COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goalie Sergei Ivanov to a two-year contract.
He is expected to finish out the 2026-2027 season in the Kontinental Hockey League before coming to the U.S.
“We are thrilled to sign Sergei to an entry-level contract,” said General Manager Don Waddell. “He possesses great quickness and agility, along with sound positional play, and has performed exceptionally well as a very young goaltender in the KHL over the past four seasons.”
The 22-year-old goalie was taken by the Blue Jackets in the fifth round of the 2022 NHL draft. He posted a 24-50-8 record with a 2.65 goals-against average, a .923 save percentage and eight shutouts in his time with SKA St. Petersburg during 2022.
Over his career in Russia, Ivanov has a 2.81 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage in 23 appearances in Russia’s second professional league, the VHL, from 2022 to 2026.