Goaltender Billy Christopoulos is back in the Pond

(Toledo, OH) – Goaltender Billy Christopoulos has agreed to terms with the Toledo Walleye for the 2021-2022 season.

The 27-year-old returns to the Walleye after having a breakout season in 2019-20, when he went 23-3-3 with a 2.30 GAA and a .932 SVP for Toledo. That year he was named as the goaltender for the ECHL All-Rookie Team while also winning Goaltender of the Month honors in February of that year. This past season, Christopoulos went 11-5-1 with the Indy Fuel while sporting a 2.29 GAA and .914 SVP. He also made his AHL debut during the season by skating in five contests for the Rochester Americans with a 1-1-0 record.

From 2015-2019, the native of Raleigh, North Carolina was with the Air Force Academy. In 93 games for the Falcons, Christopoulos went 42-31-11 with a 2.29 GAA and a .913 SVP. He appeared in a career-best 43 games during his junior campaign (2017-2018) in which he also scored career-bests in wins with 23, a 2.06 GAA and .922 SVP. Christopoulos was awarded AHA Goaltender of the Year in back-to-back years (2017-2019) during which he won 37 games.