Connor Ingram Announces His Retirement

The following training camp, he was claimed off waivers by Arizona, giving Ingram his first taste of extended NHL action.  He held his own in a backup role in 2022-23, earning a three-year, $5.85MM contract for his efforts.  Ingram then briefly took over the starting role the following season, getting into 50 games where he had a 2.91 GAA, a .907 SV%, and a league-high six shutouts.  It looked like he had arrived as a viable NHL netminder with a bargain contract to boot.

He didn’t fare as well to start the 2024-25 campaign with the Mammoth in their first season following relocation, struggling in 22 games before once again entering the Player Assistance Program to help him deal with his mother’s passing the year before.  He was out for the remainder of the season and upon being reinstated, he wasn’t invited to training camp with Utah, clearing waivers last fall.

Ingram was subsequently flipped to Edmonton after that, with Utah retaining $800K of Ingram’s $1.95MM AAV.  The Oilers had him start in the minors but after Calvin Pickard struggled in the first half, Edmonton recalled Ingram back in December and he was with them the rest of the way.  He was in and out of the starting role at times, compiling a respectable 2.60 GAA and a .899 SV% in 32 regular season outings, though he struggled against Anaheim in the playoffs.

Ingram’s performance earned him the 39th slot on our annual Top 50 UFA list while ranking fourth among netminders.  However, whether that was by choice or otherwise, no contract came about so rather than head for training camp on a tryout deal, Ingram has decided to get a head start on his post-playing days.  His career ends with a 55-54-18 record in parts of five NHL seasons with a 3.01 GAA and a .901 SV%.