By Canadian Press

Canucks sign goaltender Aleksei Medvedev to three-year entry-level contract

Jul 10, 2025 | 4:20 PM

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Aleksei Medvedev to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Thursday.

The 17-year-old from St. Petersburg, Russia, spent the 2024-25 season with the Ontario Hockey League and Memorial Cup champion London Knights.

He has a 22-8-2 record with a 2.79 goals-against average, a .912 save percentage, and three shutouts in 34 games.

He was named to the OHL First All-Rookie team, was awarded the Dave Pinkney Trophy for contributing to the Knights’ league-low team lowest goals-against average and took the Dinty Moore Trophy for having the best goals-against average among OHL rookies.

Medvedev was originally selected by the Canucks in the second round, 47th overall, in the 2025 NHL draft.

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“Aleksei is an important addition to our organizational depth in goal and his signing is a great thing for our hockey club,” Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said in a release. “He showed us a lot at development camp and has a bright future if he continues to build on his skill set and fundamentals.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 10, 2025.

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