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| caption = Thiessen with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] in 2012 |
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| played_for = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br>[[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]] |
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| team = [[Cleveland Monsters]] |
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| league = [[American Hockey League|AHL]] |
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| former_teams = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br>[[HIFK (ice hockey)|HIFK]] |
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| position = [[Goaltender]] |
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'''Brad Thiessen''' (born March 19, 1986) is a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]] |
'''Brad Thiessen''' (born March 19, 1986) is a Canadian former professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]] who played briefly in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]. |
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Thiessen played three seasons in the [[British Columbia Hockey League]] before playing three seasons of collegiate ice hockey at [[Northeastern University]]. In his junior season at Northeastern, Thiessen was named [[Hockey East]] Player of the Year, a conference all-star, an NCAA first-team All-American, and a [[Hobey Baker Award]] "hat trick" finalist. At the end of the 2008–09 season, Thiessen signed a contract with the |
Thiessen played three seasons in the [[British Columbia Hockey League]] before playing three seasons of collegiate ice hockey at [[Northeastern University]]. In his junior season at Northeastern, Thiessen was named [[Hockey East]] Player of the Year, a conference all-star, an NCAA first-team All-American, and a [[Hobey Baker Award]] "hat trick" finalist. At the end of the 2008–09 season, Thiessen signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as an [[undrafted free agent]]. |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career== |
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[[File:Brad Thiessen NU 01.jpg|left|thumb|Thiessen with the [[Northeastern Huskies|Northeastern University Huskies]] in 2008.]] |
[[File:Brad Thiessen NU 01.jpg|left|thumb|Thiessen with the [[Northeastern Huskies|Northeastern University Huskies]] in 2008.|180px]] |
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===Amateur=== |
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===Professional=== |
===Professional=== |
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After his third year at Northeastern, rather than play his senior season, Thiessen signed as an [[undrafted free agent]] with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] and joined the organization's [[American Hockey League]] affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, though appeared in no games that season.<ref name=hockeynews>{{cite web|url=http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?7289 |title=Player Bio – Brad Thiessen |publisher=Forecaster.thehockeynews.com |date= | |
After his third year at Northeastern, rather than play his senior season, Thiessen signed as an [[undrafted free agent]] with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] and joined the organization's [[American Hockey League]] affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, though appeared in no games that season.<ref name=hockeynews>{{cite web|url=http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?7289 |title=Player Bio – Brad Thiessen |publisher=Forecaster.thehockeynews.com |date= |access-date=2011-01-13}}</ref> After the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins season ended, Thiessen was among a number of players who participated with the Pittsburgh Penguins in practice during the [[2009 Stanley Cup playoffs|Stanley Cup playoffs]]. Though he never dressed for a game, Thiessen was with the team when they defeated the [[Detroit Red Wings]] in game seven to win the [[Stanley Cup]]. He was included on the team picture, and awarded a Stanley Cup ring before playing his first pro game.<ref name=cup>{{cite web |url=http://www.northeastern.edu/news/stories/2009/06/thiessenwinscup.html |title=Raising the Cup | Northeastern University News |publisher=Northeastern.edu |date=2009-06-17 |access-date=2011-01-13 |archive-date=2010-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116152728/http://northeastern.edu/news/stories/2009/06/thiessenwinscup.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Thiessen split time during the 2009–10 season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and their [[ECHL]] affiliate [[Wheeling Nailers]]. In 30 regular season appearances with the Penguins, Thiessen earned a 14–14–1 record, while he was 8–3–0 with Wheeling. |
Thiessen split time during the 2009–10 season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and their [[ECHL]] affiliate [[Wheeling Nailers]]. In 30 regular season appearances with the Penguins, Thiessen earned a 14–14–1 record, while he was 8–3–0 with Wheeling. |
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During the [[2010-11 AHL season|2010–11 season]], Thiessen was named as the Eastern Conference's starting goaltender for the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic. At the time of the All-Star break, Thiessen led the AHL with 17 wins. He became the second Penguin to be named to the All-Star team after [[Dany Sabourin]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gonu.com/news/2011/1/13/MHOCKEY_0113111522.aspx |title=Northeastern University Athletics – Thiessen named a starter for the AHL All-Star Classic |publisher=Gonu.com |date= | |
During the [[2010-11 AHL season|2010–11 season]], Thiessen was named as the Eastern Conference's starting goaltender for the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic. At the time of the All-Star break, Thiessen led the AHL with 17 wins. He became the second Penguin to be named to the All-Star team after [[Dany Sabourin]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gonu.com/news/2011/1/13/MHOCKEY_0113111522.aspx |title=Northeastern University Athletics – Thiessen named a starter for the AHL All-Star Classic |publisher=Gonu.com |date= 13 January 2011|access-date=2011-01-13}}</ref> On his 25th birthday, he became the third Penguins goaltender to record 30 wins in a single season, joining Dany Sabourin ([[2005-06 AHL season|2005–06]]) and John Curry ([[2007-08 AHL season|2007–08]]). |
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On March 24, 2011, Thiessen was recalled by the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<ref>{{cite web | title= Penguins Recall Goaltender Brad Thiessen | author=Pittsburgh Penguins | language= | publisher=PittsburghPenguins.com | url=http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=557116 | date=2011-03-24 |
On March 24, 2011, Thiessen was recalled by the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<ref>{{cite web | title= Penguins Recall Goaltender Brad Thiessen | author=Pittsburgh Penguins | language= | publisher=PittsburghPenguins.com | url=http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=557116 | date=2011-03-24 }}</ref> due to an injury to backup goalie [[Brent Johnson]], but did not play in an NHL game. |
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[[File:Brad Thiessen 1st NHL Win 2012-02-26.JPG|thumb|Thiessen is interviewed following his first career NHL win.]] |
[[File:Brad Thiessen 1st NHL Win 2012-02-26.JPG|thumb|Thiessen is interviewed following his first career NHL win.]] |
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On March 7, 2012, Thiessen recorded his second career win in just as many starts. The Penguins overcame a 2–0 deficit to beat the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] 3–2. |
On March 7, 2012, Thiessen recorded his second career win in just as many starts. The Penguins overcame a 2–0 deficit to beat the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] 3–2. |
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On July 15, 2013, Thiessen opted to leave North America and signed his first European contract with [[HIFK]] of the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Liiga]]. After only 8 games, Thiessen opted to end his HIFK career and was mutually released on November 19, 2013. On November 28, 2013, he signed a contract with the [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]] of the AHL for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://theahl.com/norfolk-signs-thiessen-to-ahl-deal-p188778 | title = Norfolk signs Thiessen to AHL deal | publisher = |
On July 15, 2013, Thiessen opted to leave North America and signed his first European contract with [[HIFK]] of the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Liiga]]. After only 8 games, Thiessen opted to end his HIFK career and was mutually released on November 19, 2013. On November 28, 2013, he signed a contract with the [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]] of the AHL for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://theahl.com/norfolk-signs-thiessen-to-ahl-deal-p188778 | title = Norfolk signs Thiessen to AHL deal | publisher = [[American Hockey League]] | date = 2013-11-28 | access-date = 2013-11-28 | archive-date = 2014-11-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129050455/http://theahl.com/norfolk-signs-thiessen-to-ahl-deal-p188778 | url-status = dead }}</ref> |
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On July 3, 2014, Thiessen was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the [[Calgary Flames]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725382 | title = Flames announce signings | publisher = [[Calgary Flames]] | date = 2014-07-03 | access-date = 2014-07-03}}</ref> At the tail end of the season, on April 5, 2015, Thiessen was called up by the Calgary from the [[Adirondack Flames]] and served as backup without making his debut for the club. |
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As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Flames, Thiessen went un-signed over the summer before accepting a professional try-out contract to attend the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] training camp on September 16, 2015. On September 23, he was reassigned by the Blue Jackets to attend AHL affiliate, the [[Lake Erie Monsters]], training camp.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=780156 | title = Blue Jackets reduce roster to 49 players | publisher = [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] | date = 2015-09-23 | access-date = 2015-09-23}}</ref> He was later signed by the Monsters to a two-way AHL/ECHL contract and was assigned to affiliate, the Cincinnati Cyclones. |
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He announced his retirement on June 3, 2021, after finishing his sixth season within the Cleveland Monsters organization.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/uglygoalie39/status/1400594555204931584 | title = Time for the pads to be put away | publisher = [[Twitter]] | author = Brad Thiessen | date = June 3, 2021 | accessdate = June 3, 2021}}</ref> |
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As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Flames, Thiessen went un-signed over the summer before accepting a professional try-out contract to attend the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] training camp on September 16, 2015. On September 23, he was reassigned by the Blue Jackets to attend AHL affiliate, the [[Lake Erie Monsters]], training camp.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=780156 | title = Blue Jackets reduce roster to 49 players | publisher = ''[[Columbus Blue Jackets]]'' | date = 2015-09-23 | accessdate = 2015-09-23}}</ref> He was later signed by the Monsters to a two-way AHL/ECHL contract and was assigned to affiliate, the Cincinnati Cyclones. |
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==Career statistics== |
==Career statistics== |
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| [[Northeastern University]] |
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| [[2007-08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2007–08]] |
| [[2007-08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2007–08]] |
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| Northeastern University |
| Northeastern University |
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| HE |
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| 37 |
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| 16 |
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| [[2008-09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2008–09]] |
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| Northeastern University |
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| [[2017–18 AHL season|2017–18]] |
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| 9 |
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| Cleveland Monsters |
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| Cleveland Monsters |
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*[http://www.pensuniverse.com/2010/04/man-behind-mask-brad-thiessen.html Pens Universe interviews Brad Thiessen] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090819020103/http://thiessen39.com/ Thiessen39.com] |
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Brad Thiessen | |||
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Thiessen with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2012 | |||
Born |
Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada | March 19, 1986||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins HIFK | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2009–2021 |
Brad Thiessen (born March 19, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Thiessen played three seasons in the British Columbia Hockey League before playing three seasons of collegiate ice hockey at Northeastern University. In his junior season at Northeastern, Thiessen was named Hockey East Player of the Year, a conference all-star, an NCAA first-team All-American, and a Hobey Baker Award "hat trick" finalist. At the end of the 2008–09 season, Thiessen signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins as an undrafted free agent.
Playing career
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Brad_Thiessen_NU_01.jpg/180px-Brad_Thiessen_NU_01.jpg)
Amateur
[edit]Thiessen played three seasons in the junior A British Columbia Hockey League. In 2003–04 with the Penticton Panthers, Thiessen appeared in 42 games, finishing with a record of 13–17–1. The following season with the Prince George Spruce Kings, he finished 12–22–1. In his final season of junior hockey with the Prince George Spruce Kings and Merritt Centennials in 2005–06 (he was traded during the season), Thiessen achieved career best statistics with a 22–21–4 record, a 2.88 goals against average, and a .922 save percentage.[1]
After junior hockey, Thiessen played for Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts for three seasons, from 2006 to 2009.
During his freshman season in 2006–07, Thiessen was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team. That season he appeared in 33 games, earning an 11–17–5 record. The next season, he was 16–17–3.
In Thiessen's junior year during the 2008–09 season, he led the team to one of its most successful seasons, including its first trip to the NCAA tournament in over 15 years. He was the 2008–09 Hockey East Player of the Year, a Hockey East all-star, an NCAA All-American, and a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.[2] That season, Thiessen set school records for wins (25), goals against average (2.12), save percentage (.931), saves (1,195), games (41) and minutes played (2,495:44).[3] He led the NCAA in saves, was third in minutes played, and fourth in save percentage.[4] He also became Northeastern's all-time top goaltender in goals against average (2.40), save percentage (.922) and shutouts (9).[3]
Professional
[edit]After his third year at Northeastern, rather than play his senior season, Thiessen signed as an undrafted free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins and joined the organization's American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, though appeared in no games that season.[2] After the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins season ended, Thiessen was among a number of players who participated with the Pittsburgh Penguins in practice during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Though he never dressed for a game, Thiessen was with the team when they defeated the Detroit Red Wings in game seven to win the Stanley Cup. He was included on the team picture, and awarded a Stanley Cup ring before playing his first pro game.[3]
Thiessen split time during the 2009–10 season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and their ECHL affiliate Wheeling Nailers. In 30 regular season appearances with the Penguins, Thiessen earned a 14–14–1 record, while he was 8–3–0 with Wheeling.
During the 2010–11 season, Thiessen was named as the Eastern Conference's starting goaltender for the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic. At the time of the All-Star break, Thiessen led the AHL with 17 wins. He became the second Penguin to be named to the All-Star team after Dany Sabourin in 2006.[5] On his 25th birthday, he became the third Penguins goaltender to record 30 wins in a single season, joining Dany Sabourin (2005–06) and John Curry (2007–08).
On March 24, 2011, Thiessen was recalled by the Pittsburgh Penguins[6] due to an injury to backup goalie Brent Johnson, but did not play in an NHL game.
On February 24, 2012, Thiessen was recalled by the Penguins again and on February 26 he played in his first NHL game, registering his first career NHL win, 4–2 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
On March 7, 2012, Thiessen recorded his second career win in just as many starts. The Penguins overcame a 2–0 deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2.
On July 15, 2013, Thiessen opted to leave North America and signed his first European contract with HIFK of the Finnish Liiga. After only 8 games, Thiessen opted to end his HIFK career and was mutually released on November 19, 2013. On November 28, 2013, he signed a contract with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL for the remainder of the season.[7]
On July 3, 2014, Thiessen was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames.[8] At the tail end of the season, on April 5, 2015, Thiessen was called up by the Calgary from the Adirondack Flames and served as backup without making his debut for the club.
As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Flames, Thiessen went un-signed over the summer before accepting a professional try-out contract to attend the Columbus Blue Jackets training camp on September 16, 2015. On September 23, he was reassigned by the Blue Jackets to attend AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, training camp.[9] He was later signed by the Monsters to a two-way AHL/ECHL contract and was assigned to affiliate, the Cincinnati Cyclones.
He announced his retirement on June 3, 2021, after finishing his sixth season within the Cleveland Monsters organization.[10]
Career statistics
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
2003–04 | Penticton Panthers | BCHL | 42 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2131 | 122 | 2 | 3.44 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Penticton Vees | BCHL | 26 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1492 | 86 | 1 | 3.46 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Prince George Spruce Kings | BCHL | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 561 | 31 | 0 | 3.31 | .912 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 158 | 9 | 0 | 3.42 | .922 | ||
2005–06 | Prince George Spruce Kings | BCHL | 36 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 2058 | 99 | 5 | 2.89 | .925 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Merritt Centennials | BCHL | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 754 | 2 | 36 | 2.87 | .914 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 261 | 16 | 1 | 3.68 | .895 | ||
2006–07 | Northeastern University | HE | 33 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1985 | 82 | 4 | 2.48 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Northeastern University | HE | 37 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2180 | 96 | 2 | 2.64 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Northeastern University | HE | 41 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2496 | 88 | 3 | 2.12 | .931 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 30 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1763 | 72 | 4 | 2.45 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 4.04 | .895 | ||
2009–10 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 674 | 30 | 1 | 2.67 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 46 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2567 | 83 | 7 | 1.94 | .922 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 720 | 20 | 2 | 1.67 | .940 | ||
2011–12 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 41 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2321 | 109 | 2 | 2.82 | .887 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 756 | 27 | 0 | 2.14 | .908 | ||
2011–12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 16 | 0 | 3.72 | .858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 32 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1792 | 80 | 4 | 2.68 | .902 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 654 | 15 | 2 | 1.38 | .952 | ||
2013–14 | HIFK | Liiga | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.06 | .883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 984 | 37 | 1 | 2.26 | .930 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 252 | 16 | 0 | 3.81 | .881 | ||
2014–15 | Adirondack Flames | AHL | 34 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1908 | 99 | 2 | 3.11 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1113 | 35 | 1 | 1.89 | .934 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 454 | 19 | 0 | 2.51 | .926 | ||
2015–16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1231 | 40 | 3 | 1.95 | .929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 666 | 26 | 3 | 2.34 | .924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 8 | 0 | 3.83 | .840 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 524 | 25 | 0 | 2.86 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 26 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1401 | 55 | 2 | 2.36 | .913 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 467 | 20 | 1 | 2.57 | .902 | ||
2019–20 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 438 | 23 | 0 | 3.15 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 724 | 33 | 0 | 2.74 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 16 | 0 | 3.72 | .858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honours
[edit]Award | Year | |
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College | ||
All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 2006–07 | |
All-Hockey East First Team | 2008–09 | |
AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2008–09 | |
Hockey East Player of the Year | 2008–09 | |
Hobey Baker Award Finalist | 2008–09 | |
AHL | ||
First All-Star Team | 2010–11 | [11] |
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award | 2010–11 | |
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award | 2010–11, 2012–13 |
References
[edit]- ^ Brad Thiessen hockey statistics & profile at hockeydb.com
- ^ a b "Player Bio – Brad Thiessen". Forecaster.thehockeynews.com. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ a b c "Raising the Cup | Northeastern University News". Northeastern.edu. 2009-06-17. Archived from the original on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ Inside College Hockey | INCH Goaltender of the Year: Brad Thiessen
- ^ "Northeastern University Athletics – Thiessen named a starter for the AHL All-Star Classic". Gonu.com. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ Pittsburgh Penguins (2011-03-24). "Penguins Recall Goaltender Brad Thiessen". PittsburghPenguins.com.
- ^ "Norfolk signs Thiessen to AHL deal". American Hockey League. 2013-11-28. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
- ^ "Flames announce signings". Calgary Flames. 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ^ "Blue Jackets reduce roster to 49 players". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ^ Brad Thiessen (June 3, 2021). "Time for the pads to be put away". Twitter. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ 2010–11 First and Second All-Stars named Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Adirondack Flames players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
- Cleveland Monsters players
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Lake Erie Monsters players
- Norfolk Admirals players
- Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey players
- People from Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Prince George Spruce Kings players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Wheeling Nailers players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans