The Colorado Avalanche signed coach Jared Bednar to a two-year extension that runs through the 2023-24 season, the team said Friday night.

Bednar is coming off a 2020-21 season in which he guided the Avalanche to the Presidents' Trophy for the league's top mark and their fourth straight postseason appearance.

The Chicago Blackhawks have hired Rob Cookson as an assistant coach and promoted Marc Crawford to associate coach.

The Blackhawks announced the moves before Wednesday night's game at Seattle. The 60-year-old Cookson also has worked on NHL staffs with Ottawa, Calgary and Philadelphia.

The Washington Capitals re-signed forward Nic Dowd to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.3 million.

The Capitals announced the move Sunday before their game against Pittsburgh.

The New York Rangers and their young Norris Trophy-winning defenseman, Adam Fox, have agreed to a historic contract extension.

Fox, 23, signed a seven-year deal on Monday, taking him through the 2028-29 season. Terms weren't disclosed by the team, but a source tells ESPN the average annual value of the contract is $9.5 million against the NHL salary cap. He's in the last year of his entry-level contract this season.

The $66.5 million deal is the largest contract in NHL history for a defenseman leaving his entry-level deal.