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NHL: Anaheim Ducks extend contract of D Korbinian Holzer

By The Sports Xchange
St. Louis Blues' Alexander Steen has his shot stopped by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Korbinian Holzer in the first period at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on March 10, 2017. File photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
St. Louis Blues' Alexander Steen has his shot stopped by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Korbinian Holzer in the first period at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on March 10, 2017. File photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo

The Anaheim Ducks signed defenseman Korbinian Holzer to a two-year contract extension Monday through the 2018-19 season.

Holzer, 29, owns 19 points (four goals, 15 assists) and 88 penalty minutes in 119 career NHL games with the Ducks and Toronto Maple Leafs. He established career highs in points (seven) and tied his career best in goals (two) with the Ducks last season.

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The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Holzer, acquired from the Maple Leafs in March 2015, has two goals, eight assists and 33 penalty minutes in 61 career games with the Ducks. He also made his debut in the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2017, going scoreless with 18 penalty minutes in five postseason games.

The Munich, Germany, native was selected by Toronto in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL draft.

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