NY Rangers Goalie Gets Big Contract

The Rangers agreed to a historic four-year extension with restricted free agent and starting goaltender Igor Shesterkin.

The deal carries an average annual value of $5.666 million, making it the largest second contract for a goalie in league history.

The previous record was held by Sergei Bobrovsky, who made $5.625 million per year on his second contract with the Flyers and now is being paid an average of $10 million per year by the Panthers.

Shesterkin, 25, went 16-14-3 last season with a 2.62 goals against average and .916 save percentage.

Gov. Cuomo Makes Baseball The Official Sport Of New York

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to make baseball the official sport of the Empire State.

“I signed legislation today designating baseball as the official sport of the State of New York,” Cuomo said.

“Thank you to the 4th grade class of Cooperstown Elementary School for stepping up to the plate & proposing this bill,” he added.

New York State is home to Cooperstown, where the Baseball Hall of Fame is located and “is believed to be the birthplace of the sport,” according to the governor’s press release.

“Growing up a Queens boy, a love of baseball was instilled at an early age. From the ’69 and ’86 Amazin’ Mets to 27 world championships by the Yankees and even having been the home of the Dodgers with Jackie Robinson and the Giants, New York is steeped in an expansive and diverse past with our great national past time,” Cuomo said.