Wilkes-Barre/Scranton signed goaltender Maxim Pavlenko to a one-year AHL contract for next season.
Pavlenko, 22, is 6 foot 5, 181 pounds and catches left-handed. He spent the last two seasons with Ryazan of the Russian junior league. He posted a 2.81 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage with one shutout in seven games last season, and a 2.35 goals-against average with a .923 save percentage and one shutout in 25 games in 2023-24.
Pavlenko started for his native Kazakhstan in the World Championship this spring, going 1-4 with a 3.75 goals against average and .881 save percentage.
With Joel Blomqvist, Sergei Murashov and Filip Larsson all still under contract for next season, Pavlenko seems destined for Wheeling to start the season.
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Taylor Haase
7:38 pm - 06.03.2025DowntownWilkes-Barre signs goalie
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton signed goaltender Maxim Pavlenko to a one-year AHL contract for next season.
Pavlenko, 22, is 6 foot 5, 181 pounds and catches left-handed. He spent the last two seasons with Ryazan of the Russian junior league. He posted a 2.81 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage with one shutout in seven games last season, and a 2.35 goals-against average with a .923 save percentage and one shutout in 25 games in 2023-24.
Pavlenko started for his native Kazakhstan in the World Championship this spring, going 1-4 with a 3.75 goals against average and .881 save percentage.
With Joel Blomqvist, Sergei Murashov and Filip Larsson all still under contract for next season, Pavlenko seems destined for Wheeling to start the season.
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