Depth goaltender Dylan Ferguson will continue his career in Europe. He’s signed with HK Nitra, the Slovak club announced on Facebook. It’s a one-year deal, leaving the door open for a return to North America in 2026-27.
Ferguson is only 26 years old but has already built up a well-traveled career, playing for 11 different clubs in the NHL, AHL, ECHL, and KHL since his professional career began in 2018. He spent last season on a two-way contract with the Wild after veteran AHL option Troy Grosenick went down with a season-ending injury before the campaign began, but didn’t see any NHL action. His last NHL appearances – just two of his three career showings – came with the Senators in March 2023.
The 2017 seventh-round pick by the Stars, who was immediately flipped to the Golden Knights for defenseman Marc Methot, has a .929 SV% and 2.81 GAA across the trio of games with a 1-1-0 record. He’s spent most of his time in the AHL, where he’s largely been serviceable but had a difficult 2024-25 season. He managed a 3.81 GAA, .878 SV%, and 3-8-0 record in 12 games for the Iowa Wild.
The British Columbia native now heads overseas for the second time in his career. He spent 2023-24 with Belarus’ Dinamo Minsk, posting a .904 SV% in 23 games. He’ll bring his services to a Nitra team headlined by 44-year-old Branislav Mezei, who’s still going in his home country after being selected No. 10 overall by the Islanders in the 1999 draft.