- Sebastian Cossa signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Mammoth on Tuesday
- Utah acquired the 23-year-old goalie from Detroit on June 26 for a first-round pick
- Read below for Cossa’s big AHL season and where he fits in the Utah crease
Utah didn’t wait around to lock up its newest goalie. Sebastian Cossa signed a two-year, $4 million contract on Tuesday, a deal that carries a $2 million cap hit and pays him a flat $2 million in each season.
Cossa was one day from becoming a restricted free agent. The Mammoth pulled him out of Detroit on June 26 for a first-round pick in this year’s draft, then made sure he wasn’t hitting the market on July 1.
PuckPedia broke down the terms:
Detroit could afford to let him go. The Red Wings have Trey Augustine climbing their system, and the crowded goalie pipeline left Cossa expendable.
He’s coming off the best season of his pro career. Cossa went 26-8-4 with a 2.33 goals-against average, a .915 save percentage and five shutouts in 39 games for the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
The numbers earned him hardware. Cossa won AHL Goaltender of the Month in both November and December and shared the Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award for the league’s stingiest goals-against mark.
Watch Cossa talk through one of his five shutouts:
There’s a little NHL on the resume, too. Cossa made his debut on December 9, 2024, stopping 14 shots in relief of a 6-5 shootout win over Buffalo.
Now he lands behind Karel Vejmelka, who signed a five-year extension and ran away with the starting job in Salt Lake City last season. Cossa gives the Mammoth a young option to push for backup minutes and grow into more.
Utah’s offseason has stayed busy. The Mammoth re-signed Kailer Yamamoto and kept reshaping the roster under coach Andre Tourigny.
Two years and $4 million buys Cossa a real runway to prove he belongs.
