Cal Petersen, who amassed a .924 save percentage between the pipes for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, today signed a two-year entry-level deal with the Los Angeles Kings.
Petersen, 22, was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in 2013, but exercised a little-used clause in the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement to become a free agent May 31.
The Waterloo, Iowa native is definitely needed by the Kings, assistant general manager Mike Futa said in a statement.
"We had a hole in our goaltending depth and we feel our success in development is well documented and our scouting staff and our goaltending coaches strongly believe Cal stood alone at the top of our list.