The Washington Capitals have re-signed goaltender Garin Bjorklund to a one year, two way contract. His deal will carry $775,000 at the NHL level and $110,000 in the AHL.
The goalie posted a 21-4-3 record with a 2.02 goals against average and .927 save percentage with the South Carolina Stingrways of the ECHL in 2024-25.
The 23 year old did this in a span of 29 games and had a shutout. The six foot two, 190 pound goaltender ranked second in the ECHL in goals against average and third in save percentage.
It helped the Stingrays capure the Brabham Cup championship as the ECHL team with the best record in the regular season. The Grande Prairie, Alberta native also made two starts for the Hershey Bears of the AHL.
He went 2-0-0 with the Bears with a 1.49 goals against average and a .942 save percentage. He made his Amerian Hockey League debut with Hershey on March 26, making 26 saves in a 4-1 win at Bridgeport.
Bjorklund appeared in 27 games with South Carolina in 2023-24 and posted a reord of 14-11-1 with a 3.33 goals against average, an .882 save perentage and one shutout.
Prior to beginning his professional career with the Stingrays, Bjorklund played four seasons in the Western Hockey League or WHL with the Medicine Hat Tigers where he recorded a 40-48-4 reord with a 3.50 goals against average and an .892 save percentage in 96 career games.
Bjorklund was selected by the Capitals int he sixth round at 179th overall of the 2020 NHL Draft.