While the masses were bickering about John Tavares’ future and Belmont Park, the Islanders signed Kristers Gudlevskis to a one-year, two-way deal on Tuesday.
Gudlevskis, 24, was drafted in the fifth round (124th overall) of the 2013 Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He made his AHL debut that same year, recording a shutout (incidentally) against the Islanders’ affiliate, the Sound Tigers.
With the Syracuse Crunch in 2013, he posted a 2.68 goals-against average over a span of 34 games. He earned notoriety as the first netminder in the history of the sport to play in the ECHL, AHL, NHL and Olympics in the same season.