The Vancouver Canucks have acquired goaltender Casey DeSmith from the Montreal Canadiens.
On September 19, the general manager of the Vancouver Canucks, Patrik Allvin, made the announcement that the team had acquired keeper Casey DeSmith from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for winger Tanner Pearson and a third-round choice in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft.
Manager Patrik Alvin said “On behalf of the Canucks organization, we are very grateful to Tanner Pearson for all of his contributions and efforts in Vancouver the last five seasons” “We wish him and his family the best in their next chapter.
“We are also excited about adding some more goaltending depth to our roster with a veteran like Casey DeSmith,” continued Allvin. “His experience and versatility will provide us with more options and stability in the crease moving forward.”
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Casey DeSmith was acquired by the Montreal Canadiens from the Pittsburgh Penguins in a three-team transaction that also included San Jose earlier this summer. The goaltender played a career-best 38 games for Pittsburgh last season, amassing a record of 15-16-4 throughout those games, along with a 3.17 goals-against average and a.905 save percentage.
Throughout his five seasons playing in the NHL, all of which were played with the Pittsburgh team, DeSmith has participated in a total of 134 games. During this time, he has achieved a record of 58 wins, 44 losses, and 15 ties. Additionally, he has managed to secure nine shutouts throughout his career. DeSmith’s performance is further highlighted by his commendable 2.81 goals-against average and an impressive save percentage of .912. He made his debut in his inaugural playoff game of his career in the opening round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the New York Rangers. He skillfully defended against 48 out of 51 shots encountered over four and a half periods of intense gameplay before being forced to leave the game due to an injury.
Casey DeSmith has additionally made appearances in 103 regular season games and 14 playoff games in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. During the regular season, he has achieved a record of 57 wins, 33 losses, and 14 ties. In his inaugural season as an official rookie (2016.17), he received the prestigious honour of being selected for the AHL’s All-Rookie Team. Additionally, he achieved the remarkable feat of winning the esteemed Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award alongside his fellow goaltender, Tristan Jarry. This esteemed accolade recognized their exceptional performance in maintaining the lowest goals-against average throughout the league.
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