Penn State junior goaltender Arsenii Sergeev has signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the NHL’s Calgary Flames.
The Flames originally chose Sergeev in the seventh round (205th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft.
“We are extremely happy for Arsi signing a well-deserved NHL contract with Calgary,” said Nittany Lions coach Guy Gadowsky in a statenent. “He was a great player on the ice, but made an even greater impact to our program and our locker room off the ice. Arsenii is such a fun lovable competitive teammate, and he will surely be missed, but he has a home at Penn State forever.”
Sergeev backstopped Penn State to its first-ever Frozen Four while becoming the first Nittany Lion goaltender to earn a spot on either the all-B1G first or second team after landing second team honors back in March.
The Yaroslavl, Russia, native turned in one of the best goaltending seasons in Penn State history posting a 19-9-4 record with a .919 save percentage and a 2.54 goals-against average and four shutouts.
Sergeev’s 19 wins this season tied for the top spot in the Big Ten and are tied for the second-most in a single-season by a Nittany Lion netminder with his save percentage and goals-against average each ranking third-best while his four shutouts are a new Penn State single-season record as well as tied for the career standard and also paced the Big Ten and ranked tied for fourth nationally.
Seegeev leaves Hockey Valley as the program’s all-time leader in save percentage (.919), goals-against average (2.54), winning percentage (.679) and is tied for the lead in shutouts (4) while his 19 wins are good for fifth all-time.
He played from 2022 to 2024 at UConn before transferring to Penn State.
Sergeev was also named Big Ten first star of the week on three separate occasions becoming the lone Nittany Lion to earn three or more guest star recognitions in the same season.
“Before I got to Penn State, I was nervous about what it would be like, but, now, I’ve made memories, friendships, and a second family that I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life,” said Sergeev. “The coaching staff here and my teammates have made me a better player on the ice and a better person off the ice and I am forever grateful for my time in Hockey Valley.”
