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Calgary Flames sign defenceman T.J. Brodie to five-year contract extension

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Columbus Blue Jackets\' Ryan Johansen, right front,chases Calgary Flames\' T J Brodie (7) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/ Mike Munden)

CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman T.J. Brodie to a five-year contract extension.

Brodie is in the final year of a two-year deal signed in 2013 which paid him an average annual salary of $2.1 million.

The 24-year-old from Chatham, Ont., has three goals and four assists in seven games to start this season for the Flames.

Calgary drafted Brodie in the fourth round, 114th overall, in 2008.

The six-foot-two, 183-pound blue-liner has 11 goals and 55 assists in 192 career NHL games.

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