Panthers Sign Evan Fitzpatrick to AHL Deal
Published on June 9, 2022 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release
Evan Fitzpatrick is returning to the organizational fold, as the netminder has signed a one-year, AHL contract with Florida.
The 24-year-old signed an AHL contract last offseason before the Panthers inked him to an NHL deal in January that ran through the end of the campaign.
Fitzpatrick, a second-round pick in 2016, spent the majority of last season with the ECHL's Greenville Swamp Rabbits. Despite a 9-11-2 record, he was stellar between the pipes - posting the third-best goals-against average in the league (2.50) and tying for eighth in save percentage (.915). Fitzpatrick appeared in one game for the Checkers last season, turning in a 25-save win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
The Newfoundland native has four pro campaigns under his belt, going 5-3-0 with a 2.44 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage in 12 AHL appearances with San Antonio, Utica and Charlotte. In 61 ECHL games with Tulsa, Brampton and Greenville, Fitzpatrick is 24-26-7 with a 3.10 goals-against average and an .890 save percentage.
Prior to turning pro, Fitzpatrick spent four seasons in the QMJHL with Sherbrooke before joining Acadie-Bathurst and leading the Titan to a Memorial Cup in 2018.
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