NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have given executive vice president/general manager Ray Shero a new multi-year contract despite a disappointing season that saw the team finish with the NHL’s third-worst record.

Managing partner Josh Harris announced the contract on Monday without disclosing length or salary details.

A year after making the playoffs for the first time since reaching the Stanley Cup Finals in 2012, the Devils slumped badly, posting a 31-41-10 mark in an injury-plagued season.

The extension comes months after Harris and Shero extended the contract of coach John Hynes.

“People ask me if I am disappointed with the season,” Harris said. “Of course I am disappointed, we all are. We wished we had finished better, had a better record, but having said that I am incredibly optimistic about the future.”

He said Shero has helped the franchise across the board by improving the scouting system and hiring analytics people and sports scientists.