BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - - Forecasted to be the Sabres' goaltender of the future, Devon Levi has actually gotten even more acknowledgment for his college hockey accomplishments.

For the second successive season, Levi has actually been selected as one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award given to the top player in NCAA Division I. The Northeastern University junior likewise got Hockey East Player of the Year on Wednesday, after earlier being called among three finalists for the Mike Richter Award as the leading goalie in the nation.

Buffalo aspires to sign the 21-year-old Levi to an entry-level contract now that Northeastern's season has actually ended prior to the NCAA Tournament.

" That'll be a really, actually crucial piece for us," Sabres general supervisor Kevyn Adams stated following the March 3 trade deadline, while Levi was still betting Northeastern and after the Sabres obtained a third-round draft choice for Michigan goaltender Erik Portillo, who was thought about unlikely to sign with the Sabres due to Levi's existence in the possibility pipeline.

The Sabres acquired the rights to Levi, a seventh-round choice in 2020, together with a first-round choice from the Panthers in a July, 2021 trade for Sam Reinhart.

Levi led the NCAA this season with a. 933 save percentage. He had a 2.24 goals-against average and six nothings. Levi's career.942 save portion ranks 2nd in NCAA history, behind existing Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, and ahead of previous Sabres star Ryan Miler, the 2001 Hobey Baker Award winner.

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