The Colorado Avalanche inked bench boss Jared Bednar to a two-year contract extension Friday.

Bednar's new pact runs through 2023-24. His current deal expires at the end of this season.

The 49-year-old is in his sixth campaign as Avalanche head coach. He entered Friday's game against the Seattle Kraken with a 191-154-40 record and is two wins from tying Bob Hartley for the franchise record.

Bednar is currently the fifth-longest-tenured bench boss in the NHL. He's guided Colorado since 2016-17, helping the club make the playoffs in each of the four seasons that followed.

However, the Avalanche have exited the postseason in the second round three years in a row, including last season in which they won the Presidents' Trophy.

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