NHL - As the Vancouver Canucks announce, they have signed Luca Sbisa to a three-year contract extension. Thus, the Swiss international will stay in Canada until the end of the 2017-18 season.

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General manager Jim Benning is quite pleased with Sbisa's signing: “Luca has been a big part of our backend all season, logging big minutes during key stretches and doing anything that is asked of him by our coaching staff. We are excited to have both Derek [Dorsett, four-year contract extension] and Luca in the fold moving forward to continue our goal of winning today, while also having an eye to the future.”

According to Irfaan Gaffar (Sportsnet), Sbisa's contract is worth $ 10.8 million. His salary breaks down as follows: He will receive 3.2 in the first, 3.6 in the second and 4 million in the third year of his contract. Furthermore, he is not protected from a trade.

The 25-year-old defenceman had been traded from the Anaheim Ducks to the Canucks in June 2014 during the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. In his first season for Vancouver, he has scored three goals and eight assists and is second in the team in both hits with 149 and blocked shots with 127. (mso)