{"id":29137,"date":"2018-05-15T19:48:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T23:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=29137"},"modified":"2018-05-15T19:51:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T23:51:21","slug":"mark-barberio-two-year-contact-colorado-avalanche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/05\/15\/mark-barberio-two-year-contact-colorado-avalanche\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Barberio Agrees To Two-Year Contact With Colorado Avalanche"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite missing a significant amount of last season due to injury, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/avalanche\/\" target=\"_self\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a> and defenseman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/barbema01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Barberio<\/a> agreed on a two-year contract extension. Set to become an unrestricted free agent, the Avalanche prevented that from happening.<\/p>\n<p>He recently spoke in an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.journaldemontreal.com\/2018\/05\/14\/mark-barberio-veut-rester-au-colorado\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview<\/a> with TVA Sports about his excitement\u00a0about the Avalanche&#8217;s success this season.<\/p>\n<p>Barberio also spoke about his opportunities with the Avalanche and how he has been able to grow as a player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I played well when I was given a chance in Montreal, but in Colorado I have better opportunities because I will not go back to the press box after every game I play\u201d, he said. \u201cI am more mature and more experienced, and all that is thanks to the Avalanche that gave me my chance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have re-signed Mark Barberio to a two-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back, Barbs! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoAvsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoAvsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/InmhnjrOaQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/InmhnjrOaQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Avalanche\/status\/996474443600973825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Colorado Avalanche Re-Sign Mark Barberio<\/h1>\n<p>Despite only playing a little over half of the season, Barberio matched a career high with 13 points. He had three goals and 10 assists in 46 games. He also appeared in all six of Colorado&#8217;s postseason games against the Nashville Predators. Barberio recorded one assist and averaged 22:18 time on ice per game, ranked third on the team.<\/p>\n<p>Barberio was claimed on waivers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_self\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> on February 2, 2017. He played in all 34 remaining games for the Avalanche that season. He recorded two goals and seven assists.<\/p>\n<p>Drafted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> in the sixth round of the 2008 NHL Draft, Barberio has collected 13 goals and 40 assists in 239 career games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mark has been a steady part of our blue line since joining the team and has helped solidify our defensive depth,&#8221; said\u00a0Avalanche Executive Vice President &amp; General Manager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sakicjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Sakic<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/avalanche\/news\/avalanche-re-signs-mark-barberio\/c-298629462\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a>. &#8220;He has played important minutes for us and has been a key penalty killer. We are pleased to have Mark under contract for the next two seasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Barberio is the ninth Avalanche currently under contract by the team. He joins Conor Timmins, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnser01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erik Johnson<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/barrity01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyson Barrie<\/a>r, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/z\/zadorni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikita Zadorov<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/girarsa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samuel Girard<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindhan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anton Lindholm<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/warsoda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Warsofsky<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/altma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Alt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"tJP7TZzKTGxJKdydNINDsw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/875143062\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'tJP7TZzKTGxJKdydNINDsw',sig:'qabHF6a5kpv22NwivzOx0Td7Dyl3g_cWQWKqaWfBOq8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'875143062',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite missing a significant amount of last season due to injury, the Colorado Avalanche and defenseman Mark Barberio agreed on a two-year contract extension. Set to become an unrestricted free agent, the Avalanche prevented that from happening. He recently spoke in an interview with TVA Sports about his excitement\u00a0about the Avalanche&#8217;s success this season. 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