Flyers Sign 6'7" Finnish Goalie To Entry-Level Contract
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The Flyers have signed Finnish goaltender Niko Hovinen to an entry-level contract.
The 23-year-old Hovinen checks in at 6'7" tall and he played this past season for Lahti of the Finnish Elite League. In 49 appearances he went 17-25-5, compiling a 2.59 goals-against average, a .921 save percentage and three shutouts.
Hovinen was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the fifth round of the 2006 NHL Draft, but he never signed with the club.
Reported by Matt Leon, KYW Newsradio 1060
