Kraken sign amateur goalie Michael Matyas as backup for Philipp Grubauer

The Seattle Kraken have an emergency backup goaltender on the bench Sunday against the New York Rangers.

With Joey Daccord out with an illness, the Kraken signed Michael Matyas to an amateur tryout agreement.

Matyas is serving as the backup for starter Philipp Grubauer.

The 32-year-old from Calgary played with the University of Alaska-Anchorage from 2012-15 and posted a 3-5-2 record, 3.44 goals against average and .870 save percentage over 14 games.

Seattle is sixth in the Pacific Division with a 13-14-1 record.