Jun 29, 2015
Canucks ink G Markstrom to two-year deal
The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed goaltender Jacob Markstrom to a two-year, $3.1 million contract. The 25-year-old Markstrom appeared in three games with the Canucks last season and 32 games with the Utica Comets, where he posted a record of 22-7-2, 1.88 GAA, 0.934 save-percentage and five shutouts.
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The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed goaltender Jacob Markstrom to a two-year, $3.1 million contract.
The 25-year-old Markstrom appeared in three games with the Canucks last season and 32 games with the Utica Comets, where he posted a record of 22-7-2, 1.88 GAA, 0.934 save-percentage and five shutouts.
Markstrom backstopped the Comets to the Calder Cup Finals with a 0.925 save-percentage and 2.11 GAA through 23 games.
In 50 career NHL games with Vancouver and Florida, the Gavle, Sweden native has a 13-28-5 record with a 3.19 GAA.
The 6'6, 199-pound goaltender was acquired by Vancouver from Florida alongside Shawn Matthias in exchange for Roberto Luongo and Steven Anthony on March 4, 2014.