Jonathan Quick

Jonathan Quick
Born January 21, 1986 (1986-01-21) (age 26)
Milford, CT, USA
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team Los Angeles Kings
National team  United States
NHL Draft 73rd overall, 2005
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2007–present
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver 2010 Vancouver Tournament

Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Quick (born January 21, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Quick played at Hamden High School in Hamden, Connecticut before transferring to Avon Old Farms. While at Hamden, Quick was named to the 2002 New Haven Register All-Area Ice Hockey Team.[1]

Quick led Avon Old Farms to two straight New England Prep Championships in his junior and senior seasons. Quick's nine shutouts during his senior year is a New England prep school record.

While playing for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Quick led the Minutemen to their first ever NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship appearance.

Quick played his first NHL game on December 6, 2007 against the Buffalo Sabres in an 8–2 win.

On January 1, 2010 Quick was named to the United States Mens Hockey Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia as the team's third goaltender. He received a Silver medal after USA lost to Canada 3-2 in the Gold medal game.[2]

Personal life

Jonathan is married to Jaclyn and has a daughter, Madison Mychal Quick, born on March 11, 2010.[3] Jaclyn's sister Alicia is the wife of New York Islanders forward Matt Moulson.

College career

Quick played collegiately for the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. As a freshman, he earned his first victory by a score of 4-2 on October 15, 2005, in his first start against Clarkson University. He also appeared in one playoff game as a freshman, which the Minutemen lost 4-1 to Boston University.

As a sophomore, Quick led UMASS to its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. In his first ever NCAA Tournament game Quick shutout Clarkson University, stopping all 33 shots he faced, in a 1-0 overtime victory. He appeared in 5 playoff games, and had an impressive .944 save percentage. Quick still now holds many records in UMass-Amherst hockey history.

Los Angeles Kings

Quick began the 2008–09 season with the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, sharing time with Jonathan Bernier. He was called up to the Kings on December 16, after goaltender Erik Ersberg suffered a groin injury.[4] Quick earned his first career NHL shutout on December 23, defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets in Columbus, Ohio. He also received the NHL's Third Star of the Week for the week ending December 28. In three games, Quick posted a 2-1-0 record, with both victories coming via shutout, a 0.67 GAA, and a .958 save %.[5] On February 9, 2009, Quick was given the first star of the week by the NHL by stopping 95 of 100 shots in a 3 game road win streak which launched the Kings back into the 2008-09 playoff picture. He finished the season with a 21-18-2 record, with a 2.48 goals against average and .914% save percentage.

Quick earned his first career NHL Playoff shutout on April 17, 2011 against San Jose Sharks stopping all 34 shots for a 4-0 win.

Career statistics

Regular season

Season Team League GP W L T OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2002–03 Avon Old Farms High-CT 13 8 5 0 — 780 38 0 2.92 .910
2003–04 Avon Old Farms High-CT 21 20 1 0 — 1317 41 2 1.71 .933
2004–05 Avon Old Farms High-CT 27 25 2 0 — 1574 32 9 1.14 .956
2005–06 UMass-Amherst NCAA 17 4 10 1 — 905 45 0 2.98 .920
2006–07 UMass-Amherst NCAA 37 19 12 5 — 2224 80 3 2.16 .929
2007–08 Reading Royals ECHL 38 23 11 3 — 2257 105 1 2.79 .905
2007–08 Manchester Monarchs AHL 19 11 8 0 — 1085 42 3 2.32 .922
2007–08 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 1 2 — 0 141 9 0 3.84 .855
2008–09 Manchester Monarchs AHL 14 6 5 2 — 827 37 0 2.68 .919
2008–09 Los Angeles Kings NHL 44 21 18 — 2 2495 103 4 2.48 .914
2009–10 Los Angeles Kings NHL 72 39 24 — 7 4258 180 4 2.54 .907
2010–11 Los Angeles Kings NHL 61 35 22 — 3 3591 134 6 2.24 .918
NHL totals 180 96 66 — 12 10,484 426 14 2.44 .912

Playoffs

   
Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2003–04 Avon Old Farms High-CT 3 3 0 184 7 0 2.05 .909
2004–05 Avon Old Farms High-CT 3 3 0 162 1 2 0.33 .987
2005–06 UMass-Amherst NCAA 1 0 1 59 3 0 3.02 .914
2006–07 UMass-Amherst NCAA 5 3 2 329 10 1 1.82 .944
2007–08 Manchester Monarchs AHL 1 0 1 59 1 0 1.02 .974
2009–10 Los Angeles Kings NHL 6 2 4 360 21 0 3.50 .884
2010–11 Los Angeles Kings NHL 6 2 4 380 20 1 3.16 .913

See also

References

  1. ^ 2002 New Haven Register All-Area Ice Hockey Team
  2. ^ Team Stats
  3. ^ "The Fabulous Forum". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/03/jonathan-quick-kings-father-daughter-born-.html. 
  4. ^ Hammond, Rich (16 December 2008). "Ersberg (mini-)update". http://www.insidesocal.com/kings/2008/12/ersberg-mini-update.html. Retrieved 30 December 2008. 
  5. ^ "Washington's Ovechkin leads NHL's Three Stars". The Sports Network. The News & Observer. 29 December 2008. http://www.newsobserver.com/1617/story/1348585.html. Retrieved 30 December 2008. 

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