The San Jose Sharks signed undrafted goaltender Josef Korenar to a standard entry-level contract, NHL.com reports. It is a three-year deal worth $726K a year, according to CapFriendly.com.
Korenar is a 19 year-old goaltender out of the Czech Republic, but played in Lincoln, Nebraska last season for the Lincoln Stars in the USHL. Sharks Assistant GM Joe Will said that Korenar is a “goaltender that has been on our radar for a while now,” and that they “strongly considered drafting him in the 2017 NHL Draft.”
The Sharks now have three minor league goaltenders under contract, including recent signing Antoine Bibeau, and veteran Troy Grosenick. Up in the big leagues they Aaron Dell backing up starter Martin Jones, but Dell’s backup position could be in peril with an impressive camp performance from one of the aforementioned minor league goaltenders.