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Canucks sign goaltender Richard Bachman to two-year, two-way contract

Richard Bachman. Photo Canucks The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Richard Bachman to a two-year, two-way contract. The 30-year-old posted a 13-13-5 record with a .902 save percentage and 2.
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Richard Bachman is the name of Stephen King's moniker under which he wrote the book, The Running Man. It's also the name of the goaltender the Canucks just signed. Photo CanucksRichard Bachman. Photo Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Richard Bachman to a two-year, two-way contract.

The 30-year-old posted a 13-13-5 record with a .902 save percentage and 2.98 goals-against average in 31 games played with the American Hockey League's Utica Comets this past season.

The five-foot-10, 175-pound native of Salt Lake City has played 48 career NHL games, posting a 20-17-2 record, a .906 save percentage and 2.90 GAA.

Bachman originally signed with Vancouver as a free agent on July 1, 2015. He was selected 120th overall by Dallas in the 2006 NHL draft.