Avalanche, F Downie agree to two-year extension |


DENVER (AP) -- The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Steve Downie to a two-year contract Friday.
The Avalanche acquired Downie from Tampa Bay on Feb. 21. He had 14 goals, a career-high 27 assists and 137 penalty minutes in 75 games last season between the two teams.
Downie was a first-round selection of Philadelphia in the 2005 draft.
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