Sharks Sign Goaltending Prospects Sateri, Grosenick
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) -- The San Jose Sharks, who have a hole to fill on their roster at the backup goaltender position, announced the re-signings of restricted free agent goaltenders Harri Sateri to a one-year contract and Troy Grosenick to a two-year deal.
The 23-year-old Sateri has played in 84 career minor league AHL games with the Worcester Sharks, posting a 2.85 goals against average, .906 save percentage and three shutouts. The six-foot-one, 205-pound goaltender was selected by San Jose in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft.
Grosenick, 23, has spent the past three seasons at Union College of the ECAC. In 2012-13, Grosenick posted a 17-10-5 record in 34 games played. His 2.12 goals-against average, .926 save percentage and .609 winning percentage were ranked 4th amongst all ECAC goaltenders in each category.
Among NCAA goaltenders who played at least 34 games, his goals-against average and save percentage was eighth-best. Overall in the NCAA, he ranked 16th in GAA and 17th in save percentage.
The six-foot-one, 190-pound native of Brookfield, Wisconsin was first signed by San Jose as a free agent on April 8, 2013.
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