Canucks bring Chris Driedger to camp on PTO

The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Chris Driedger to a professional tryout contract, the club announced Thursday.

Driedger, 32, spent last season with Traktor Chelyabinsk in the Kontinental Hockey League. He posted an 8-9-2 record, a 3.05 goals-against average, a .897 save percentage and one shutout.

The six-foot-four, 210-pound Winnipeg native has appeared in 67 NHL regular-season games with the Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers and Seattle Kraken. His NHL record is 31-24-5, with a 2.45 goals-against average, .917 save percentage and five shutouts.

He has also played 217 American Hockey League games, compiling a 106-78-24 record. The Canucks also announced the hiring of Sean Finn as an amateur scout after seven seasons in the KHL.