Pheonix Copley

Pheonix Copley
Born (1992-01-18) January 18, 1992
North Pole, Alaska, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears (AHL)
St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Pheonix Copley (born January 18, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Washington Capitals, and its minor league affiliate, the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Copley played in the United States Hockey League with the Tri-City Storm and Des Moines Buccaneers before committing to play collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. At the conclusion of his sophomore season, Copley opted to turn pro in agreeing to a two-year entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals on March 20, 2014.[1]

Copley was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, to begin his first full pro season in 2014–15. In sharing the crease, he impressed with the Bears, earning 17 wins in 26 games. In the off-season, Copley was included in trade, along with Troy Brouwer and a third-round pick in 2016 by the Capitals to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for T. J. Oshie on July 2, 2015.[2]

In the following 2015–16 season, Copley made his NHL debut with the Blues in relief in a defeat to the Nashville Predators on February 27, 2016.[3]

During the 2016–17 season,on January 20, 2017, Copley was recalled from the Chicago Wolves of the AHL by the Blues.[4] He made the first start in his career on January 21 against the Winnipeg Jets,[5] where the Blues lost 5–3.[6] After he was returned to the Wolves, on February 27, 2017, Copley was familiarly traded back to the Capitals in a deadline trade along Kevin Shattenkirk in exchange for Zach Sanford, Brad Malone, a 2017 first-round pick and a conditional second-round pick in 2019.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2009–10 Southern California Titans NAPHL 10 6 1 1 429 22 0 3.08 .871 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Corpus Christi IceRays NAHL 42 14 23 4 2376 165 0 4.17 .880 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Tri-City Storm USHL 25 9 13 0 1451 76 2 3.14 .905 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 20 7 11 1 1163 60 0 3.09 .909 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Michigan Tech WCHA 24 8 15 1 1322 71 3 3.22 .900 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Michigan Tech WCHA 30 10 13 6 1724 72 1 2.51 .911 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 3 2 1 0 147 8 0 3.26 .906 1 0 1 70 3 0 2.58 .923
2013–14 Hershey Bears AHL 26 17 4 3 1520 55 3 2.17 .925 5 3 1 229 7 0 1.83 .946
2015–16 Chicago Wolves AHL 37 15 16 3 2088 97 3 2.79 .909 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 24 1 0 2.50 .833 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Chicago Wolves AHL 25 15 6 2 1452 56 1 2.31 .920 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 1 0 59 5 0 5.09 .828 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Hershey Bears AHL 16 11 5 0 920 33 0 2.15 .931 9 5 4 534 19 1 2.13 .933
NHL totals 2 0 1 0 83 6 0 4.34 .829 — — — — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Capitals sign Pheonix Copley". Washington Capitals. 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  2. ↑ "Blue acquire Brouwer from Capitals". St. Louis Blues. 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  3. ↑ Stanley, Robby (February 27, 2016). "Forsberg hat trick lifts Predators past Blues". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Blues recall Copley from Wolves". NHL.com. January 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Copley will start against Winnipeg". NHL.com. January 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Little scores twice, Jets beat Blues 5–3". The News & Observer. Winnipeg, Manitoba: The Canadian Press. January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Capitals acquire defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk from Blues". Washington Post. 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-02-27.


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