The Vancouver Canucks have agreed to terms with goaltender Nikita Tolopilo on a two-year, entry-level contract.
Tolopilo finished his second season in Sweden's second-division league with Södertälje SK leading all goaltenders with 48 games played and 28 wins. The 22-year-old also had a .910 save percentage and a 2.10 goals-against average.
"We are excited to have agreed to terms with Nikita as we continue to build out our prospect pool and add to our organization's depth in goal," said Canucks GM Patrik Allvin. "He provides a combination of tremendous size and skill and has developed well at the professional level the past two seasons in Sweden, serving as one of the more accomplished goaltenders in his league this year."
Before moving to HockeyAllsvenskan, the undrafted goaltender played nine games in the KHL with Dinamo Minsk where he had a 2-5 record with a 3.30 GAA.
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