Spencer Knight signed a three-year, $17.5 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. It has a median annual worth of $5.83 million and begins with the 2026-27 season.
The 24-year-old goalie was acquired in a commerce with the Florida Panthers on March 1 together with a conditional first-round choose within the 2026 NHL Draft for defenseman Seth Jones and a fourth-round choose within the 2026 draft. Knight is coming into the ultimate season of a three-year contract he signed with the Panthers on Sept. 27, 2022, and will have change into a restricted free agent after the season.
Knight was 17-16-3 with a 2.72 goals-against common, .902 save share and two shutouts final season in 38 video games (26 begins) for the Panthers and Blackhawks, together with 5-8-2 with a 3.18 GAA and .896 save share in 15 begins with Chicago following the commerce.
“After becoming a member of the group in March, Spencer shortly cemented himself as a vital piece of our future,” Blackhawks basic supervisor Kyle Davidson mentioned. “A proficient, younger goaltender, he brings athleticism, sound positioning and a peaceful demeanor to his recreation, and we’re excited to look at Spencer proceed to flourish in Chicago over the following 4 seasons.”
He didn’t play within the NHL in 2023-24 after coming into the NHL/NHLPA Participant Help Program in February 2023, however performed 45 video games with Charlotte of the American Hockey League.
Chosen by Florida with the No. 13 choose within the 2019 NHL Draft, Knight is 49-33-9 with a 2.83 GAA, .904 save share and 5 shutouts in 95 regular-season video games (85 begins) and 1-1 in two Stanley Cup Playoff video games.
