The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Sergei Ivanov to a two-year, entry level contract through the 2027-28 season, club general manager Don Waddell announced today. Ivanov is expected to spend the 2026-27 season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) before playing in North America.

“We are thrilled to sign Sergei to an entry level contract,” said Waddell. “He possesses great quickness and agility, along with sound positional play, and has performed exceptionally well as a very young goaltender in the KHL over the past four seasons.”

Ivanov, 22, was selected by the Blue Jackets in the fifth-round, 138th overall, at the 2022 NHL Draft. He has posted a 34-50-8 record with a 2.65 goals-against average (GAA), .923 save percentage (SV%), and eight shutouts in 108 career appearances with SKA St. Petersburg, HK Sochi, and Admiral Vladivostok over four seasons in Russia’s top professional league (KHL) from 2022-26.

A native of Chernushka, Russia, Ivanov posted a 13-11-2 record with a 2.50 GAA, .928 SV%, and three shutouts in 29 contests with SKA St. Petersburg in 2025-26. 

The 6-0, 176-pound netminder has registered a 2.81 GAA and .909 SV% in 23 career appearances in Russia’s second professional league (VHL) from 2022-26.