This story broke in the media a couple of days ago, but the Rangers make it official with the signing of goaltender Scott Stajcer.
Stajcer will compete for the goaltending job in Hartford with Cam Talbot for sure and possibly Chad Johnson if he’s resigned and the same with Dov Grumet-Morris.
Here’s the official release:
RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH GOALTENDER SCOTT STAJCER
New York, May 20, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with goaltender Scott Stajcer.
Stajcer, 19, will participate in the 2011 CHL Memorial Cup in Mississauga, Ontario, after capturing the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Championship with the Owen Sound Attack. Stajcer led the Attack and ranked fourth in the OHL with a career-high, eight playoff wins, posting an 8-4-0 mark with a 2.79 goals against average and a .909 save percentage in 13 postseason contests. He also ranked fifth in the league in playoff minutes played (688), sixth in saves (321), seventh in goals against average, and eighth in save percentage. Stajcer posted an 8-1-0 record with a 2.08 goals against average in nine starts to begin the 2011 OHL Playoffs, recording all four victories in both the OHL Western Conference Semifinals against Plymouth and OHL Western Conference Finals against Windsor.
During the regular season, Stajcer posted a 10-3-0 record with a career-best, 2.99 goals against average, a .901 save percentage and one shutout in 14 games with Owen Sound. Stajcer was named CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending October 3, registering a 3-0-0 mark with a 1.00 goals against average, a .972 save percentage and one shutout in three games over the span. He posted a career-high, eight-game winning streak to begin the season from September 25 at Guelph to October 20 vs. Plymouth, registering a 2.12 goals against average, a .936 save percentage and one shutout over the span. Stajcer recorded his second career shutout with a 36-save performance on October 2 vs. Kitchener. He missed 50 games due to a lower body injury suffered on November 20 vs. Mississauga.
The 6-3, 195-pounder has appeared in 110 career OHL contests with Owen Sound, posting a record of 47-44-12 along with a 3.57 goals against average, a .900 save percentage and two shutouts. In 2009-10, Stajcer established career-highs in games played (55), wins (21), saves (1,620), and total ice time (3,041:54). His 1,620 saves ranked fifth in the league, while he finished sixth in total ice time. Stajcer posted his first career shutout with a 36-save performance on December 6, 2009 at Kingston, and recorded a career-high, 49 saves in a 4-3 win at Barrie on December 31, 2009. He led Owen Sound and ranked 12th in the league with a career-high, .906 save percentage in 2008-09. Stajcer registered 24 saves in a 5-3 win vs. Niagara while making his OHL debut on November 17, 2007.
The Cambridge, Ontario native was originally the Rangers fifth round choice, 140th overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
(Stats provided by hockeydb.com)
