TOLEDO, Ohio – Goaltender Matt Jurusik returns to the Toledo Walleye after agreeing to terms for the 2026-27 season.
The 29-year-old originally joined the Walleye last December, going 9-3-4 with a 2.27 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage in 16 appearances during the regular season in his first action on American soil since the 2021-22 season.
Prior to last season, he had spent three seasons playing in the KHL, going 22-42-4 with a 3.03 goals-against average, a .920 save percentage and six shutouts in 80 appearances with Kunlun Red Star and Amur Khabarovsk. Prior to heading overseas, he appeared in 22 American Hockey League games during 2021-22 with Texas and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, going 10-6-4 with a 2.95 goals-against average, a .901 save percentage and one shutout. He also split parts of two ECHL seasons between South Carolina and Idaho, and following last season’s return with Toledo, he carries a 17-11-6 record, a 2.31 goals-against average, a .922 save percentage and two shutouts in 36 ECHL career games into this season.
Prior to turning pro, he split his collegiate career, playing his first two collegiate seasons (2015-17) at the University of Wisconsin, then playing his final two college campaigns (2018-20) at Michigan Tech.
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