Ty Young has taken another step in his journey to the NHL.
The 19-year-old goaltender signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks.
Young was selected by Vancouver in the fifth round, 144th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft.
“Ty has made some improvements since we drafted him last year and we were pleased to see
him play meaningful games in the WHL playoffs,” said Canucks GM Patrick Allvin in a team
release. “He has good size and our goalie development team see a lot of potential in his game if
he continues to put in the work and follow the plan we have put in place for him moving
forward.”
He appeared in a career-high 34 games for the Cats last season, posting a 15-13-4-9
record to go along with a 3.89 goals-against average and .889 save percentage.
Young was also between the pipes for eight playoff games, sending Prince George to
the Western Conference Semi-finals.
The 19-year-old has been returned to the Cougars from the Canucks.
He is expected to be in the Cougars lineup this weekend when they visit the Victoria Royals Friday and Saturday.