The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to a new contract with their standout goalkeeper Cal Petersen. The team announced on Wednesday that Petersen inked a three-year extension that will keep him with the franchise through the 2024-25 NHL season.
According to the Kings’ announcement, the new extension will pay Peterson an annual salary of $5 million starting 2022-23 season. The 26-year-old keeper still has one year left on the three-year, $2.5 million deal he signed back in 2019.
With Petersen under extension, the Kings now don’t have to worry about the goalkeeper position for the next few seasons as they also have Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Quick on board. Quick still has two years left on his deal.
While the Kings had a rough 2020-21, Cal Petersen emerged as the team’s preferred choice at goal and appeared in 35 games. Petersen finished the campaign posting 2.89 goals-against average and .911 save percentage, both career bests. This came after he only made 19 NHL appearances in the previous two seasons.
Petersen also serves as the goalie for the United States men’s national ice hockey team. He won the bronze medal with the U.S. at this year’s World Championship and was named the tournament’s best goalkeeper.
