The Avalanche on Thursday signed impressive young goalie Justus Annunen to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Annunen, a 20-year-old Finnish professional, is Colorado’s fourth goalie under contract for next season, along with NHLers Pavel Francouz and Philipp Grubauer and minor-league regular Adam Werner.
The 6-foot-4 Annunen likely will compete with Werner for the No. 1 job for the AHL’s Colorado Eagles next season.
Annunen is already a proven pro. He is 15-5-3 for Karpat in Finland’s top professional league, ranking first in both save percentage (.929) and goals-against average (1.77). He set the league record for longest shutout streak of 302 minutes, five seconds, from Sept 21 to Oct.