Adam Berkhoel

Adam Berkhoel
Date of birth	May 16, 1981
place of birth	St. Paul , Minnesota , USA
size	170 cm
Weight	75 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2000 , 8th lap, 240th position Chicago Blackhawks
Career stations
1999-2000	Twin City Vulcans
2000-2004	University of Denver
2004-2006	Gwinnett Gladiators
2006-2007	Dayton Bombers
2007-2008	Grand Rapids Griffins
2008-2010	Wilkes-Barre / Scr. Penguins

Adam Berkhoel (born May 16, 1981 in St. Paul , Minnesota ) is an American ice hockey goalkeeper who was most recently under contract with the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League .

Career

Adam Berkhoel began his career in 1999 in the US Junior League USHL with the Twin City Vulcans. After good performance, he was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft in the eighth round at position 240. In the following four years he attended the University of Denver and won the national college championship of the NCAA with their ice hockey team in 2004 .

In June 2004 his rights were transferred from the Chicago Blackhawks to the Atlanta Thrashers and he played the 2004/05 season with their farm teams Chicago Wolves from the American Hockey League and Gwinnett Gladiators from the ECHL . In the 2005/06 game year he was again mainly used for the farm teams, but was also used nine times by the Thrashers in the NHL .

In the summer of 2006 he signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabers . But even here he was only used for the farm teams of the AHL and ECHL. In July 2007, the Detroit Red Wings signed him for their AHL farm team Grand Rapids Griffins , where he came in the 2007/08 season as a substitute goalkeeper for Jimmy Howard on 31 missions.

After his contract expired, he signed a contract with the AHL team Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins in August 2008 . At the Penguins he was regularly used in his first season as a substitute goalkeeper behind John Curry . When Berkhoel was only the third goalkeeper in Wilkes-Barre in the 2009/10 season , he received match practice with the Wheeling Nailers from the ECHL. When his contract expired at the end of the season, the management of the Penguins did not extend it.

Achievements and Awards

• 2000 USHL All- Rookie Team
• 2000 USHL Second All-Star Team
• 2004 NCAA championship with the University of Denver
• 2004 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2004 NCAA Championship Tournament MVP
• 2007 ECHL First All-Star Team
• 2007 ECHL All-Star Game
• 2007 ECHL All-Star Game MVP
• 2007 ECHL Goaltender of the Year

Web links

• Adam Berkhoel at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Adam Berkhoel at hockeydb.com (English)
• Adam Berkhoel at hockeygoalies.org