One of many Vancouver Canucks‘ inconceivable playoff heroes is staying with the group for no less than two extra years.
The Canucks introduced Tuesday that goaltender Arturs Silovs, 23, has signed a two-year contract to stick with the membership.
Frank Seravalli of the Day by day Faceoff experiences that the deal carries a $850,000 cap hit.
Vancouver prolonged a qualifying provide to the goaltender late final month, retaining him beneath crew management.
In Spherical 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs this previous season, Silovs was referred to as up from AHL Abbotsford after beginning netminder Thatcher Demko suffered an damage.
The 23-year-old served as backup to Casey DeSmith for 2 video games, earlier than DeSmith suffered an damage of his personal. Silovs stepped in and led the Canucks to their first playoff sequence victory since 2020, and earned the starter place in Spherical 2 towards the Edmonton Oilers.
Silovs completed the playoffs with a 5-5 document, a 2.91 goals-against common and an .898 save proportion.
Previous to his post-season call-up, the Latvian performed simply 9 regular-season NHL video games with the Canucks, 4 of which had been final season.
“Arturs helped us out loads when referred to as upon final 12 months as he continues to develop and develop as a goalie,” Canucks normal supervisor Patrik Allvin stated in a press release. “We count on him to come back into coaching camp and battle for a full-time place with the large membership. Our group will proceed to work with him to assist sharpen his abilities and supply him with all of the instruments essential to take one other step ahead in his younger profession.”
Silovs was chosen within the sixth spherical of the 2019 draft and spent the 2022-23 season and many of the 2023-24 season with AHL Abbotsford.