Senators give Kyle Turris 5-year extension

The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Kyle Turris to a five-year contract extension.

The deal kicks in for the 2013-14 season and keeps Turrisunderclub controlthrough the 2017-18 season.

Turris will earnan annual average of $3.5 million US, theSenators said.

The 23-year-old native of Burnaby, B.C., recorded 12 goals and 17 assists last season, both career highs, in 55 games.

Turris was acquired by the Senators in a December trade with the Coyotes that sent defenceman David Rundblad and a second-round draft pick to Phoenix.

In 186 career games, Turris has 31 goals and 44 assists with 70 penalty minutes.