Walleye goalie Cal Heeter has been called up to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.
Heeter won his first eight games in a Walleye uniform and did not lose a start until Dec. 10 against Alaska. This is the second time Heeter has been promoted to Grand Rapids.
A 33-save performance by Cal Heeter in his Grand Rapids Griffins debut led the way in a 4-1 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Saturday at BMO Harris Bank Center.
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Heeter, 27, spent the 2015-16 season between two clubs. In 24 games with the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga he posted an 11-8-0 record, a 3.00 goals against average and a 0.900 save percentage while showing a 0-2-2 mark, a 3.23 GAA and a 0.856 save percentage in six games with the Kontinental Hockey League’s Zagreb Medvescak.
The helpless goalie who had been in position to play the flip-in was Cal Heeter, a cup-of-coffee NHL goalie for the 2013-14 Flyers.
Cal is very much looking forward to the challenge of competing for the number one goaltending spot in our club and to proving that he is a top goalie that can play at the KHL level.
The Maple Leafs appear to have invited former Andirondack Phantoms goalie (ex-Flyers property, signed out of college) Cal Heeter to their camp. More options does seem prudent. Technically Garret Sparks is the #3 goalie right now and he’s played a total of 21 AHL games.
When the Flyers take the ice at the Wells Fargo Center for their first home playoff game in two years, Cal Heeter will be there.
Playing for the Flyers Sunday at the Wells Fargo Center was a dream come true for goalie Cal Heeter. He finally made it to the NHL.
The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled C Jason Akeson and G Cal Heeter from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, according to general manager Paul Holmgren.
The Philadelphia Flyers announced that they have recalled goaltender Cal Heeter from their AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, on an emergency basis tonight and that Flyers goaltender Ray Emery is day-to-day with a lower body injury, according to GM Paul Holmgren.
