Overview
- Detroit announced the signing Tuesday of Carter Gylander to a one-year, two-way contract that preserves the club’s ability to move him between the AHL and ECHL.
- Gylander split the 2025–26 season between Grand Rapids and Toledo, posting a 1.62 goals-against average and .942 save percentage in eight AHL games and a 2.78 GAA with a .901 save percentage in 34 ECHL appearances.
- The contract signals the organization’s interest in further developing Gylander while keeping him available as depth rather than placing him in an immediate NHL role.
- Gylander was a seventh-round pick in 2019 who spent four seasons as Colgate’s starter before entering Detroit’s pro system, a path that explains the team’s patience with his progress.
- His signing changes the Griffins’ goalie competition by adding a large, in-house option to challenge Trey Augustine and Michal Postava and it gives Detroit a fallback after recent offseason moves involving other prospects.