Eddie Läck

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Eddie Läck
Date of birth 5th January 1988
place of birth Norrtälje , Sweden
Nickname The stork
size 193 cm
Weight 83 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Left
Career stations
until 2004 Norrtälje IK
2004-2006 Djurgårdens IF
2006-2009 Leksands IF
2009-2010 Brynäs IF
2010-2011 Manitoba mosses
2011-2013 Chicago Wolves
2013-2015 Vancouver Canucks
2015-2017 Carolina Hurricanes
2017 Calgary Flames
Stockton Heat
2017-2019 New Jersey Devils
Binghamton Devils

Eddie Läck (born January 5, 1988 in Norrtälje ) is a former Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper and current coach . Between 2013 and 2018 he played 148 games for the Vancouver Canucks , Carolina Hurricanes , Calgary Flames and New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League . With the Swedish national team , he won the gold medal at the 2017 World Cup .

Career

Beginnings in Sweden

Läck in the Leksands IF jersey

Läck began his career in his hometown, where he ran through the junior teams of Norrtälje IK. During this time he also took part in two TV swaddling tournaments, each in the second team of the Stockholm region . In 2004 he changed clubs and from then on played for the U18 youth team of Djurgårdens IF . In 2005 he reached the J18 Allsvenskan runner-up with the DIF. Two years later he joined the U20 juniors of Leksands IF , who played in Sweden's top junior division, the J20 SuperElit .

During the 2006/07 season he made his professional ice hockey debut when he played for the Leksands IF men's team in a total of 3 games in HockeyAllsvenskan , Sweden's second-highest division. In the following season he made 26 appearances in the Allsvesenkan with an average goal of 1.96, but was also used in the U20 juniors. In the 2009/09 season, Läck established himself as a regular goalkeeper of the professional team, displacing the former NHL goalkeeper Ed Belfour from this position. He achieved an average of 2.02 goals against and a catch quota of 93.0% in 32 games.

Before the 2009 NHL Entry Draft , he was ranked ninth in the list of the NHL Central Scouting Bureau among European goalkeepers, but was not selected. Therefore, he stayed in Sweden and after three years at Leksands IF moved to the Elitserien , the top division, to Brynäs IF , where he received a two-year contract. He made his Elitserien debut on October 17, 2009 when he replaced Jacob Markström in the Brynäs goal. Läck played a total of 14 games as a back-up for Markström in the 2009/10 season.

In the American Hockey League (2010-2013)

The Vancouver Canucks scout , Lars Lindgren , followed Läck's development for several years and convinced the Canucks management to sign Läck in April 2010. Läck received a two-year contract and was subsequently used with the Manitoba Moose in the American Hockey League .

NHL

At the beginning of the 2013/14 season, Läck established himself at the Vancouver Canucks and played 41 games in each of the following two seasons. As part of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft , it was given to the Carolina Hurricanes , who gave the Canucks a second-round vote for this draft and a seventh-round vote for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft . In Carolina, he formed the goalkeeper duo with Cam Ward , replacing Anton Chudobin , who was given to the Anaheim Ducks shortly after the Läck transfer . Läck then stayed in Carolina for two seasons until June 2017, before he was transferred to the Calgary Flames together with Ryan Murphy and a seven-round suffrage in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft . In return, the Hurricanes received Keegan Kanzig and a six-round vote in the same draft. In addition, Carolina continued to take over half of Läck's salary.

In Calgary, however, the Swede could not establish himself permanently in the NHL squad and lost his place as a backup from Mike Smith to David Rittich . As a result, the Flames gave him in December 2017 in exchange for Dalton Prout to the New Jersey Devils . With the Devils, he was also mainly used in the AHL, before he could only play six competitive games in the 2018/19 season due to injury. Due to chronic hip problems, he finally had to end his career early in the summer of 2019 and moved to Arizona State University as a goalkeeping coach with immediate effect .

International

Läck made his debut for the Swedish national team at the 2017 World Cup and won the gold medal there with the team.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N OTN Min GT SO GTS Sv% Sp S. N Min GT SO GTS Sv%
2004/05 Djurgårdens IF J20 SuperElit 1 60 6th 0 6.00 87.2 - - - - - - - -
2005/06 Djurgårdens IF J20 SuperElit 23 1400 49 3 2.10 91.8 - - - - - - - -
2006/07 Leksands IF J20 SuperElit 30th 1781 85 0 2.86 91.9 - - - - - - - -
2006/07 Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan 2 78 4th 0 3.10 86.7 1 3.06 89.3
2007/08 Leksands IF J20 SuperElit 18th 1077 47 4th 2.62 91.2 3 2.68 92.5
2007/08 Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan 24 1441 45 4th 1.87 92.3 2 3.39 79.2
2008/09 Leksands IF J20 SuperElit 2 120 4th 1 2.00 90.0 - - - - - - - -
2008/09 Leksands IF HockeyAllsvenskan 32 1905 64 4th 2.02 93.0 6th 2.36 90.3
2009/10 Brynäs IF J20 SuperElit 6th 359 21st 0 3.51 88.4 - - - - - - - -
2009/10 Brynäs IF Elitserien 14th 809 36 0 2.67 91.1 2 79 2 0 1.53 94.6
2010/11 Manitoba mosses AHL 53 28 21st 4th 3135 118 5 2.26 92.6 12 6th 5 752 25th 2 1.99 93.2
2011/12 Chicago Wolves AHL 46 21st 20th 3 2703 104 4th 2.31 92.5 5 2 2 304 11 0 2.17 91.7
2012/13 Chicago Wolves AHL 13 7th 4th 1 760 38 1 3.00 89.9 - - - - - - - -
2013/14 Vancouver Canucks NHL 41 16 17th 5 2319 93 4th 2.41 91.2 - - - - - - - -
2014/15 Vancouver Canucks NHL 41 18th 13 4th 2324 95 2 2.45 92.1 4th 1 3 198 10 0 3.03 88.6
2015/16 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 34 12 14th 6th 1920 90 2 2.81 90.1 - - - - - - - -
2016/17 Charlotte Checkers AHL 2 1 1 0 120 3 0 1.50 95.2 - - - - - - - -
2016/17 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 20th 8th 7th 3 1090 48 1 2.64 90.2 - - - - - - - -
2017/18 Stockton Heat AHL 5 2 2 1 303 13 0 2.57 91.6 - - - - - - - -
2017/18 Calgary Flames NHL 4th 1 2 0 137 12 0 5.29 81.3 - - - - - - - -
2017/18 Binghamton Devils AHL 16 6th 7th 3 973 47 0 2.90 88.9 - - - - - - - -
2017/18 New Jersey Devils NHL 4th 1 2 0 208 11 0 3.19 90.3 - - - - - - - -
2018/19 Binghamton Devils AHL 6th 2 3 1 351 24 0 4.10 86.3 - - - - - - - -
J20 SuperElit overall 80 4797 212 8th 2.65 91.3 3 2.68 92.5
HockeyAllsvenskan total 58 3424 113 8th 1.98 92.6 9 2.67 87.7
AHL total 141 67 58 5 8345 347 10 2.49 91.7 17th 8th 7th 1056 36 2 2.05 92.8
NHL overall 144 56 55 18th 7997 349 9 2.62 90.9 4th 1 3 198 10 0 3.03 88.6

International

Represented Sweden at:

year team event result Sp S. N Min GT SO GTS Sv%
2017 Sweden WM 1st place, gold 1 1 0 60 0 1 0.00 100.0
Men overall 1 1 0 60 0 1 0.00 100.0

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Web links

Commons : Eddie Läck  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ingoalmag.com: "Eddie 'the Stork' Lack delivers NHL promise for Canucks" (English, October 4, 2010, accessed on July 31, 2014)
  2. ↑ Player profile of Eddie Läck. nhl.com, accessed July 31, 2014 .
  3. ↑ a b c Canucks sign Swedish goalie free agent Eddie Lack. The Province April 6, 2010; archived from the original on September 30, 2010 ; accessed on July 31, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Canucks prospect Eddie Lack aims to fly high as 'The Stork'. September 14, 2010, archived from the original on September 18, 2010 ; accessed on July 31, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Hurricanes get goalie Lack from Canucks for picks. nhl.com, June 27, 2015, accessed June 29, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Läck, Eddie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lack, Eddie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH 5th January 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Norrtälje