Minnesota Wild 10th year net minder Alex Stalock(32) signs a new, very cap friendly ($2.355M) 3-year deal to continue back-up duties as the season heads into the 2nd half.
He’s played 15 NHL games so far this season with a 6-5-1 record, 3.00 GAA and .892 SV%, which seems a little high but he easily keeps his team in every game he starts.
The 6′ 198 lbs. goalie spent the first 7 seasons with draft club San Jose Sharks, including posting a most AHL wins as a rookie with 39 in 2009/2010.
You’ve got to think that the 31-year old, former University Of Minnesota-Duluth and 2005 Clark Cup Champions with Cedar Rapids Roughriders was happy playing pro hockey close to home and maybe took a bit of a discount to stay.
Alex Stalock (32)
379 days later, San Jose Sharks‘ 4th round pick in the 2005 draft (#112 overall), goalie Alex Stalock gets another AHL start in net for their affiliate Worcester Sharks.
On February 4, the back of his knee was accidentally stepped on by Manchester Monarchs‘ forward Dwight King and it caused that season to be scrapped and pretty much most of 2011/2012 to be shelved as well.
But pretty much on schedule he arrives back in Central MA after starting his rehab with their ECHL affiliate Stockton Thunder, where he went 5-1 with a 2.83 GAA and .914 SV%.
He’s ready to return to the team he’s lead for the past two seasons and get back on San Jose’s radar.
He won his debut 2-1 against what turned out to be an anemic Springfield Falcons‘ offense that managed only 16 shots, got their goal on a 5-on-3 power play and even had a penalty shot awarded to them.
He’s back!