The Devils signed Goaltender Isaac Poulter to a two-year entry level contract.
While the hockey universe at large continues to monitor the fluid New Jersey Devils goalie carousel, today, the club announced they recalled goaltender Isaac Poulter from the Utica Comets (American Hockey League) and assigned Akira Schmid to the Comets.
As per the Devils, Poulter, 22, joined the Devils on June 22, 2022, signing a two-way AHL deal, and split time in 2022-23 between New Jersey’s ECHL affiliate in Adirondack and with Utica in the AHL.
He signed a one-year, two-way AHL contract for the 2023-24 season on April 25, 2023. This season, the 6’2”, 175lbs. netminder has a 14-5-1-3 record in Utica, with a 2.54 goals-against average (GAA) and .913 save percentage. Poulter is one of nine AHL goaltenders who has earned three or more shutouts this season.
Born on Sept. 12, 2001, the Devils originally signed Poulter as an undrafted free agent in 2022-23. Before his professional experience, the Winnipeg, MB native played parts of four seasons between 2018-19 and 2021-22 with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Since making his AHL debut in 2022-23, Poulter has totaled a 21-8-4-3 record with Utica.
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