The Finnish prospect secured a significant pay bump in the minors, parlaying a strong Bridgeport campaign into a fresh two-way deal to bolster the Islanders’ goaltending depth.
New York Islanders goaltender prospect Henrik Tikkanen did not sign his one-year qualifying offer by Wednesday's 5 PM deadline.
However, he has signed a different one-year, two-way deal, which the club officially announced on Friday afternoon.
Per industry sources, while this new one-year contract carries the same NHL salary that his qualifying offer would have, at $850,000, his minor league salary would only have been $82,500.
Instead his camp got his minor league salary bumped up to $130,000.
Tikkanen went 17-9-1, with a 2.65 GAA and an .897 SV% in 29 games for Bridgeport in 2025-26.
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