Overview
- Dylan Garand’s new contract carries a $775,000 NHL salary, a $100,000 AHL salary and $125,000 guaranteed for the 2025–26 season.
- Talyn Boyko inked a matching one-year, two-way deal and will compete for AHL backup duties after spending most of last season in the ECHL.
- Garand posted a 20–10–9 record with a 2.73 goals-against average, a .913 save percentage and three shutouts in 39 AHL games, earning an Atlantic Division All-Star selection.
- Boyko went 20–8–5 with a 2.66 GAA, a .913 SV% and two shutouts in 33 ECHL games before appearing in five AHL contests with a 2.61 GAA, a .917 SV% and one shutout.
- With Louis Domingue signing in the KHL, Garand inherits Hartford’s starting role and faces a first real opportunity to prove his NHL readiness following earlier call-ups that yielded no appearances.