2023-24: Seventh pro season; Saw action in both Tampa Bay and Syracuse... Made his NHL debut for the Lightning on Oct. 15 at Ottawa... Earned first career NHL win, in his third start, Nov. 7 at Montreal... Went 3-2- 1 in six appearances for the Lightning... Earned first career AHL shutout with 30 saves in a 4-0 win against the Providence Bruins on March 30, 2024... Finished with a 15-12-2 record for the Crunch... Made a season-high 41 saves in a win at Providence on March 24.Â
2022-23: Sixth pro season, and his second in Sweden... First of a two-year contract with Färjestads... Appeared in 32 games and posted a 20-12-0 record, including a pair of shutouts... Ranked sixth in the league with 20 wins; his 2.53 goals-against average was ninth and his .911 save percentage was fifth... Helped Färjestads finish third in the league during the regular season... Played in all seven playoff games before Färjestads was eliminated in a Game 7 vs. Frölunda.Â
2021-22: Fifth pro season, and his first in Sweden... Spent the season with Frölunda, appearing in 33 games... Posted a 19-13-0 record to help the team to a fourth place regular season finish... Went 5-3 in eight playoff appearances before the team lost in the semifinals.Â
Career Notes: Spent the first four years of his pro career in the Chicago Blackhawks organization, playing for Rockford (AHL) and Indy (ECHL)... Made 36 appearances for the IceHogs between 2017 and 2021... Also played in 79 games for the Fuel, notching a 40-28-7 record between 2017 and 2019... Tied for the ECHL lead in wins (29) in 2018-19... Represented Canada at the 2022 Olympic Games; he went 2-1-0 in three appearances for Canada... Also played for Team Canada at the 2022 IIHF World Championships, earning a silver medal... Won his lone start at the 2019 Spengler Cup for Canada; the team won the tournament.Â
College Career: Played college hockey at Ohio State from 2013 to 2017... Played in 67 games during his career for the Buckeyes, posting a 28-26-7 record... Made 18 starts as a senior in 2016-17, going 12-5-3 to lead Ohio State to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009... Three time Academic All-Big Ten recognition in 2015, 2016 and 2017... Earned the team’s Scholar Athlete Award in 2016 for having the highest GPA on the team... Four career assists.Â
Junior Career: Spent two years playing for the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the AJHL... In 2012-13, posted a 2.56 goals-against average and .924 save percentage with four shutouts, ranking second in the league; save percentage ranked fourth among AJHL goaltenders and he finished the regular season with the third-most minutes played among league goaltenders... Named to the 2011-12 AJHL All-Rookie All Star Team... 2009-10 Midget AAA Provincial Champion in Alberta.Â
Transactions: Drafted by Chicago in the seventh round, 199th overall, at the 2012 NHL Draft... Signed one year AHL contract with Rockford on June 27, 2017; re-signed to one year AHL deals on June 19, 2018 and March 21, 2019... Signed to a two-year contract by the Chicago Blackhawks (expiring at the end of 2020-21) on Jan. 23, 2020... Signed one year contract with Frölunda May 28, 2021... Two-year deal with Färjestads on June 2, 2022... Terminated the final year of his SHL contract to sign a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning on May 10, 2023.Â
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