Utah's Ingram enters NHL/NHLPA player assistance program

Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram has entered the player assistance program, the NHL and NHLPA announced Sunday.

Ingram will be unavailable to Utah for an indefinite period while he receives care. He can return to the team once cleared by the program administrators.

"For those of you that don't know, earlier this season I lost my mother to breast cancer," Ingram wrote on social media. "After trying to make a return to playing, I have come to realize that I am not myself. At this point in my life, I need to put my health first, and take the proper time I need away to come back at 100%.

"Though many view the program as a resource for substance abuse, I want to recognize all that they do. I am once again privileged to have access to their network of world-class health professionals to hopefully avoid long-term negative effects of putting your health second. With the program's assistance, I look forward to getting the medical help I need and returning to a happy and healthy life."

Utah head coach Andre Tourigny offered his support for Ingram.

"All our hearts are with him," Tourigny said, according to KSL Sports' Cole Bagley. "We hope the best for him, and we just hope everything will go well for him."

Ingram won the Bill Masterton Trophy last year for perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey. He nearly retired because of obsessive compulsive disorder and lingering depression before he entered the player assistance program in 2021.

The 27-year-old has a 3.27 goals-against average and an .882 save percentage in 22 games this season. Ingram enjoyed a career year in 2023-24 when he posted a .907 SV% in 50 appearances.

Utah recalled goaltender Jaxson Stauber from the AHL's Tucson Roadrunners. The 25-year-old has a .925 SV% in four NHL games this season and has an .898 SV% in 17 AHL contests.