ORONO, Maine — On Wednesday, University of Maine senior and men's ice hockey goaltender Victor Ostman signed an entry-level contract with NHL's Seattle Kraken.
According to a news release from the Seattle team, Ostman signed a two-year, two-way contract valued at $950,000 set to begin next season. He will report to Seattle's American Hockey League affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds on an amateur tryout contract for the rest of the year, officials said.
"Ostman, a six-foot-four, 205-pound goaltender, posted a 13-6-1 record with a 2.80 goals-against average and an .892 save percentage in 21 games this season for the University of Maine Black Bears," according to the release. "He recorded five consecutive wins from Dec. 3 to 20, 2023, helping the Black Bears to defeat UConn, Union, Bentley, RIT and Dartmouth by a combined score of 23-9. The netminder began the streak by making a season-high 38 saves on Dec. 3 against UConn, an eventual 7-3 Maine win."
He participated in the Kraken's development camp this summer, the release stated.
The Danderyd, Sweden native was named a Mike Richter Award Semifinalist in 2023 and to the watchlist for the second year in a row this year, UMaine said in a news release. Ostman was awarded Hockey East Goaltender of the Week honors this year, and earlier earned the title of Hockey East Second Team All-Star among other honors.
Before his time at UMaine, Ostman played one season for the Chicago Steel of the U.S. Hockey League.
"We are excited to have Victor join our organization after a strong performance over his college career," Seattle Kraken General Manager Ron Francis said in a news release. "Victor adds to our goaltending depth and we look forward to working with him as he continues to develop."
