The Red Wings have signed a new Goaltender
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The Detroit Red Wings goalie prospect pipeline has just increased by another player, as the NCAA free agent day and signing day commences.
The team already has Sebastian Cossa and Trey Augustine waiting in the wings and they've signed another.
That prospect is Carter Gylander of Colgate, who was signed to a two-year ELC which will send him to the AHL to play with the Grand Rapids Griffins, reported earlier today.
UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed goaltender Carter Gylander to a two-year, entry-level contract beginning with the 2024-25 season.
Gylander will report to the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins on an amateur tryout for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. pic.twitter.com/scvyFAwQfR— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 19, 2024
He has also been signed to an ATO for the remainder of the 2023-2024, with the AHL team as well.
Gylander finished his NCAA career with Colgate, with a 2.93 GAA and a .901 save percentage in 32 games this season.
Gylander was selected 191st overall during the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
The 6-foot-5 netminder logged 106 appearances with Colgate from 2020-24, totaling a 46-46-13 ledger with five shutouts to go along with a 2.69 goals against average and a .907 save percentage. The 22-year-old was honored as the 2023 ECAC Tournament's Most Outstanding Player when he backstopped Colgate to its first conference title since 1990. Gylander was selected by the Red Wings with the 191st overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Before joining the collegiate ranks, Gylander spent three seasons in the Alberta Junior Hockey League with Sherwood Park and notched a 51-9-0 mark with a 2.23 goals against average and a .919 save percentage in 64 contests from 2017-20. The Beaumont, Alberta, native was named the AJHL's Top Goaltender in 2019-20 when he posted a 34-5-0 record with a 2.07 goals against average, a .924 save percentage and three shutouts in 40 games.
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