Cardiff Devils Confirmed Signings & Departures 2026/27
Fantastic news. How many fans have been holding their breath waiting for this announcement?! Outstanding and consistent performances especially during the last couple of months.
Hopefully the Club has the solid goalie partnership for the future...Christian and (hopefully) Bownsey confirmed soon.
Hopefully the Club has the solid goalie partnership for the future...Christian and (hopefully) Bownsey confirmed soon.
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Suspect you're probably right, this bit in the Stoever article suggests he might already be signed:
https://www.cardiffdevils.com/news/stoever-back-another-season/
Or i'm reading far, far too much into the 'we are in a very fortunate position' haha!
https://www.cardiffdevils.com/news/stoever-back-another-season/
Or i'm reading far, far too much into the 'we are in a very fortunate position' haha!
Stoever dressed for 58 of Devils games last season and of those he got onto the ice in 38 games – so he played in 65.5% of the games he dressed.
Bowns dressed for 61 Devils games and got onto the ice in 36 games – so he played in 59% of the games he dressed.
Bowns and Stoever both had 34 starts last season.
Stoever’s win rate was 63.16% and Bowns’ was 58.33%
Stoever played a total of 3 minutes 15 seconds more than Bowns last season.
Full Stoever stats below
Bowns dressed for 61 Devils games and got onto the ice in 36 games – so he played in 59% of the games he dressed.
Bowns and Stoever both had 34 starts last season.
Stoever’s win rate was 63.16% and Bowns’ was 58.33%
Stoever played a total of 3 minutes 15 seconds more than Bowns last season.
Full Stoever stats below
2025/26 full-season stats for #30 Christian Stoever (all competitive games)
Total Games: 58
Games Iced: 38 (65.5% of his games)
Starts: 34 (50% of Devils’ games)
Games Pulled: 2
Wins: 24 (63.16% win rate – 3rd best of all players in the league)
Losses: 8
OTL: 2
Minutes iced: 2046 minutes 11 seconds
Shots on Goal faced: 934
Saves: 862
Goals conceded: 72 (5v5 = 50, 3v3 = 1, PPG = 19, SHG = 1, 6v5 = 1)
Saves rate: 92.29% (6th best in league)
Goals conceded per game (60 mins): 2.11 (3rd best in league)
Shutouts: 4
Penalty shots saved: 3
Penalty shots conceded: 5
Goals: 0
Assists: 3
Points: 3
League games: 17-4-2 and saves rate = 91.63%, Goals against per game = 2.23
Challenge Cup: 3-4-0 and saves rate = 93.07%, Goals against per game = 2.22
Play-Offs: 4-0-0 and saves rate = 94.95%, Goals against per game = 1.25
Home games: 14-4-0 and saves rate = 93.97%, Goals against per game = 1.82
Away games: 10-4-2 and saves rate = 91.13%, Goals against per game = 2.42
In wins: Saves rate = 94.05%, Goals against per game = 1.53
In losses: Saves rate = 88.78%, goals against per game = 3.50
vs Belfast: 1-1-0. Saves rate = 89.90%, goals against per game = 2.53
vs Coventry: 2-2-0. Saves rate = 91.82%, goals against per game = 2.50
vs Dundee: 4-1-0. Saves rate = 91.41%, goals against per game = 2.21
vs Fife: 2-0-1. Saves rate = 89.87%, goals against per game = 2.66
vs Glasgow: 2-0-0. Saves rate = 98.25%, goals against per game = 0.50
vs Guildford: 4-0-0. Saves rate = 94.34%, goals against per game = 1.50
vs Manchester: 4-0-0. Saves rate = 93.07%, goals against per game = 1.68
vs Nottingham: 2-1-1. Saves rate = 91.38%, goals against per game = 2.34
vs Sheffield: 3-3-0. Saves rate = 92.02%, goals against per game = 2.47
Total Games: 58
Games Iced: 38 (65.5% of his games)
Starts: 34 (50% of Devils’ games)
Games Pulled: 2
Wins: 24 (63.16% win rate – 3rd best of all players in the league)
Losses: 8
OTL: 2
Minutes iced: 2046 minutes 11 seconds
Shots on Goal faced: 934
Saves: 862
Goals conceded: 72 (5v5 = 50, 3v3 = 1, PPG = 19, SHG = 1, 6v5 = 1)
Saves rate: 92.29% (6th best in league)
Goals conceded per game (60 mins): 2.11 (3rd best in league)
Shutouts: 4
Penalty shots saved: 3
Penalty shots conceded: 5
Goals: 0
Assists: 3
Points: 3
League games: 17-4-2 and saves rate = 91.63%, Goals against per game = 2.23
Challenge Cup: 3-4-0 and saves rate = 93.07%, Goals against per game = 2.22
Play-Offs: 4-0-0 and saves rate = 94.95%, Goals against per game = 1.25
Home games: 14-4-0 and saves rate = 93.97%, Goals against per game = 1.82
Away games: 10-4-2 and saves rate = 91.13%, Goals against per game = 2.42
In wins: Saves rate = 94.05%, Goals against per game = 1.53
In losses: Saves rate = 88.78%, goals against per game = 3.50
vs Belfast: 1-1-0. Saves rate = 89.90%, goals against per game = 2.53
vs Coventry: 2-2-0. Saves rate = 91.82%, goals against per game = 2.50
vs Dundee: 4-1-0. Saves rate = 91.41%, goals against per game = 2.21
vs Fife: 2-0-1. Saves rate = 89.87%, goals against per game = 2.66
vs Glasgow: 2-0-0. Saves rate = 98.25%, goals against per game = 0.50
vs Guildford: 4-0-0. Saves rate = 94.34%, goals against per game = 1.50
vs Manchester: 4-0-0. Saves rate = 93.07%, goals against per game = 1.68
vs Nottingham: 2-1-1. Saves rate = 91.38%, goals against per game = 2.34
vs Sheffield: 3-3-0. Saves rate = 92.02%, goals against per game = 2.47
Really pleased with this signing. We've struggled in recent years to get a second netminder who can be trusted to start a long stretch of games. Stoever proved by the end of the season he can do that.
It certainly sounds from the PR like Bowns is back too which will give us a very solid netminder duo.
It certainly sounds from the PR like Bowns is back too which will give us a very solid netminder duo.
i think bowns would be ok with a 40-60 split in favour of stover, especially if looking to be goalie coach in future. it would be a good option for him. i don't know if he has ever mentioned his future plans after ending playing. also i don't know how many teams have a goalie coach ? maybe keep playing because he loves the sport and drop down a level ?
