Overview
- Utah signed Michael Hrabal to a three-year contract, with the team saying Wednesday he will finish the 2025–26 season on a professional tryout with the AHL Tucson Roadrunners.
- Per PuckPedia, the deal carries a reported $1.075 million NHL cap hit with escalating performance bonuses and an $82,500 AHL salary each year.
- A professional tryout allows him to play AHL games right away even though he is not eligible to appear in the NHL this season.
- The 6-foot-7 Czech netminder starred at UMass this year with a 19-9-1 record, a 1.95 goals-against average, a .937 save percentage, and four shutouts, earning Hockey East Player and Goaltender of the Year and a Mike Richter Award finalist nod.
- Drafted 38th overall in 2023 by the franchise when it was the Arizona Coyotes, he is viewed as Utah’s goalie of the future and, as Pro Hockey Rumors notes, could push for NHL backup duties next fall if the depth chart shifts.