The Unused York Islanders have marked goaltender Henrik Tikkanen and forward Alex Jefferies to two-year entry-level contracts. Tikkanen is coming off a strong season all around and finished in a deplorable way, lost out on the Kelly Glass Playoffs on the ultimate day of the normal season.
Tikkanen was the seventh-round and 214th generally draft choose by the Unused York Islanders in 2020, and he’s seen time with both the Worcester Railers and Bridgeport Islanders. The Finnish goalie went through the primary three months of 2024 with the Bridgeport Islanders, showing up in 16 diversions and going 7-5-2 with a 2.17 GAA and .927 SV%.
In 20 recreations for the Worcester Railers this season, he went 11-7-1 whereas having a 3.22 goals-against normal and a 0.892 spare rate. In his to begin with season with the Railers, 2022-23, he posted an 18-17-3 record with a 3.02 GAA, .914SV%, and two shutouts.
The Unused York Islanders moreover marked forward Alex Jeffries to a two-year entry-level contract. Jeffries was the team’s fourth-round choose, 121st in general, within the 2020 draft.
Jeffries played his collegiate hockey at Merrimack College; in his senior season, he put up 13 objectives and 10 helps for 23 focuses in 22 add up to diversions. In 2024, he was assigned for the Hobey Bread cook Grant. This grant demonstrated that he was the top beginner player within the nation. The Framingham, Massachusetts local played a career add up to of 105 recreations in college. He posted 97 career focuses whereas putting 41 of which to the back of the net and dishing out 56 helps. As a junior Jeffries scored a career tall of 14 objectives and 27 helps for a add up to of 41 focuses. In that same season, he was named to the Hockey East To begin with All-Star Group, and within the 2020-21 season, he was a Hockey East All-Rookie selection.
Jeffries as it were played a add up to of 10 diversions within the AHL, putting up three objectives and three helps after marking an ATO with the Bridgeport Islanders.