Overview
- The team said he will join the AHL’s Belleville Senators on an amateur tryout for the rest of this season.
- An amateur tryout lets a signed prospect play AHL games without using the first year of his NHL contract.
- His two-year entry-level contract takes effect for the 2026–27 season.
- Reidler, a 21-year-old at 6-foot-6, went 11-7-0 with a 3.31 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage in 18 games for Penn State this season.
- Ottawa adds depth in net as it weighs RFA decisions on Leevi Merilainen and Mads Sogaard, with only Linus Ullmark, Jackson Parsons, and Reidler signed for 2026–27.