Former Telus Cup winner with the Mintos, NHL goaltender Connor Ingram retires

Per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, Ingram will return to the classroom to study psychology. He became an unrestricted free agent following the end of this past season after signing a three-year, $5.85 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes, prior to their move to Utah, back in June 2023.

Prior to his time in the NHL, the Imperial, Sask., product was a star in the crease for the Prince Albert AAA Mintos.

Ingram played just one season in the Green and Gold back in the 2013-14 season, where he dominated between the pipes. Following the regular season that year, Ingram was named the province’s Top Goaltender after finishing with a Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League (SMAAAHL) best 1.98 goals-against average (GAA) and .928 save percentage (SV%).

Connor Ingram uses the blocker to turn aside a shot during his AAA debut with the Prince Albert Mintos against the Regina Pat Canadians at the Art Hauser Centre on Nov. 23, 2013. Ingram ended the game with a 33-save shutout, as the Mintos beat the Pat Canadians 2-0. (Image Credit: File photo/paNOW)

The Mintos ended up falling in the semi-final round of the playoffs, but qualified for the Western Regional tournament as the host team. There, Ingram helped lead the Mintos to a Western Regional win inside the Art Hauser Centre, where he posted a 3-0-0 (W-L-OTL) record with a 2.33 GAA and .932 SV%. That gave the club a berth to the Telus Cup National Championship tournament in Moose Jaw a few weeks later.

The Mintos continued their winning ways in the Friendly City and ended up taking home the 2014 Telus Cup after what was the longest game ever played in the tournament’s history. The gold medal game went to triple-overtime and ended 108 minutes and 36 seconds after the opening puck drop as P.A. knocked off Quebec’s Grenadiers de Châteauguay, 4-3. Ingram was in goal for the Mintos in that championship clinching contest, where he set a tournament record for most saves in a single game with 60.

Ingram finished the Telus Cup with a 3-0-1 record, a 1.66 GAA and a .950 SV%. His performance was recognized alongside other Mintos goaltender Lane Michasiw, as the two shared the Top Goaltender honour.

Connor Ingram (second from the right) stands with the other award winners from the 2014 Telus Cup. (Image Credit: Hockey Canada)

Following his time with the Mintos, he went on to play three seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Kamloops Blazers and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the third round, 88th overall, in the 2016 NHL Draft. He never played a game for the Lightning, and instead made his NHL debut with the Nashville Predators in the 2021-22 season after spending time in American Hockey League (AHL) and East Coast Hockey League (ECHL).

Ingram then played for the Arizona Coyotes who then became the Utah Mammoth, before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers last October. He spent the first half of the season with the Oilers AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, and was called up to Edmonton a couple months later in December, after Tristan Jarry was placed on injured reserve.

In 32 regular season appearances with the Oilers, the 29-year-old finished with a 16-10-3 record to pair with a 2.60 GAA and an .899 SV%. He also suited up for five playoff games, where he posted a 2-3-0 record with a 3.86 GAA and an .876 SV%.

All time in his NHL career, Ingram finished with a 55-54-18 record, along with a 3.01 GAA and .901 SV%. In 2024, Ingram was honoured by the NHL by winning the Bill Masterton Trophy as the league’s most sportsmanlike player that season.

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loganc.lehmann@pattisonmedia.com

by Logan Lehmann

Former Telus Cup winner with the Mintos, NHL goaltender Connor Ingram retires

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