The Vancouver Canucks made their second free agent signing of the offseason by inknig top NCAA netminder Michael Garteig to a one-year entry level contract on Friday afternoon.
This is Canucks GM Jim Benning‘s second free agent signing of the offseason after he signed top defenceman Troy Stecher out of North Dakota earlier this month.
The Canucks have been long rumoured to be interested in bringing home the Prince George native. Talks seem to have started when Benning was in Tampa Bay for the Frozen Four finals.
Garteig, has signed with the Canucks as a 24-year-old after wrapping up his NCAA career with the Quinnipiac Bobcats, the NCAA’s top ranked team this season.