Vancouver Canucks sign rookie netminder Artūrs Šilovs to 2 more years

Vancouver Canucks fans will apt beryllium seeing a batch much of Artūrs Šilovs successful nan adjacent fewer years.

The 23-year-old Latvian rookie went from a virtual chartless starring nan netminding unit pinch nan team’s Abbotsford AHL connection to nan biggest shape successful lucky erstwhile he was asked to measurement successful and backstop nan Canucks done nan mostly of 2 rounds of nan 2024 playoffs.

On Tuesday, that effort paid disconnected arsenic nan Canucks agreed to position connected a two-year contract, though there’s nary guarantee he will beryllium a champion of nan NHL squad’s starting lineup.

“Artūrs helped america retired a batch erstwhile called upon past twelvemonth arsenic he continues to turn and create arsenic a goalie,” Canucks wide head Patrik Allvin said successful a media release.

“We expect him to travel into training campy and conflict for a full-time position pinch nan large club. Our group will proceed to activity pinch him to thief sharpen his skills and supply him pinch each nan devices basal to return different measurement guardant successful his young career.”

The two-year woody comes pinch a headdress deed of conscionable $850,000 per year, according to NHL insider Frank Seravalli pinch nan Daily Faceoff.

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Šilovs played 34 regular play games pinch nan Abbotsford Canucks successful nan 2023/2024 season, wherever he went 16-11-6 pinch a 2.74 goals-against mean and a .907 prevention percentage.

He played different 4 regular play games pinch nan NHL Canucks earlier injuries to all-star starter Thatcher Demko and backup goalie Casey DeSmith thrust him into nan spotlight midway done Round 1 of nan playoffs.

Over nan pursuing 10 games, he went 5-5 pinch a 2.91 goals against mean and an .898 prevention percentage, helping nan Canucks to Game 7 of nan 2nd information while facing down foes including Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.

The Canucks will footwear disconnected training campy successful Penticton connected Sept. 19.

They’ll play their location opener against nan Calgary Flames connected Oct. 6.