Frederik Andersen

Not to be confused with Fredrik Andersson.
Frederik Andersen

Andersen (no. 30) in action.
Born (1989-10-02) October 2, 1989
Herning, Denmark
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
NHL totals 82 55 17 5 4675 183 3 2.35 .918 23 14 7 1418 60 1 2.54 .909

Awards and honors

Award Year
NHL
All-Rookie Team 2014

References

  1. ↑ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
  2. ↑ "Frederik Andersens mål" (in Danish). YouTube. March 15, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  3. ↑ Fridholm, Sara (February 22, 2012). "Slog Lundqvists rekord från 2004". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Årets Rookie: Frederik Andersen kandidat fyra" (in Swedish). Hockeyligan.se. March 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks - 10/20/2013". NHL. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ducks defeat Stars in game 1". ESPN. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  7. ↑ "Postgame Notes and Quotes: March 3 at Arizona". Anaheim Ducks. March 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ducks' mental will is lacking in another Game 7 loss". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  9. ↑ Macfarlane, Steve. "Andersen Falls Just Short for Ducks". Retrieved 2015-06-02.

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