The Vancouver Canucks may not be playing yet but so many other things are happening to make the offseason interesting on a daily basis. We have a signing to report, as well as a few prospects action to tell you about.
After spending most of last year with the ECHL’s Alaska Aces, netminder Michael Garteig will serve as the third-string netminder for the AHL’s Utica Comets. Garteig is behind two netminders signed by the Canucks to NHL contracts, Richard Bachman and Thatcher Demko.
Garteig, the 25-year-old netminder from Prince George, BC, played his college hockey in Quinnipiac University and recorded an impressive 1.