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Reports: Sharks and Irwin agree to contract extension

Phoenix Coyotes v San Jose Sharks

at HP Pavilion on January 24, 2013 in San Jose, California.

Ezra Shaw

Defenseman Matt Irwin and the San Jose Sharks have reportedly agreed on a contract extension, as per a tweet from Renaud Lavoie of RDS.

According to Lavoie, the extension is for two years at $2 million.

Irwin, 25, is in his first full year with the Sharks. He five goals and nine points in 26 games and was left untouched at the trade deadline.

He was in a one-year contract that paid him $650,000 at the NHL level. He was slated to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

According to Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area, the contract will pay Irwin $900,000 in the first year and $1.1 million in the second year.