Tristan Jarry Re-sign

 

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Penguins  Re-­Sign  Tristan  Jarry  to  a  One-­Year  Contract        

The  Pittsburgh  Penguins  have  re-­signed  goaltender  Tristan  Jarry  to  a  one-­year   contract,  it  was  announced  today  by  executive  vice  president  and  general   manager  Jim  Rutherford.       Jarry’s  deal  carries  an  average  value  of  XX  million.     The  23-­year-­old  split  time  between  the  Penguins  and  Wilkes-­Barre/Scranton  in   the  2017-­18  regular  season,  playing  in  26  games  with  the  Penguins  and  16   games  with  Wilkes-­Barre/Scranton.     The  6-­foot-­2,  194-­pound  Jarry  started  in  23  of  his  26  regular-­season  games  and   went  14-­6-­0  with  the  Penguins  in  the  2017-­18  season.  With  a  2.77  goals-­against   average  and  a  .908  save  percentage,  Jarry  led  the  NHL  rookies  with  14  wins.  He   had  tallied  his  first  career  shutout  as  well  as  one  more.  This  was  the  most   shutouts  by  a  Penguins  goalie  that  season.     The  Surrey,  British  Columbia  native  went  9-­5-­2  with  a  3.05  goals-­against  average   and  a  .901  save  percentage  in  his  16  regular  season  games  with  WBS  in  the   2017-­18  season.       In  his  2016-­17  season  Jarry  was  awarded  the  Harry  Holmes  Award  with  his   teammate  Casey  DeSmith.  They  were  awarded  the  AHL  Best  Goaltending  Duo.   This  award  is  given  to  goaltenders  in  the  AHL  with  the  lowest  goals  against   average  and  who  have  appeared  in  at  least  25  regular  season  games.  Jarry   played  45  games  that  season  and  went  28-­15-­2  with  a  career  high  2.15  goals-­ against  average  and  a  career  high  .925  save  percentage.  He  ranked  third  in  the   AHL  with  his  28  wins.  He  had  three  shutouts.     Jarry  was  selected  by  the  Penguins  in  the  NHL  2013  draft  as  a  second  round   (44th  overall)  pick  after  he  went  18-­7-­0  with  a  1.61  goals-­against  average  and   .936  save  percentage  with  Edmonton  Oil  Kings  of  the  Western  Hockey  League.   He  led  the  WHL  with  a  1.61  goals-­against  average  and  .936  save  percent    

        average  in  2012-­13  season.  His  following  2013-­14  season  he  had  44  wins  with   Edmonton  to  lead  the  entire  WHL.  This  ranked  5  more  than  the  next  closest   goalie.  In  2014  Jarry  led  his  team  to  the  WHL  championship  and  Memorial  Cup   title  against  the  Portland  Winterhawks.