Buffalo Sabres sign goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to entry-level deal

Slovakia goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen takes a shot from Finland's Filip Krivosik during third period IIHF World Junior Championship. (Mark Blinch/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have signed prospect goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to a three-year, entry level contract.

Luukkonen is from Finland and was Buffalo’s second-round pick in last year’s draft. Luukkonen entered the draft listed first among European goaltenders in the NHL Central Scouting rankings after leading HPK to win Finland’s Junior Hockey League championship.

This past season, the 19-year-old had an 11-11-2 record and 0.909 save percentage playing professionally with Finland’s second-division LeKi Lempaala.

The Sabres have organizational depth needs at goaltending with Linus Ullmark projected to make the jump to the NHL after spending the past three seasons developing in the minors.

June 14, 2018

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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SIGNED BY
Buffalo Sabres
LENGTH
3 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Entry-Level Deal
SALARY CAP HIT
N/A
TOTAL
N/A

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