Panthers assign goalie Kirill Gerasimyuk from Charlotte to Savannah Ghost Pirates

The Florida Panthers have reassigned goaltender Kirill Gerasimyuk from their AHL affiliate to the ECHL, moving the 22-year-old prospect from the Charlotte Checkers to the Savannah Ghost Pirates. The move is intended to give the St. Petersburg, Russia native more game action as he navigates his first season in North America.

"The Florida Panthers have assigned goaltender Kirill Gerasimyuk from the Checkers to the ECHL's Savannah Ghost Pirates," read the Charlotte Checkers release reprinted by OurSportsCentral. That announcement included a recent game detail: Gerasimyuk last saw action on January 18 against Hershey, making 16 saves in a 4-3 win. The Charlotte release lists his AHL line as 4-4-1 with a 2.33 goals-against average, a .904 save percentage and two shutouts, and it reports he has suited up for four games in Savannah this season, logging a 2-1-1 record, a 1.95 GAA and a .923 save percentage.

The Savannah Ghost Pirates’ announcement described the move in similar terms: "The Savannah Ghost Pirates announced today that the Florida Panthers have reassigned goaltender Kirill Gerasimyuk to Savannah from the Charlotte Checkers." The Ghost Pirates framed Gerasimyuk as a rookie in his first season in North America and noted he was selected by Florida in the fifth round of the 2021 NHL Draft. Savannah’s release presents a different statistical snapshot, listing his ECHL numbers as 1-0-1 with a 1.42 GAA and a .952 save percentage and reporting that he appeared in five games for Charlotte with a 1-2-1 record, a 2.44 GAA and an .895 save percentage.

Those divergent stat lines are the clearest immediate story detail beyond the roster move. The Charlotte and Savannah releases contradict one another on games played, decisions and basic goaltending metrics, so the precise accounting of Gerasimyuk’s workload will require reconciliation via league or team game logs. What is consistent across the releases is the organizational logic: Gerasimyuk is a young, drafted netminder shuttling between affiliates as the Florida Panthers manage depth and development.

From a hockey-development perspective, the reassignment is routine but meaningful. For Savannah, Gerasimyuk bolsters a goalie depth chart with a prospect who has shown the ability to win and post competitive numbers at both levels, according to team statements. For Charlotte and Florida, the handoff preserves roster flexibility at the AHL level while keeping a draft pick active and evaluable in live games.

Culturally and commercially, the assignment reinforces the farm-system model that feeds NHL rosters and sustains minor-league markets. Savannah gains a rosterable asset fans can track, and Gerasimyuk’s adjustment to North American nets will be a storyline for both local supporters and Panthers talent evaluators.

Next, fans should watch Savannah’s upcoming starts and official ECHL and AHL game logs to see whether Gerasimyuk’s play accelerates his path back up the organizational ladder or cements a longer stint with the Ghost Pirates.