Ice Hockey
Ilya Sorokin Signs $66 Million Extension with New York Islanders
by privatebet.com - 2023/07/02
Ilya Sorokin joined the New York Islanders at the very start of his professional career, and he’s not going anywhere. The Russian goaltender is planning to stick around in New York for a long run after signing an eight-year deal with the Islanders, reportedly worth $66 million. Sorokin’s new deal will kick off during the 2024-25 season, and it has an average annual value is $8.25 million. He’s currently one of the NHL’s best goalies and was even named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy this season, but he didn’t pay too much attention to this honor. “I never think about awards. It’s nothing if you don’t have a team. (That’s) the main part. If (I am a finalist), it’s not my result, it’s our team result, defensemen, simply,” said Sorokin. Sorokin was selected by the Islanders in the third round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and went on to become one of their key players over the course of the past decade. Throughout 136 games with the club, he owns a career save percentage of 0.924. In addition to signing an extension with Sorokin, the Islanders recently announced new deals with goaltender Semyon Varlamov, defenseman Scott Mayfield, and forward Pierre Engvall, who were all unrestricted free agents.