| Calvin Pickard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Pickard with the Toronto Marlies in 2018 | |||
| Born |
April 15, 1992 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Edmonton Oilers Colorado Avalanche Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers Arizona Coyotes Detroit Red Wings Vienna Capitals | ||
| National team |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
49th overall, 2010 Colorado Avalanche | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Calvin Pickard (born April 15, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Pickard was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the second round (49th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He played his junior hockey with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was the first selection by the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. His older brother, Chet, also a goaltender, was drafted in the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators.
Playing career
Junior
Pickard began his major junior career with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the WHL in 2008–09. Despite only totalling 16 wins in 62 games with the Thunderbirds in his second season, Pickard posted a save percentage of 0.914 and was named to the 2010 WHL West First All-Star Team.[1] Although ranked as the top North American goaltender by central scouting, Pickard was the third goaltender chosen in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, when selected in the second round, 49th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche.[2] During the 2010–11 season with the Thunderbirds, Pickard was invited to take part in Canada's National Junior Team selection camp for the 2011 World Junior Championships.[3] He was not selected for the final roster.[4]
Professional
Colorado Avalanche
On March 25, 2011, it was announced that Pickard signed a three-year entry level contract with the Colorado Avalanche. He spent the remainder of the season with their American Hockey League affiliate team, the Lake Erie Monsters.[5] At the outset of the 2011–12 season, Pickard was assigned to the Seattle Thunderbirds, where he finished his junior career.[6] The 2012–13 season was his first full season as a professional, and Pickard played in 47 games for Lake Erie, recording 20 wins.[7]
In the 2014–15 season, Pickard began the year with the Monsters but was recalled to the Colorado Avalanche on October 16, 2014 after Semyon Varlamov was placed on injured reserve, he made his NHL debut the same day against the Ottawa Senators as he had to come in for Reto Berra who was injured in a collision; Pickard allowed four goals on 27 shots in a 5–3 loss. Pickard was sent back to the Lake Erie Monsters on October 25 but was recalled on November 18 after Semyon Varlamov suffered a groin injury.[8] Pickard earned his first win on November 22 after coming in to relieve an ineffective Reto Berra, Pickard stopped all 17 shots he faced in an eventual 4-3 Overtime win. After more poor play from Berra, Pickard became the starting goaltender and continued in impressive form until Semyon Varlamov permanently returned to the team, after which Pickard became the team's primary backup goaltender. Pickard was returned to Lake Erie on December 28, in order to resume a starting goaltender role.[9] After beginning the 2015–16 season with Colorado's new AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, he was recalled early on in the season when Semyon Varlamov suffered a groin injury. He would return to the club in late December when Reto Berra injured his ankle, Pickard recorded his first NHL shutout on January 16, 2016 against the New Jersey Devils.[10][11]
As a restricted free agent, Pickard was signed to his first one-way deal with the Avalanche, agreeing to a two-year, $2 million contract on July 5, 2016.[12] In his first full season in the NHL in 2016–17, Pickard was slated as the backup goaltender, however with an early season-ending injury suffered to Varlamov, Pickard was thrust into the starting role for the Avalanche. He established a career high in making 50 appearances, leading the last placed Avalanche in save percentage, goals against average and wins.
Expansion draft selection, waiver exchanges
In the off-season, having been exposed at the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft, Pickard was the first player selected by the Vegas Golden Knights on June 21, 2017.[13] Pickard was poised to be the Golden Knight's backup behind Marc-André Fleury heading into their inaugural season, and even went as far as holding a contest with Vegas fans to design his goaltender mask. However, on October 3, the team claimed goaltender Malcolm Subban off waivers.[14] With the Golden Knights deciding to go with a tandem of Fleury and Subban instead, Pickard was placed on waivers on October 5, in order to be sent to the team's AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. He cleared the following day, but a few hours after clearing, Pickard was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a 2018 sixth-round draft pick and Tobias Lindberg.[15] As he had already cleared waivers, Pickard was immediately assigned to the Maple Leafs affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. On April 15, 2018, Pickard, and fellow Marlies goaltender Garret Sparks, were awarded the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award.[16] After Pickard helped the Marlies win their first Calder Cup, he signed a one-year $800,000 contract extension to stay with the organization.[17]
During the 2018–19 pre-season, Sparks was chosen to be the Maple Leafs' backup, forcing Pickard to be put on waivers on October 1, 2018. He was claimed the following day by the Philadelphia Flyers.[18]
On November 23, 2018, Pickard had the fourth shutout of his career and his first with the Philadelphia Flyers in a 4–0 victory over the New York Rangers in the Flyers' traditional Black Friday matinee. The following day, he surrendered four goals on six shots against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and was pulled from the net in favor of Anthony Stolarz about twelve minutes into the contest. He did not start another game with the Flyers. With a .863% save percentage and a poor 4.01 goals against average, Pickard was once again placed on waivers on November 28. The following day, the Arizona Coyotes claimed Pickard off waivers.[19] Remaining with the Coyotes as the club's third choice goaltender, Pickard made six appearances for the club, unable to win a game.
Detroit Red Wings
As a free agent from Arizona, Pickard opted to sign a two-year, $1.5 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings on July 1, 2019, his fifth team in two years.[20]
After a strong pre-season showing, Pickard was still assigned to Detroit's affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, with whom he played the majority of the campaign. He received the AHL Player of the Week honor for the week of January 5. He was recalled to the Red Wings on three separate occasions after goaltenders Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier went down with minor injuries. Pickard appeared in three games for the Red Wings, going winless and allowing 15 goals with a 5.46 GAA. Pickard was returned to Grand Rapids to assist in their playoff push on January 23, 2020. Less than two months later, the season was indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21]
On December 1, 2020, prior to the 2020–21 NHL season, Detroit loaned Pickard to the Vienna Capitals of the ICE Hockey League to condition following the eight month break. He had a 3–3 record before being recalled to Detroit on January 3, 2021. Pickard was waived following training camp for the purpose of assignment to their taxi squad. Pickard had a quiet season, only manning Detroit's crease six times, going 2–1–1. Although, he provided one of the bright spots of the Red Wings' year as he earned back-to-back victories against the Columbus Blue Jackets in March.[22]
On July 28, 2021, the Red Wings signed Pickard to a one-year contract extension.[23]
Edmonton Oilers
On July 13, 2022, Pickard as a free agent was signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers.[24]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Ice Hockey World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2016 Russia | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2017 Germany/France | |
Following a second successful season as a backup with the Avalanche, Pickard was selected for his first international tournament for Canada at the 2016 World Championships in Russia. He played two round-robin games for Canada, winning both times, en route to a gold medal.[25]
Personal life
Calvin was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba when he was eight.[26] Pickard's older brother, Chet, is also a professional goaltender, drafted by the Nashville Predators and currently playing with German club Grizzlys Wolfsburg in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[27]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2008–09 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 47 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2694 | 137 | 3 | 3.05 | .896 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 297 | 15 | 0 | 3.03 | .915 | ||
| 2009–10 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 62 | 16 | 34 | 12 | 3688 | 190 | 3 | 3.09 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 68 | 27 | 33 | 8 | 4013 | 225 | 1 | 3.36 | .916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 64 | 25 | 37 | 2 | 3630 | 217 | 5 | 3.59 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 3.12 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 47 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 2749 | 113 | 5 | 2.47 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 43 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2445 | 116 | 2 | 2.85 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 50 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2943 | 128 | 3 | 2.61 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 895 | 35 | 0 | 2.35 | .932 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1264 | 58 | 1 | 2.75 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 975 | 42 | 1 | 2.56 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 50 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 2821 | 140 | 2 | 2.98 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 31 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1923 | 74 | 1 | 2.31 | .918 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .956 | ||
| 2017–18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 3.81 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 465 | 31 | 1 | 4.01 | .863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 283 | 17 | 0 | 3.60 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 11 | 0 | 3.47 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1953 | 93 | 3 | 2.86 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 15 | 0 | 5.46 | .797 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Vienna Capitals | ICEHL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 367 | 12 | 0 | 1.96 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 304 | 16 | 0 | 3.16 | .874 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 43 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2535 | 109 | 1 | 2.58 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 9 | 0 | 4.30 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 38 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2244 | 101 | 4 | 2.70 | .912 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 6 | 0 | 3.04 | .903 | ||
| NHL totals | 116 | 35 | 54 | 10 | 6,105 | 309 | 4 | 3.04 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Canada | WC |  |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | .971 | |
| 2017 | Canada | WC |  |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 444 | 11 | 1 | 1.49 | .938 | |
| Senior totals | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 564 | 12 | 1 | 1.28 | .944 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| West First All-Star Team | 2010 | [1] |
| West Second All-Star Team | 2011 | [28] |
| AHL | ||
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award | 2018 | [16] |
| Calder Cup | 2018 | [29] |
| Player of the Week (5-12 January 2020) | 2020 | [30] |
References
- 1 2 "WHL unveils western award winners". The Province. March 18, 2010. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Hockey/WHL: NHL Draft Prospect - Calvin Pickard, Seattle Thunderbirds". King5.com. June 25, 2010. Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Hockey Canada Selection Camp: Team Profile". Hockey Canada. December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Nugent-Hopkins among final cuts for Canada's junior team". TSN. December 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Avalanche signs Calvin Pickard". Colorado Avalanche. March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Avalanche Reassigns Four Players". Colorado Avalanche. September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ↑ "Calvin Pickard". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Avalanche recall Calvin Pickard". Colorado Avalanche. November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ↑ Colorado Avalanche (December 28, 2014). "Avalanche re-assigns Pickard, Everberg". Twitter. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Pickard posts first career shutout". thescore.com. January 16, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Avalanche goalie Reto Berra out about 10 days". National Hockey League. January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Calvin Pickard signs modest two-year contract with Avalanche". Denver Post. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Avalanche loses goalie Calvin Pickard to Vegas Golden Knights". Denver Post. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Golden Knights Announce Several Roster Transactions". NHL.com. October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Maple Leafs acquire goalie Calvin Pickard from Vegas Golden Knights". Sportsnet. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- 1 2 "MARLIES' SPARKS, PICKARD WIN HAP HOLMES AWARD". theahl.com. April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Maples Leafs sign Calvin Pickard to one-year contract". sportsnet.ca. June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Flyers claim goaltender Calvin Pickard from waivers". Philadelphia Flyers. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Coyotes Claim Pickard off Waivers". NHL.com. November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Red Wings fill needs, sign Filppula, Nemeth and Pickard to two-year deals". Detroit Red Wings. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ↑ "AHL suspends play". AHL. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Pickard, Red Wings defeat Blue Jackets again". NHL.com. March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (July 28, 2021). "Detroit agrees to terms with center Sam Gagner and goalie Calvin Pickard". NHL.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ↑ Laing, Zach (July 13, 2022). "Edmonton Oilers sign goaltender Calvin Pickard to two-year contract". oilersnation.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ↑ "Canada team profile". International Ice Hockey Federation. May 24, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Pickard brothers hope to square off in NHL - Sportsnet.ca".
- ↑ "Decision made on backup Goaltender" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. May 22, 2015. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ↑ "WHL West All-Stars and awards finalists". Western Hockey League. March 23, 2011. Archived from the original on March 25, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Marlies bring a hockey championship to Toronto, win Calder Cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Grand Rapids Griffins' Calvin Pickard named CCM/AHL Player of the Week". WingsNation. January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database