Confirmed Signing with Link: [CGY] G Waltteri Ignatjew signs ELC with the Flames (1 year, $870k; begins 2024-25)

[MMC]

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[Nanuuk]

Never heard of him. Hope he is a find!

 

[Bubbles]

That is one unique surname.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

I doubt nhl 24 even let you use that name.

 

[Mike Jones]

Somebody else to call Iggy.

Waltteri Ignatjew at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Waltteri Ignatjew, 1999-12-03 Helsinki, FIN Finland. Most recently in the HockeyAllsvenskan with Mora IK. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Finnish free agent goalie. I wonder who helped steer him to the Flames.

 

[Kahvi]

That is one unique surname.

Probably Russian origin, and some creative transliteration done way back when his grandparents or great-grandparents emigrated to Finland. Maybe one of the Russians here might have some more insight?

 

[CraigBillington]

Somebody else to call Iggy.

Waltteri Ignatjew at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Waltteri Ignatjew, 1999-12-03 Helsinki, FIN Finland. Most recently in the HockeyAllsvenskan with Mora IK. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Finnish free agent goalie. I wonder who helped steer him to the Flames.

Probably a pilot.

 

[Bubbles]

Probably Russian origin, and some creative transliteration done way back when his grandparents or great-grandparents emigrated to Finland. Maybe one of the Russians here might have some more insight?

Ignat is a Slavic name, usually short for Ignatius.

I'm reminded of a former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff.

 

[Kahvi]

Ignat is a Slavic name, usually short for Ignatius.

I'm reminded of a former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff.

I dont know any Russian, but I was thinking Ignatiev might be more modern transliteration.

And that -ieff vs. -iev is a funny thing, Miikka Kiprusoff's passport says Kiprusov, and his official name in Finnish records for active business' is Kiprosov.

 

[Aaaarrgghh]

He was very good for Mora as they reached the semifinals in Hockeyallsvenskan, the second division of Swedish hockey (same team as Brandsegg-Nygård), so I'm not surprised someone took a chance in him.

EDIT: In Swedish at least, Russian names that in English are spelt with a ch are spelt with a tj (cf. Kovalchuk vs. Kovaltjuk) which I guess would make the original name correspond to Ignachev in the standard English spelning.

 

[Mike Jones]

Probably a pilot.

Nice. Kipper probably helped him choose the Flames too.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Bless you

 

[saintunspecified]

Ah, so *gnot* another Goldstein.

(yes, I'm allowed to make to this joke)

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

What does a redneck call a person of Jewish faith that they assume is ignorant ?

 

[Celebrini71]

Nxt Kipper

 

[ViD]

Valery Ignatiev and Mikhail Kiprusov

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Citizen off the world.

 

[Lunatik]

I'm curious about him, compared to other goalies in the 2nd Swedish League, he had a phenomenal season.

 

[Vector]

*rubbing temples slowly*

I need to know how to pronounce his name correctly.

 

[Bruce Granville]

Clearly a sleeper (free) agent…

 

[Petey O]

The Hughes' brothers' kryptonite. He will ignat them.

 

[Bounces R Way]

 

[seafoam]

Legendary name.

 

[Musampa]

I dont know any Russian, but I was thinking Ignatiev might be more modern transliteration.

And that -ieff vs. -iev is a funny thing, Miikka Kiprusoff's passport says Kiprusov, and his official name in Finnish records for active business' is Kiprosov.

Two Wild’s legends Kiprusoff and Kaprizoff

 

[Double Dion]

Interesting. I kind of thought young goalies was already a position of strength organizationally. Not opposed to it or anything. Just makes me wonder if the college Russian or Russia Russian are not willing to sign.