An experienced Czech goalkeeper will confirm the club next season.
Jakub Škarek was able to test his skills in the NHL this past season. Aop
IFK in Helsinki announced on Friday that it had signed a 1+1-year contract with Czech goalkeeper Jakub Škarek with.
25-year-old Škarek has played the previous six seasons in the NHL club’s New York Islanders organization.
Most of the time the goalkeeper played the club’s AHL team in Bridgeport Islanders. There were two NHL matches in six seasons, both of which came in the past season.
– Jakub is a very experienced goalkeeper for his age. His target is in the NHL and that dream of Jakub has already tasted, HIFK Sports Director Janne Pesonen Comment in the bulletin.
– I am very pleased with my contract with HIFK. I want to live in an instant and go game at a time, but of course we will play to succeed, says Shakarek according to the release.
The Czech goalkeeper is a familiar sight from the Finnish fields. Škarek represented Pelicans in the 2018-2019 season and appeared under a loan agreement in the Mestis team in 2019-2021.