Finnish 24yo goalkeeper, who played this past season in the second tier in Sweden.
There was a typical clickbait article "NHL team signs an unknown Finnish player" and I thought it's about someone who everyone who follows NHL or Liiga has heard about. But seriously this is the first time I hear about this guy.
In Finnish
and google translate
Also started his military service today
Waltteri Ignatjew at eliteprospects.com
Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Waltteri Ignatjew, 1999-12-03 Helsinki, FIN Finland. Most recently in the HockeyAllsvenskan with Mora IK. Complete player biography and stats.
www.eliteprospects.com
There was a typical clickbait article "NHL team signs an unknown Finnish player" and I thought it's about someone who everyone who follows NHL or Liiga has heard about. But seriously this is the first time I hear about this guy.
In Finnish
Täysin tuntematon suomalaispelaaja teki NHL-sopimuksen
Waltteri Ignatjew on nousemassa taalakaukaloihin suuresta tuntemattomuudesta.
www.is.fi
If the name Waltteri Ignatjew doesn't mean anything, you shouldn't be embarrassed, even if you're a hockey follower. The 24-year-old goalkeeper is completely unknown to the general public.
But no more. According to the editorial information, Ignatjew has signed an NHL contract with the Calgary Flames.
Several NHL clubs became interested in the Finn this season, when he played at Sweden's second highest league level in the Hockey Allsvenskan for Mora IK.
The Swedish club's road ended last week in the semi-finals of the series, where they lost to the Stockholm club Djurgården IK. At the end of the regular season, Ignatjew was chosen as the best goalkeeper of the series.
Ignatjev's good season attracted interest in North America, but he ended up signing with Calgary.
The unknown Finn has never been booked in the NHL, so he was free to sign a contract with any club.
The contract is for one year, which is the maximum length of a rookie contract for a 24-year-old player according to the NHL collective agreement. The financial details of the agreement are not known.
Also started his military service today