Islanders sign DiPietro to long-term deal

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -Rick DiPietro re-signed with the New York Islanders on Tuesday, agreeing to a record 15-year deal that will pay the No. 1 goalie $67.5 million.
The Islanders scheduled an afternoon news conference to officially announce the contract that would keep DiPietro in the fold until 2022, when he would be 40.

This is CRAZY! a 15 year deal? Wow, someone really wants to retire as an Islander. Its not the amount thats so staggering, a modest 4.5 million per year, its the duration of the contract! WOW, i do believe this is the longest in NHL history. I don't remember much about Yashin's 10 year contract, being much younger than, and not really a hockey fan. But this deal, is INSANE !!! (in my humble opinion anyway.)