Jhonas Enroth

Jhonas Enroth

Enroth with the Sabres in 2012
Born (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams
Toronto Maple Leafs
Buffalo Sabres
Dallas Stars
Los Angeles Kings
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 46th overall, 2006
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2007present

Jhonas Erik Enroth (born 25 June 1988) is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars and Los Angeles Kings.

Playing career

Enroth was selected on 24 June 2006, by the Buffalo Sabres as their 2nd draft choice (46th overall), in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

In 2007 he was named as the first of four candidates for Elitserien 2008 Rookie of the Year.[1] The award was eventually won by another goaltender, Daniel Larsson.[2] He ended the 2007–08 regular season in Sweden as the leading goaltender in save percentage and goals against average.[3] On 31 May 2008, Enroth signed a three-year level entry contract with the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL.[4] He also was the top European goaltender in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He had his first NHL pre-season appearance on 22 September, playing the second half of the game for the Buffalo Sabres.

Enroth with Södertälje SK in 2008

On 22 February 2009, he was recalled to Buffalo from the Portland Pirates before he was returned to the Pirates without featuring in a game. On 4 November 2009, he was recalled again to Buffalo. Enroth made his NHL debut against the Boston Bruins 7 November 2009 in a losing effort, giving up four goals.[5] He did not get another chance at the NHL level until 3 November 2010 of the 2010–11 NHL season, when he played 20 minutes of an away game against the Boston Bruins, allowing three goals on just twelve shots to record his second NHL loss.[6]

Enroth recorded his first NHL victory in a shootout over the Toronto Maple Leafs by the score of 3–2 on 6 November 2010 in Toronto;[7] his second NHL victory also came in a shootout against the New Jersey Devils on 10 November 2010.[8] His third NHL victory came in a ten round shootout against the Montreal Canadians on 15 February 2011,[9] which, in winning, he became the first goaltender in NHL history to record all three of his first wins in shootouts.[10]

Enroth earned his first NHL shutout on 30 March 2011 against the New York Rangers stopping 23 shots. Incidentally, his parents were in attendance at the game, having flown over from Sweden to see him. On 4 April 2011, Enroth was named one of NHL's three stars for the week ending 3 April.[11] On 26 April 2011, Enroth appeared in his first NHL playoff game, relieving Ryan Miller. His debut saw the majority of the third period, allowing one goal in eight shots against. Enroth was named to the 2011–12 All-Rookie Team during the NHL Awards on 20 June 2012. He was the sixth player in Sabres franchise history to be named to the All-Rookie Team.[12]

During the 2012–13 NHL Lockout he first practiced with his original club Huddinge IK and played two games with them in the third tier league. He then signed with Almtuna IS from Uppsala just north of Stockholm, in the second tier league, and played there until the NHL season started.

With the Sabres outside the Stanley Cup playoffs, the door was open for the national team Tre Kronor, and he went on to play in the World Championships, where Sweden broke a 27-year-old curse and won the gold medals. First time since 1986 a hosting nation won the title. Enroth was highly acclaimed for his efforts and was selected in the All Star Team of the tournament.

On 20 June 2013, Enroth signed a two-year deal to remain with the Sabres. Enroth was promoted to starting goaltender on 28 February 2014, after Ryan Miller, the Sabres' previous starting goaltender, was traded to the St. Louis Blues.

On 11 February 2015, Enroth was traded by the Sabres, to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Anders Lindbäck and a conditional 3rd-round draft pick.[13]

On 1 July 2015, Enroth signed a one-year contract to assume the backup position to Jonathan Quick on the Los Angeles Kings.[14] Enroth recorded impressive statistics in his limited role with the club but admitted once the season ended that he was disappointed with his lack of playing time, having dressed for only 16 contests.[15]

On 22 August 2016, Enroth signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2004–05 Huddinge IK J20 19 1144 2.57 .905 3 186 1.93 .942
2004–05 Huddinge IK Allsv 2 51 6.95 .786
2005–06 Södertälje SK J20 39 2379 2.17 .922 4 243 2.22 .914
2006–07 Södertälje SK J20 3 179 1.33 .956
2006–07 Södertälje SK Allsv 24 1377 1.61 .937 9 559 2.14 .921
2007–08 Södertälje SK J20 1 59 4.05 .840
2007–08 Södertälje SK SEL 27 1578 56 2 2.13 .932
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL 58 26 23 6 3424 157 3 2.75 .914 5 1 4 264 10 1 2.27 .904
2009–10 Portland Pirates AHL 48 28 18 1 1240 110 5 2.37 .919
2009–10 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 1 0 58 4 0 4.12 .892
2010–11 Portland Pirates AHL 41 20 17 2 2393 111 0 2.78 .912 4 1 2 217 10 0 2.77 .912
2010–11 Buffalo Sabres NHL 14 9 2 2 769 35 1 2.73 .907 1 0 0 17 1 0 3.53 .875
2011–12 Buffalo Sabres NHL 26 8 11 4 1399 63 1 2.70 .917
2012–13 Huddinge IK Div.1 2 2 0 0 120 5 0 2.50 .889
2012–13 Almtuna IS Allsv 14 5 9 0 832 32 2 2.31 .917
2012–13 Buffalo Sabres NHL 12 4 4 1 623 27 1 2.60 .919
2013–14 Buffalo Sabres NHL 28 4 17 5 1574 74 0 2.82 .911
2014–15 Buffalo Sabres NHL 37 13 21 2 2204 120 1 3.27 .903
2014–15 Dallas Stars NHL 13 5 5 0 630 25 1 2.38 .906
2015–16 Los Angeles Kings NHL 16 7 5 1 857 31 2 2.17 .922
NHL totals 147 50 66 15 8115 379 7 2.80 .911 1 0 0 17 1 0 3.53 .875
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
2014 Sochi
World Championships
2013 Sweden/Finland
World Junior Championships
2008 Czech Republic
IIHF World U18 Championships
2005 Czech Republic

Awards

References

  1. "Jhonas Enroth Årets Rookiekandidat 1" (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
  2. "Larsson named Elitserien Rookie of the year". European Hockey.Net. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
  3. "Jhonas Enroth". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  4. "BUFFALO SABRES SIGN JHONAS ENROTH". Buffalo Sabres. 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  5. Sabres vs. Bruins – 11/07/2009 – Buffalo Sabres – Recap
  6. Sabres Stumble to Another Home Loss | WKBW News 7: News, Sports, Weather | Buffalo, NY | WKBW Sports
  7. Shootout victory ends Sabres' slide – Sports – The Buffalo News
  8. Buffalo Sabres: Jhonas Enroth Making His Case As Backup Goaltender | Bleacher Report
  9. Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens – Recap – February 15, 2011 – ESPN
  10. NHL.com – Recap – NHL.com – Recap
  11. Corey Perry tops 'Three Stars' of the week – NHL.com – News
  12. "Enroth Named to All-Rookie Team". Buffalo Sabres. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  13. "Sabres' Enroth traded to Dallas Stars". Sportsnet. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  14. "LA Kings sign Jhonas Enroth to hold Jonathan Quick's hat for a season". Yahoo! Sports. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  15. "Enroth would have liked a wider workload". LA Kings Insider. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  16. "Maple Leafs sign Jhonas Enroth to a one-year deal". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  17. Sabres' Enroth named to All-Rookie team. The Buffalo News. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

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