Nashville, Tenn. (April 19, 2024) – Nashville Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced today that the team has recalled goaltender Gustavs Grigals from Atlanta (ECHL).
Grigals, 25 (7/22/98), signed a one-year contract for the remainder of the 2023-24 season with Nashville on March 8. He spent the majority of the campaign with Atlanta, going 11-19-0 with a .900 save percentage and three shutouts for Nashville’s ECHL affiliate. He also made his AHL debut with Milwaukee on Dec. 31 at Rockford, stopping 22 of 26 shots.
Undrafted, the 6-foot-2, 196-pound goaltender played four seasons of NCAA hockey with Alaska-Fairbanks and UMass Lowell, being named to Hockey East’s Third All-Star Team as a senior in 2022-23. The Riga, Latvia, native also won the NAHL’s Robertson Cup with the Shreveport Mudbugs in 2017-18.
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