Jaroslav Halak signs professional tryout with Eastern Conference team to keep his NHL career alive

On Monday morning, the Carolina Hurricanes shared that they've needed to dip into the free agent goaltending market due to Frederik Andersen dealing with a medical issue.

The Carolina Hurricanes could have called up Pyotr Kochetkov from the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch, where he's on a loan, but they've decided to go with a bit more experience and have signed veteran netminder Jaroslav Halak to a professional tryout contract (PTO).


The Bratislava, Slovakia native has 17 years of NHL experience with the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, New York Islanders, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks and last season, the New York Rangers,


Halak, 38, appeared in 25 games with the Rangers as the backup to Igor Shesterkin. In those 25 games, Halak had a record of 10-9-5 with a 2.72 goals against average (GAA), a .903 save percentage and one shutout.

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