Frederik Andersen
| Frederik Andersen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Andersen (no. 30) in action. | |||
| Born |
October 2, 1989 Herning, DNK | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 247 lb (112 kg; 17 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks Herning Blue Fox Frederikshavn White Hawks Frölunda HC | ||
| National team |
 Denmark | ||
| NHL draft |
187th overall, 2010 Carolina Hurricanes 87th overall, 2012 Anaheim Ducks | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Frederik Andersen (born October 2, 1989) is a Danish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Andersen was a member of Denmark's national team that competed at the 2010 IIHF World Championship.[1] He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the seventh round, 187th overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Unable to come to terms with the Hurricanes, however, Andersen was selected in the third round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, 87th overall, by Anaheim.
Playing career
Europe
On March 13, 2010, Andersen scored an empty net goal in the fourth quarter-final match against Rødovre Mighty Bulls. He nearly scored two nights before in the third match, but missed.[2]
Andersen set a new Elitserien regular season club record for Frölunda HC with eight shutouts in 2011–12, surpassing Henrik Lundqvist's seven shutouts from the 2003–04 season.[3] In addition to his shutouts, Andersen also led the Elitserien in goals against average (GAA) and save percentage, as well as receiving a nomination for the Elitserien Rookie of the Year award.[4]
NHL
On October 20, 2013, shortly into the 2013–14 season, Andersen made his NHL debut for the Anaheim Ducks, replacing starting goaltender Jonas Hiller to start the second period. Taking over a 3–1 Ducks deficit, he logged two shutout periods, earning him his first NHL win, a 6–3 victory over the Dallas Stars.[5] With the trade of then-backup goaltender Viktor Fasth to the Edmonton Oilers on March 4, 2014, Andersen became the team's new full-time backup goaltender to Hiller after spending the majority of the season playing for Anaheim's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals.
On April 16, 2014, Andersen won his Stanley Cup playoff debut as Anaheim defeated the Dallas Stars 4–3 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. Andersen made 32 saves, giving up three goals.[6] He split time with both Jonas Hiller and John Gibson during the Ducks' run in the 2014 playoffs, which ultimately ended in Round 2, the Western Conference Semifinals, against the Los Angeles Kings, the eventual Stanley Cup champions.
The following year, in 2014–15, with Hiller departed via free agency to the Calgary Flames, Andersen and Gibson became the Ducks' goaltending duo. As the season progressed, however, Andersen assumed the starter's role by virtue of both his impressive goaltending play and injuries to Gibson that kept the latter out of the lineup. After recording his 30th win of the season on March 3, 2015, Andersen tied an NHL record as the fastest goaltender in history to reach 50 career wins. He reached the milestone in just 68 career games, tying the record set by the Montreal Canadiens' Bill Durnan on December 16, 1944.[7] In the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Andersen led the Ducks to the Western Conference Finals with his strong play - the Ducks only lost one game in the first two rounds. After taking a three games to two series lead on the early strong play of Andersen, the Ducks lost the final two games of the series, including Game 7 on home ice. This marked the third straight season the Ducks had lost a series in Game 7 at home after leading the series three games to two.[8] Andersen allowed four or more goals in each of the final four games of the series - the Ducks lost three of those four games and allowed 19 goals over that span. [9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2008–09 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 22 | — | — | — | 1178 | 44 | 0 | 2.45 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | DEN | 30 | — | — | — | 1753 | 64 | 0 | 2.19 | .932 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.86 | .925 | ||
| 2010–11 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | DEN | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.49 | .920 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.98 | .942 | ||
| 2011–12 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 39 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2332 | 63 | 8 | 1.62 | .943 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 379 | 17 | 0 | 2.69 | .911 | ||
| 2012–13 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 47 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 2685 | 98 | 4 | 2.19 | .929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 8 | 1 | 1.96 | .939 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 28 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1569 | 60 | 0 | 2.29 | .923 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 368 | 19 | 0 | 3.10 | .899 | ||
| 2014–15 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 54 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3106 | 123 | 3 | 2.38 | .914 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1050 | 41 | 1 | 2.34 | .913 | ||
| 2015–16 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 43 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2286 | 88 | 3 | 2.30 | .919 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 297 | 7 | 1 | 1.41 | .947 | ||
| NHL totals | 125 | 77 | 26 | 12 | 6,974 | 271 | 6 | 2.33 | .918 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 1,715 | 67 | 2 | 2.34 | .916 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2014 | |
| William M. Jennings Trophy | 2016 | |
References
- ^ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
- ^ "Frederik Andersens mål" (in Danish). YouTube. March 15, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ Fridholm, Sara (February 22, 2012). "Slog Lundqvists rekord från 2004". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Årets Rookie: Frederik Andersen kandidat fyra" (in Swedish). Hockeyligan.se. March 12, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks - 10/20/2013". NHL. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ "Ducks defeat Stars in game 1". ESPN. April 16, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Postgame Notes and Quotes: March 3 at Arizona". Anaheim Ducks. March 3, 2015.
- ^ "Ducks' mental will is lacking in another Game 7 loss". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ Macfarlane, Steve. "Andersen Falls Just Short for Ducks". Retrieved June 2, 2015.