Grizzlies Acquire Jake Barczewski From Bloomington for Dryden McKay
Salt Lake City, Utah – The Utah Grizzlies have acquired goaltender Jake Barczewski from the Bloomington Bison for goaltender Dryden McKay.
Barczewski played with Utah during the 2024-25 season and had a record of 16-15-3 with a .902 save percentage and a 3.49 goals-against average. He led Utah goaltenders with 40 games played last season.
Barczewski was a four-year starter at Canisius College from 2019-2023, where he played in 100 games and had a record of 44-42-8 with a .917 save percentage and a 2.60 goals-against average. Barczewski was named First-team all-conference in 2021-22 and third team in 2022-23. He was named the 2020-21 Canisius Male Athlete of the Year. He transferred to the University of Michigan for the 2023-24 season, where he recorded a 20-14-3 record, two shutouts, a .907 save percentage and a 2.84 GAA. With Michigan Barczewski had 12 games with 30 plus saves.
McKay appeared in 4 games with Utah this season and had a .905 save percentage and a 2.80 goals-against average.
The Grizzlies are on the road at Wichita for games on November 6-7. Face-off both nights from INTRUST Bank Arena is at 6:05 pm mountain time. The Grizzlies are home for four games in November. They host Idaho on November 14 at 7:10 pm and Allen on November 26, 28-29. Tickets are available at utahgrizzlies.com or by calling (801) 988-8000.