2016-17 National Men's Team

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Calvin Pickard
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Position
Goaltender
Date of Birth
04-15-1992
HT/WT
6'1 / 200
Catches
L
Hometown
Winnipeg, Man.
Teams
2017 IIHF World Championship - Canada
2016 IIHF World Championship - Canada

Biography

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Russia … Attended Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp in December 2010 in Toronto, Ont. … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship in Belarus, finishing seventh … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2009 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Played for Team West at the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Port Alberni, B.C., finishing fourth

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

2016-17: Set career highs in wins (15), games played (49) and shutouts (2) … 2015-16: Ninth among NHL rookie goaltenders in shots faced (539) and saves (497) … 10th among NHL rookie goaltenders in minutes played (985) … Set a Colorado franchise record for saves in a period, with 24 in the third period on March 3 vs. Florida … Recorded his first NHL shutout on Jan. 14 vs. New Jersey … Named AHL Goaltender of the Month for October … 2014-15: Made his NHL debut on Oct. 16 vs. Ottawa … First goaltender in NHL history to record his first two wins in relief, in back-to-back games … Set a Colorado rookie record for longest shutout streak (149:24) … Set Lake Erie Monsters (AHL) records for games played (50), minutes played (2,943) and wins (23) in a season … 2013-14: Led Lake Erie in wins (16), games played (43), minutes played (2,445), shots against (1,237) and saves (1,121) … 2012-13: Tied for sixth among AHL goaltenders in shutouts (five) … Amateur: Played four seasons of junior hockey (2008-12) with the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds … Led WHL goaltenders in minutes played in 2009-10 (3,688), 2010-11 (4,013) and 2011-12 (3,630) … Led WHL goaltenders in saves in 2009-10 (2,017), 2010-11 (2,443) and 2011-12 (2,085) … Led WHL goaltenders in shots faced in 2009-10 (2,207), 2010-11 (2,668) and 2011-12 (2,302) … Played for Team WHL in the CHL Super Series in November 2010 and November 2011 … Led WHL rookie goaltenders in wins (23) in 2008-09 … Seattle’s second-round selection, 38th overall, in the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft … Minor Hockey: Lists Carey Chartier and Bruce Southern as his favourite minor hockey coaches … Won a gold medal at the Manitoba Bantam championship with the Winnipeg Monarchs in 2007 and was named top goaltender … Named top goaltender at the Western Canada Bantam championship in 2007 … Won the Winnipeg city Peewee championship with Pembina in 2004

PERSONAL

Son of Dan and Cathy … Has one brother, Chet, and one sister, Kelly … Favourite NHL team growing up: Calgary Flames … Favourite player growing up: Carey Price … His brother, Chet, was a first-round selection of the Nashville Predators in 2008 and won a gold medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship

Statistics

Games Played
Mins
SH
SAV
GA
SO
GAA
SAV%
7
443
187
177
10
1
1.35
0.947

Tournament Game Log

Date
Mins
SH
SAV
GA
GAA
SAV%
May 21, 2017
80
41
40
1
0.75
0.976
May 20, 2017
60
38
36
2
2.00
0.947
May 18, 2017
60
20
19
1
1.00
0.950
May 16, 2017
60
20
18
2
2.00
0.900
May 13, 2017
63
26
23
3
2.83
0.885
May 08, 2017
60
13
13
0
0.00
1.000
May 05, 2017
60
29
28
1
1.00
0.966

Past Events

Event
GP
W
L
Mins
SH
SAV
GA
SO
GAA
SAV%
2017 IIHF World Championship
9
7
0
563
221
210
11
2
1.17
0.950
2017 IIHF World Championship (Pre)
1
0
0
30
7
7
0
0
0.00
1.000