Thank God.

That’s 6 more years I can stay interested in professional hockey in my town.

In an era where teams trade away their best players too easily, Calgary has avoided that mistake.

Less than 24 hours after signing a six-year, $35 million contract extension with the Calgary Flames, Miikka Kiprusoff helped lead his team to a commanding 5-1 victory over the Nashville Predators.

Kiprusoff stopped 39 of 40 shots during Tuesday night’s match-up. He came up huge durng a five-on-three in the second period where he stopped several shots and made sure that the Predators couldn’t use the big power play as momentum shift in the game.

After the game, a smiling Kiprusoff told the media he was extremely pleased with the contract extension.

“It’s good for me and Flames. I can’t ask for more.”

He credited the fans for one the reasons he wanted to stay in Calgary.

Calgary Flames – News: Kiprusoff happy to remain a Flame – 10/31/2007