Dylan Ferguson (born September 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). Ferguson was originally selected 194th overall in the 2017 NHL entry draft by the Dallas Stars before he was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights.[1] He was born in Vancouver and grew up in Lantzville, British Columbia.[2]
| Dylan Ferguson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 20, 1998 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| AHL team Former teams |
Iowa Wild Vegas Golden Knights Ottawa Senators Dinamo Minsk | ||
| NHL draft |
194th overall, 2017 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Playing career
editFerguson played midget hockey in the Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League with the Notre Dame Hounds as he was selected 166th overall by the Kamloops Blazers in the 2013 Western Hockey League (WHL) bantam draft.[3] Ferguson played two more seasons with the Hounds before signing with the Blazers in 2015.[4]
Following his second season of major junior hockey with the Blazers in 2016–17, Ferguson was selected with the 194th overall pick in the 2017 NHL entry draft by the Dallas Stars.[5] However, he was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights on June 27 (only two days after he was drafted) with a second-round pick in the 2020 NHL entry draft in exchange for defenceman Marc Methot.[6]
On September 28, 2017, the Golden Knights signed Ferguson to a three-year, entry-level contract.[7] He began the 2017–18 season with the Blazers. However, on October 31, Ferguson was called up by the Golden Knights under emergency basis following a number of goaltending injuries.[8] Ferguson made his NHL debut on November 14, in relief of Maxime Lagacé against the Edmonton Oilers in which he allowed one goal on two shots in 9:14 of playing time.[9] Ferguson was returned to the Blazers on November 17 after the Golden Knights activated Malcolm Subban from injured reserve.[10] As the Blazers failed to make a postseason run, the Golden Knights called up Ferguson as their third backup goalie during the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.[11][12]
Ferguson returned to the Blazers for the 2018–19 season after attending the Golden Knights training camp.[13] During the Blazers season-opening week, Ferguson was named the WHL Goaltender of the Week after he recorded a 1.00 goals-against-average and a 0.970 save percentage.[14] Ferguson was assigned to the ECHL's Fort Wayne Komets to start the 2019–20 season, but also saw time with the Golden Knights' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights.[15]
The Golden Knights declined to issue a qualifying offer to Ferguson at the conclusion of his entry-level contract, making him an unrestricted free agent.[16] Ferguson then signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Toronto Maple Leafs on August 11, 2022.[17] After attending the Maple Leafs training camp and pre-season, Ferguson was re-assigned to join the Leafs' AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, to begin the 2022–23 season on a PTO.[18] Ferguson made five appearances with the Marlies before he was loaned to the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL on February 23, 2023. Before making an appearance with the Thunder, Ferguson was traded by the Marlies to the Belleville Senators of the AHL in exchange for future considerations on February 24.[19] He was then signed to a two-way contract for the remainder of the season with the Belleville Senators' NHL affiliate, the Ottawa Senators, on March 2, 2023.[20]
Ferguson was recalled by Ottawa after registering a 5–1–0 record with Belleville after joining the team.[15] Ferguson's first NHL start came on March 20, 2023 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh. It was also his first NHL victory as he made 48 saves in a 2–1 win.[21] He lost his second game of the season with Ottawa 5–3 to the New Jersey Devils on March 25.[22] He was returned to Belleville on March 28 after goalie Cam Talbot became healthy enough to return to Ottawa's lineup.[23]
Following his brief tenure with the Senators, Ferguson left the organization as a free agent in the off-season. Unable to attract NHL interest, Ferguson opted to sign his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with Belarusian club HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on July 28, 2023.[24] He made 23 appearances in the KHL with 9-9-0 record with a .904 save percentage and 2.51 goals-against average.[25]
After one season in the KHL, Ferguson returned to North America and signed a PTO with the Vancouver Canucks on September 15, 2024.[25] He was released from his PTO by the Canucks and immediately signed a one-year AHL contract with the Iowa Wild.[26]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2012–13 | Notre Dame Hounds | SMHL | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.62 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Notre Dame Argos | SMHL | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.62 | .896 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.66 | .945 | ||
| 2014–15 | Notre Dame Hounds | SMHL | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.70 | .907 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.02 | .918 | ||
| 2015–16 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 16 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 814 | 56 | 1 | 4.13 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 31 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1706 | 78 | 0 | 2.74 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 59 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 3382 | 166 | 1 | 2.95 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6.67 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 49 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 2612 | 131 | 1 | 3.01 | .908 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 237 | 13 | 0 | 3.29 | .887 | ||
| 2019–20 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 806 | 52 | 0 | 3.87 | .869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 3 | 0 | 1.60 | .941 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 641 | 21 | 1 | 1.96 | .920 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 757 | 37 | 1 | 2.93 | .907 | ||
| 2021–22 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 641 | 31 | 1 | 2.90 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 13 | 0 | 3.12 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 392 | 15 | 0 | 2.30 | .926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 2.52 | .940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 23 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1170 | 49 | 0 | 2.51 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 6 | 0 | 2.81 | .929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| ECHL | ||
| Kelly Cup (Fort Wayne Komets) | 2021 | [27] |
References
edit- ^ "2017 Draft Choices". National Hockey League. November 5, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ Clipperton, Joshua (November 15, 2017). "Vegas' 5th string goalie living the dream". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ "Blazers Select 10 Players in WHL Bantam Draft". blazerhockey.com. May 2, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Blazers Sign Goaltender Dylan Ferguson". blazerhockey.com. May 4, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ Hastings, Marty (June 25, 2017). "Blazers' goalie Ferguson drafted by NHL's Dallas Stars". Kamloops This Week. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ "Vegas Acquires Draft Pick, Dylan Ferguson From Dallas For Marc Methot". Vegas Golden Knights. June 27, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Dylan Ferguson Signed To Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". Vegas Golden Knights. September 28, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Golden Knights' Dylan Ferguson: Called up under emergency conditions". CBS Sports. October 31, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ Van Diest, Derek (November 15, 2017). "Oilers score eight in win against Golden Knights". Vegas Golden Knights. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Golden Knights activate Malcom Subban from IR, send Dylan Ferguson to WHL". Sportsnet. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "Ferguson Added to NHL's Vegas Golden Knights Roster". blazerhockey.com. April 11, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ Seitz, Earl (April 11, 2018). "Blazers Ferguson joins Vegas playoff roster". cfjctoday.com. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Announce Roster Transactions: 9/19". Vegas Golden Knights. September 19, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Blazers' Ferguson named WHL Eli Wilson Goaltending WHL Goaltender of the Week". Western Hockey League. September 24, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ a b Garrioch, Bruce (March 20, 2023). "Goaltender Dylan Ferguson's road to the Ottawa Senators had bumps along the way". National Post. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Golden Knights make offers to 6 RFAs but will let forward Howden go". Las Vegas Sun. July 11, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Former Blazers goaltender Dylan Ferguson signs PTO with Toronto Maple Leafs". Kamloops Now. August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ Toronto Marlies [@TorontoMarlies] (October 11, 2022). "Marlies sign Dylan Ferguson to PTO" (Tweet). Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "B-Senators acquire Ferguson". American Hockey League. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "Senators sign goalie Dylan Ferguson to one-year, two-way contract". Sportsnet. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ "Batherson, Ferguson lead Senators to 2-1 win over Penguins". Niagara Falls Review. Associated Press. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ Warren, Ken (March 25, 2023). "Devils deliver crushing loss to Senators in an entertaining Saturday show". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Senators' Dylan Ferguson: Reassigned to minors". CBS Sports. March 28, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Вратарь с опытом игры в НХЛ перейдет в минское "Динамо"" [Goalkeeper with NHL experience to join Dinamo Minsk] (in Russian). HC Dinamo Minsk. July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Canucks sign G Ferguson to PTO". TSN. September 15, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Loucks, Dylan (September 24, 2024). "Iowa Wild Signs Goaltender to a One-year Deal". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "Fort Wayne wins 2021 Kelly Cup". ECHL. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database