Chet Pickard (/ˈpɪkərd/ PIHK-uhrd; born November 29, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He most notably played in the American Hockey League and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He holds a German passport.[1]
| Chet Pickard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93001.jpg) Pickard with the Grizzlys Wolfsburg in 2022 | |||
| Born |
November 29, 1989 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Milwaukee Admirals Djurgårdens IF Oklahoma City Barons Odense Bulldogs Iserlohn Roosters Adler Mannheim Grizzlys Wolfsburg | ||
| NHL draft |
18th overall, 2008 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2009–2022 | ||
Playing career
editPickard played minor hockey with the Winnipeg Monarchs before joining the major junior ranks with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2005–06. He played backup to Carey Price in his first two seasons, then took over the starting position in 2007–08 as Price graduated to the Montreal Canadiens. Pickard won 46 games, was named CHL Goaltender of the Week on December 9, 2008.,[2] and posted a 2.32 goals against average (GAA) and .920 save percentage, en route to succeeding Price as CHL Goaltender of the Year. He was additionally awarded the Del Wilson Trophy as the top WHL goaltender and was named to the WHL West and CHL First All-Star Teams.
In the off-season, he was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the first round, 18th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. In 2008–09, he recorded a 2.28 GAA and .921 save percentage, while helping lead the Americans to their second straight U.S. Division title. He was nominated for his second Del Wilson Trophy opposite Braden Holtby of the Saskatoon Blades[2] and named to the WHL West First All-Star Team.
Pickard played most of the 2010–11 season with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL and Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. During the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs he was called up to the Nashville Predators before their 2nd round series with the Vancouver Canucks; however, he did not get into a game.[citation needed]
In the 2012–13 season, Pickard signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan side, Djurgårdens IF. In 45 games, Pickard earned a professional career-high 25 wins to help Djurgårdens advance to the Kvalserien playoffs.
Pickard returned to North America in the off-season and agreed to a try-out at the San Antonio Rampage training camp for the 2013–14 season.[3] He was later released by the Rampage before on November 8, 2013, he was signed to an AHL deal with the Oklahoma City Barons and then loaned to the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL.[4]
On June 10, 2014, Pickard returned for another stint in Europe, signing a one-year contract to be the starting goaltender with Danish club Odense Bulldogs of the Metal Ligaen.[5] At the starting goaltender with the Bulldogs, Pickard enjoyed a successful season in appearing in 36 games.
On May 22, 2015, Pickard left Denmark to sign an optional two-year deal with German club Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL. He was slated to begin as the backup to starting goaltender Mathias Lange.[6] In the 2016–17 season with the Roosters, Pickard appeared in 26 games with the Roosters, posting just 6 wins as Iserlohn finished out of playoff contention. On March 3, 2017, it was announced that Pickard would not re-new his contract.[7]
On April 28, 2017, Pickard decided to continue in the DEL, agreeing to a two-year contract to assume the backup duties with Adler Mannheim.[8]
After claiming the DEL Championship in his final season under contract with Mannheim in 2018–19, Pickard left as a free agent to sign a two-year contract with Grizzlys Wolfsburg on May 2, 2019.[9]
Following his third year with Grizzlys Wolfsburg in the 2021–22 season, and despite being under contract, Pickard ended his 13-year professional career by announcing his retirement on July 26, 2022.[10]
International play
edit| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2009 Ottawa | |
Playing in his fourth junior season, Pickard was selected by Team Canada for the 2009 World Junior Championships.[11] He played in two games as backup to Dustin Tokarski of the Spokane Chiefs, helping Canada to their fifth straight gold medal.
Personal
editPickard was born in Moncton, New Brunswick to parents, Cathy and Dan. They later moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba when he was eleven.[12] His younger brother, Calvin, a second-round draft pick of the Colorado Avalanche in 2010, is also a professional goaltender, currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers. He also has a sister, Kelly.
Pickard is married to Meghan Corbett; Meghan gave birth to their first child in October 2016.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2005–06 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 26 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1270 | 62 | 3 | 2.93 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 29 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1577 | 75 | 1 | 2.85 | .903 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .800 | ||
| 2007–08 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 64 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 3779 | 146 | 2 | 2.32 | .918 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1010 | 30 | 3 | 1.78 | .937 | ||
| 2008–09 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 50 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 2947 | 112 | 6 | 2.28 | .921 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 650 | 37 | 0 | 3.41 | .877 | ||
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 36 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2024 | 96 | 1 | 2.85 | .892 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5.08 | .900 | ||
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 365 | 18 | 0 | 2.96 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 29 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1506 | 85 | 1 | 3.39 | .877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 32 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1805 | 94 | 1 | 3.12 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 45 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 2650 | 95 | 5 | 2.15 | .918 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 330 | 18 | 0 | 3.28 | .895 | ||
| 2013–14 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 21 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1106 | 59 | 0 | 3.20 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 18 | 0 | 5.34 | .854 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.65 | .909 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.73 | .914 | ||
| 2015–16 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 26 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 1504 | 60 | 2 | 2.39 | .932 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 5.25 | .870 | ||
| 2016–17 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 26 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1329 | 66 | 0 | 2.98 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 866 | 35 | 3 | 2.42 | .908 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 2.78 | .880 | ||
| 2018–19 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 24 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1379 | 45 | 3 | 1.96 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1203 | 65 | 0 | 3.24 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 901 | 40 | 0 | 2.66 | .909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2021–22 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 952 | 46 | 1 | 2.90 | .894 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| AHL totals | 49 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 2591 | 132 | 1 | 3.06 | .889 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5.08 | .900 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canada | WJC | 
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | .975 | |
| Junior totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | .975 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| West First All-Star Team | 2008, 2009 | |
| Del Wilson Trophy | 2008, 2009 | |
| CHL First All-Star Team | 2008 | |
| CHL Goaltender of the Year | 2008 | |
| DEL | ||
| Champion (Adler Mannheim) | 2019 | [13] |
References
edit- ^ "Chet Pickard". Iserlohn Roosters. 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2016-02-02.[dead link]
- ^ a b "A look at the 2008-09 WHL Award Finalists". Western Hockey League. Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ "Rampage announce training camp roster". 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
- ^ "Barons sign Chet Pickard to AHL contract". Oklahoma City Barons. 2013-11-11. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Strong keeper gets sentence" (in Danish). Odense Bulldogs. 2014-06-10. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- ^ "Decision made on backup Goaltender" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2015-05-22. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ^ "Roosters make initial personnel decisions" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ "Eagles take Chet Pickard under contract" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2017-04-28. Archived from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ "New Goalkeeper: Grizzlys sign Chet Pickard" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ^ "Pickard ends career, Pogge comes" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "2009 IIHF World Junior Championship Roster". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Pickard brothers hope to square off in NHL". Sportsnet. August 6, 2010.
- ^ "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database