Stars sign Remi Poirier to two-year, two-way contract

The Dallas Stars have announced theyve signed goaltender Remi Poirier to a two-year, two-way contract beginning next season.

Poirier has spent the last three seasons with the AHLs Texas Stars.

Dallas originally drafted Poirier in the sixth-round of the 2020 NHL Draft.

He signed his entry-level contract two seasons later, after finishing a fourth year with the QMJHLs Gatineau Olympiques.

His pro career kicked off in the ECHL, but he earned a promotion to the AHL after posting three shutouts and nine one-goal games through his first 22 games.

He finished his rookie pro season split between tier-two and tier-three, ultimately finishing the year with a .928 save percentage in 23 ECHL games and a .907 Sv% in 16 AHL games.

The momentum from year one was enough to propel Poirier to the top of a closely-contested Texas goalie room last season.

He played in 38 of Texas 72 games on the season, and posted a team-best .904 save percentage and 17-16-4 record.

He seemed set to continue on as Texas starter into this season, until the Stars signed Magnus Hellberg to a one-year, two-way contract last August.

Hellberg assumed the lions share of minutes over Poirier, though Poiriers .908 Sv% in 31 games still trumped Hellbergs .904 Sv% in 41 games.

Hellberg recently signed with Djugardens IF of Swedens SHL for next season.

That move should open the door for Poirier to once again step into the AHL spotlight.

He boasts a career-long stat line of a 43-32-8 record, .906 Sv%, and 2.86 goals-against-average in 85 games and four seasons.

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