In his first full season as an NHL backup, Pheonix Copley is having a solid year.His record Scott Oberg Jersey stands at 10-5-3 with a 2.98 goals-against average and .903 save percentage for the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals.Now the27-year-old Kyle Freeland Jersey from North Pole, Alaska, who had just two games one start under his belt with the St. Louis Blues before this season has a shiny new contract extension.On Monday, the team announced they re-signed Copley to a three-year, $3.3 million extension, with Mark Reynolds Jersey $1.1 million counting agains the cap per season. Copley was set to be an unrestricted free agent this summer and is Ian Desmond Jersey currently making $650,000.The move is an interesting one, as his new contract will expire after starter Braden Holtby's Sam Hilliard Jersey does at the end of the 2019-2020 season.Of note is top prospect Ilya Samsonov waiting in the wings, withthe NHL expansion draft also happening in 2021.