Biography
NHL: Selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in Round 5 (152nd Overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft … Had his rights traded to the San Jose Sharks on April 12, 2021 in exchange for Fredrik Claesson ... Signed a two-year, entry-level contract with San Jose on April 10, 2023.
Honors and Awards: 2022 NCAA National Champion ... 2022 Frozen Four All-Tournament Team … NCHC Goaltender of the Year (2022-23) ... 2x NCHC Three Stars Award winer (2021-22, 2022-23) … All-NCHC First Team (2022-23) ... All-NCHC Honorable Mention (2021-22) … NCHC All-Rookie Team (2019-20) ... 2x AHCA All-America Scholar (2020-21, 2022-23) … 4x NCHC Academic All-Conference Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) … 4x NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) … 2x NCHC Goaltender of the Month (October 2019, January 2022) ... 6x NCHC Goaltender of the Week (March 1, 2021; Dec. 6, 2021; Jan. 17, 2022; Jan. 24, 2022; Oct. 31, 2022; Jan. 16, 2023) … NCHC Rookie of the Week (March 9, 2020) ... Mike Richter Award semifinalist (2022-23) ... Finalist for NCHC Player of the Year (2022-23) ... Finalist for NCHC Goaltender of the Year (2019-20, 2021-22) ... DU’s Bill Masterton MVP Award (2022-23).
Record Book:
Third-longest shutout streak in program history at 198:10 from Jan. 15-28, 2022 … Third goalie in school history to post three-straight shutouts and the first to do it in three consecutive team games (Jan. 16, 2022; Jan. 21, 2022; Jan. 22, 2022) ... Finished his collegiate career ranked fourth in school history in career games played by a goaltender (114), fourth in wins (73), tied for second in shutouts (13), sixth in goals-against average (tied-2.20), ninth in saves (2604) and 10th in save percentage (.914).
2022-23: Recorded consecutive 20-win campaigns by picking up 22 victories and earning four shutouts while starting in all 32 games played … Tied for ninth in the country in wins and tied for 10th in shutouts … Registered a 2.19 goals-against average and .916 save percentage … Made his fourth-straight opening night start on Oct. 7 vs. Notre Dame, becoming the first DU goalie since the turn of the century to start four consecutive season openers (1999-00) … Stopped 18-of-20 shots in the opening win vs. the Fighting Irish … Registered his 10th career shutout by making all 24 saves on Oct. 28 at Miami and went on to be named the NCHC Goaltender of the Week on Oct. 31 … Went eight straight games without a regulation loss from Oct. 27-Nov. 12, 2022 (7-1-0) and had a season-long seven game winning streak from Jan. 27-Feb. 2023 … Made 34 saves on Nov. 10 vs. North Dakota … Stopped a season-high 37 shots on Nov. 25 vs. Omaha, the second-most stops in a game in his career and denied a season-best 16 pucks in the first period … Had an assist on Dec. 9 at Minnesota Duluth for his fifth career helper and his first-ever primary assist … Made a team-high 14 consecutive starts from Jan. 6-Feb. 25, 2023 … Played his 100th career game on Jan. 7 vs. Alaska Fairbanks and made his 100th start on Jan. 13 vs. Miami … Produced back-to-back shutouts with two 20-save efforts on Jan. 13-14 vs. Miami and was named NCHC Goaltender of the Week on Jan. 16 … Stopped all 23 shots for his fourth shutout of the season vs. Colorado College on Jan. 27 at Ball Arena … Had a season-long 133:39 shutout streak from Jan. 21-Feb. 4 (12th-longest in program history), one month after posting a shutout streak of 132:36 from Jan. 7-20 … With him recording the third-longest shutout streak in team history in 2021-22, joined Wade Dubielewicz as the only two DU goaltenders to record three shutout streaks of at least 120 minutes in their career … Posted five straight shutouts and had a 350:11 shutout streak vs. Colorado College that stretched seven total games and three seasons from Feb. 25, 2021-Feb. 4, 2023) … Made 20 saves in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinals vs. Colorado College on March 17 in St. Paul, Minn. … Stopped 25 shots in the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals vs. Cornell on March 23 in Manchester, N.H. … Started 113 of his 114 career games at DU, as the only contest that he came in relief for was Feb. 28, 2020 at St. Cloud State.
2021-22: Started 37 of the Pioneers’ 41 games and backstopped the program to their record-tying ninth national championship with a 28-8-1 record … Posted career highs in wins (28), goals-against average (2.11) and shutouts (6) during the season … His 28 wins ranked fourth all-time for a single season in program history, while his six shutouts were the third-most in a campaign by a DU goalie and the most since Marc Cheverie also had six in 2009-10 … Posted a .911 save percentage … Recorded a career-long, nine-game winning streak from Jan. 15-Feb. 11 and posted a personal-best 11-game unbeaten streak from Dec. 31-Feb. 11 (10-0-1) … Went 18-2-1 over 21 games from Nov. 12-Feb. 18 … Started 25 consecutive games from Nov. 5-Feb. 25 … Appeared in his 50th career game on Nov. 6 at North Dakota … Recorded season-high saves in back-to-back games at Arizona State, stopping 31 shots on Dec. 3 and denying 34 shots on Dec. 4 … Made 23 saves for his first shutout of the season on Dec. 10 at Minnesota Duluth … Stopped 17 shots in a tie vs. Alaska Fairbanks on Jan. 1 … Recorded three-straight shutouts on Jan. 16 vs. Omaha (20 saves), Jan. 21 vs. Colorado College (19 saves) and Jan. 22 at Colorado College (16 saves), becoming just the third goalie in school history to accomplish the feat and the first to do it over the course of three consecutive team games … Posted a shutout streak of 198:10 over the course of five games from Jan. 15 vs. Omaha to Jan. 28 vs. Miami, ranking as the third-longest in program history and the longest since Marc Cheverie’s record run of 223:51 from Oct. 9-30, 2009 … Went 6-0-1 and posted a 1.67 GAA and .920 save% in January to earn NCHC Goaltender of the Month honors. It was just the fourth time that a DU goalie had earned a monthly NCHC award as Filip Larsson also earned top goalie honors for November 2018 while Tanner Jaillet was named Player of the Month in January 2017 … Had a 22-save shutout vs. St. Cloud State on Feb. 5 and stopped all 19 shots at Colorado College on March 4 … Did not play in the regular-season finale at home vs. CC … Did not allow a goal in three games vs. Colorado College during the year and presently owns a 246:07 shutout streak vs. the Tigers that stretches over the course of five games dating back to Feb. 25, 2021 (four straight shutout games) … Only allowed three total goals vs. Miami in the NCHC Quarterfinal series on March 11-12 (44 combined saves) … Stopped 29-of-30 shots in a loss in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinals on March 18 vs. Minnesota Duluth … Made 16 saves in NCAA West Regional Semifinals vs. UMass Lowell in a 3-2 win on March 24 … Denied 24 shots in a 2-1 win vs. Minnesota Duluth in the West Regional Final on March 26 … Stopped 19 shots in an overtime win vs. Michigan on April 7 in the NCAA Frozen Four semifinals, his 50th career victory … Made 27 saves, including all 20 in the final two periods, to help the Pioneers defeat Minnesota State in the NCAA Championship Game on April 9.
2020-21: Led all Pioneers goalies in games played and started (both 18), wins (7), goals-against average (2.47), save percentage (.907) and shutouts (one) … Finished with a 7-11-0 record and 421 saves … Recorded a shutout in Denver's regular-season finale against Colorado College on Feb. 27 … Won a season-high three straight games from Feb. 25-March 13.
2019-20: Started in 26 and appeared in 27-of-36 games … Made his NCAA debut on Oct. 5, 2019 vs. Alaska Fairbanks … Ranked third among NCAA freshmen in goals-against average (2.15), save percentage (.920) and wins (16) … Led all NCHC goalies in save percentage (.920) and finished second among the group in GAA (2.15) … Participated in the Tampa Bay Lightning Development Camp in the summer prior to the season.
Before Denver: Posted a 4.00 goals-against average .889 save percentage in 26 games for Skellefteå AIK junior club (SuperElit) during the 2018-19 season … Recorded a 2.13 GAA and .931 SV% through 15 games in the under-18 Elit league and a 1.14 GAA and .954 SV% through seven games in the U-18 Allsvenskan league during the 2017-18 season.
Personal: Son of Annika & Bjorn … Has a younger sister, Louise … Favorite movie is Maze Runner … Favorite TV show is Prison Break … Favorite sport other than hockey is basketball … Enjoys playing basketball and video games in his spare time … Favorite artist is Meek Mill … Favorite sports team is the Houston Rockets … Chose DU because of the combination of athletics & academics.
