The Utah Hockey Club signed goaltender Karel Vejmelka to a five-year contract extension Thursday, the latest in a flurry of moves aimed at keeping a handful of potential free agents from leaving after a year or less in Salt Lake City.

Karel Vejmelka signed a five-year contract with the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 28-year-old goalie is 16-16-4 with a 2.45 goals-against average and .910 save percentage in 38 games (35 starts) for Utah. He could have become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

According to insider Pierre LeBrun of TSN, the Utah Hockey Club re-signed goaltender Karel Vejmelka to a five-year contract extension. The deal is worth $23.75 million total, with a $4.75 million average annual value.