The recent winner of the Stanley Cup left Colorado and headed to Washington – ŠPORT.SK

today 20:30 | Canadian hockey goalkeeper Darcy Kuemper transferred from the champion Colorado Avalanche to the Washington Capitals, with whom he signed a five-year contract. Read also ONLINE: NHL – opening of the market with free agents Vice-president and general manager Brian MacLellan stated this for the team’s official website. The contract is worth $26.25 million and will take $5.25 million off the Capitals salary cap annually. “Darcy is an established goalkeeper who has proven he can help the team in the most important games of the season. We are excited to welcome him to Washington. We feel this signing will add confidence to our team in goal,” said MacLellan. Thirty-two-year-old Kuemper helped the Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup. He played 16 games in the playoffs with an average of 2.57 goals conceded and a 90.2% success rate. During the 2021/22 regular season, he played 57 games with a record of 37 wins and an average of 2.54 goals and a 92.1% success rate. The Canadian goalkeeper was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the sixth round (160th overall) of the 2009 NHL draft. He also wore the jerseys of the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes. At the national level, he caught for Canada at the 2018 and 2021 World Championships, winning a gold medal a year ago.