Islanders Sign DiPietro to 15 Year Deal
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Islanders Sign DiPietro to 15 Year Deal
Posted Tuesday September 12th
Isles Sign Goalie To 15 Year, $67.5 Million Deal
UNIONDALE, NY--Rick DiPietro re-signed with the New York Islanders on Tuesday, agreeing to a record 15-year deal that will pay the No. 1 goalie $67.5 million.
The Islanders scheduled an afternoon news conference to officially announce the contract that would keep DiPietro in the fold until 2022 when he would be 40.
The deal, first reported by Newsday, would be the longest in NHL history, topping the 10-year, $87.5 million contract the Islanders gave enigmatic center Alexei Yashin in 2001.
DiPietro's deal is believed to be second only in length in North American sports to the 25-year pact Magic Johnson signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1981.
Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2584306
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I'm not a hockey fan, but a 15 year deal? That's crazy! There is no way he'll play until he's 40
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