Wichita Thunder circles back to re-sign 4th year goaltender Evan Buitenhuis(30) after a trade sent him over for most of 2020/2021.
In 21 ECHL starts he went a career best 15-5-1 with a 2.19 GAA and .937 SV%, also league lows.
The 6’2″ 185 lbs. graduate of NCAA Division 3 Hamilton College signed a pair of AHL contracts, but not played any games.
Instead he was reassigned almost immediately upon his rookie season deal with Bridgeport Islanders (Sound Tigers) to affiliate Worcester Railers, where he played 28 games with good numbers.
For his sophomore frame, he simply just agreed to stick with the Central Massachusetts’ club and was credited with a new high 39 games in the cage.
He won the 2014 OJHL Championship with stellar numbers, 1.84 GAA and .943 SV% in his last year of junior hockey for the Burlington, ON native.
The 28-year old will likely see a lot of action in 2021/2022 and could also see his best totals.
He was definitely seeing a lot of time in the crease, playing a 2nd high 31 games recording a 11-15-4 mark with a 2.92 GAA and .919 SV%, which was decently in line where he was last season, but the team had sunk to last place, so have decided to cut ties and go with more youth in the cage for the time being.
The Burlington, ON native has decided to spread his wings and leaves for Storhamar of Fjordkraftligaen.
He returns to Kansas for a 3rd go at net after a good enough, but maybe brief showing in Norway.
After spending a couple of years in US minor league hockey, he is ready to move back overseas for hopefully a more extended run, signing for 2023/2024 with HC Innsbruck of IceHL.
We expect to see good things happen for the still only 29-year old in Austria’s top league.
Well, he does ok in his new league and is off to something better, signing with Jukurit of Liiga.
After a fairly solid performance with maybe not a winning record, he is wanted to return and re-signs to stay Jukurit.
We are sure, he is a fan favorite.