CHICAGO (AP) — The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks are counting on Spencer Knight to become their long-term starter after signing the goalie to a three-year, $17.5 million contract extension on Saturday.

The 24-year-old Knight has one more year left on his contract, with the extension securing him through the 2029-30 season. The Blackhawks acquired Knight , along with a first-round pick, in a trade that sent Seth Jones and a draft pick to Florida in March.

Knight was selected by the Panthers in the first round of the 2019 draft, and spent his first three-plus seasons in Florida primarily serving as a backup to Sergei Bobrovsky.

In Chicago, Knight gets the opportunity to take on a larger role with a Blackhawks team coming off three straight last-place finishes in the Central Division,

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