Photograph: Garin Bjorklund
The Washington Capitals have re-signed goaltender Garin Bjorklund to a one-year, two-way contract, senior vice chairman and basic supervisor Chris Patrick introduced at present. Bjorklund’s contract will carry a median annual worth of $775,000 on the NHL stage and $110,000 in AHL.
Bjorklund, 23, posted a 21-4-3 file with a 2.02 goals-against common, a .927 save share and one shutout in 29 video games with the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) in 2024-25. The 6’2”, 190-pound goaltender ranked second within the ECHL in goals-against common and third in save share, serving to the Stingrays seize the Brabham Cup championship because the ECHL workforce with the perfect file within the common season. The Grande Prairie, Alberta native additionally made two begins for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), going 2-0-0 with a 1.49 goals-against common and a .942 save share. Bjorklund made his American Hockey League debut with Hershey on March 26, making 26 saves in a 4-1 win at Bridgeport.
Bjorklund appeared in 27 video games with South Carolina in 2023-24, posting a file of 14-11-1 with a 3.33 goals-against common, an .882 save share and one shutout. Previous to starting his skilled profession with the Stingrays, Bjorklund performed 4 seasons within the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Drugs Hat Tigers, the place he recorded a 40-48-4 file with a 3.50 goals-against common and an .892 save share in 96 profession video games.
The Capitals chosen Bjorklund within the sixth spherical (179th total) of the 2020 NHL Draft.
