link‍]
  18. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch[permanent dead link‍]
  19. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace[permanent dead link‍]
  20. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace[permanent dead link‍]
  21. ^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Mark Popovic
  22. ^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Maxim Afinogenov
  23. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Chris Chelios
  24. ^ "Florida Panthers Sign Clay Wilson". Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
  25. ^ Thrashers Claim Defenseman Christoph Schubert Off Waivers from Ottawa Archived 2009-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Defenseman Anssi Salmela
  27. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Marty Reasoner
  28. ^ Thrashers Sign 2005 Draft Choice Andrew Kozek
  29. ^ Thrashers Re-sign Forward Rylan Kaip
  30. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Chris Thorburn
  31. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick
  32. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick
  33. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Jim Slater
  34. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Goaltender Kari Lehtonen
  35. ^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Restricted Free Agent Forward Colby Armstrong
  36. ^ "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents". Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  37. ^ "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents". Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  38. ^ "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents". Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  39. ^ Thrashers Sign 2009 First-Round Draft Choice Evander Kane
  40. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Defenseman Boris Valabik
  41. ^ Thrashers Sign 2006 Draft Choice Michael Forney
  42. ^ Thrashers Sign Forward Rich Peverley to Multiple-Year Contract Extension