Thatcher Demko
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Date of birth | December 8, 1995 |
place of birth | San Diego , California , USA |
size | 193 cm |
Weight | 87 kg |
position | goalkeeper |
number | # 30 |
Catch hand | Left |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
2014 , 2nd round, 36th position Vancouver Canucks |
Career stations | |
2011–2012 | Omaha Lancers |
2012-2013 | US National Team Development Program |
2013-2016 | Boston College |
since 2016 |
Vancouver Canucks Utica Comets |
Thatcher Demko (born December 8, 1995 in San Diego , California ) is an American ice hockey goalkeeper who has been under contract with the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League since April 2016 and for their farm team , the Utica Comets , in the American Hockey League is playing.
Career
Youth and college
Demko came to ice hockey through his father, who comes from the Canadian province of Ontario. He began his career in the junior leagues of his native San Diego in southern California and moved to the Omaha Lancers in the United States Hockey League at the age of 15 . There he drew the attention of the US National Team Development Program , into which he was accepted that same season 2011/12. In the following season he was the goalkeeper of the U18 team and graduated from high school a year earlier than usual in order to move to Boston College as a 17-year-old .
Although Demko was the league's youngest player in his freshman year in Boston, he played more than half of his team's games in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He finished the 2013-14 season with a 91.9% catch rate and won the Hockey East division with Boston College . Prior to the 2014 NHL Entry Draft , the majority of scouts rated him the best goalkeeper in his class. The Vancouver Canucks finally selected him in the second round in a total of 36th position.
A year after the draft, it was revealed that Demko had played with a bilateral hip injury for four years. In April 2015, he therefore underwent an operation that also improved his ability to move on the ice. In his third year at Boston College, he set a new team record with ten shutouts in 2015/16 and was honored with the Mike Richter Award for best goalkeeper at the NCAA. In addition, Demko was nominated as one of three finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award .
Vancouver Canucks
In April 2016, Thatcher Demko signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks and made his professional debut for their farm team, the Utica Comets , in the American Hockey League (AHL) in the 2016/17 season . As a regular goalkeeper before Richard Bachman , Demko was used in 45 games for the Comets. In the following season he improved his catch quota from 90.7 to 92.2 percent, qualified with the team for the play-offs and took part in the AHL All-Star Classic . He also made his NHL debut on March 31, 2018, when he was in the Canucks' goal for the full game in a 5-4 overtime against the Columbus Blue Jackets . This made him the second California-born goalkeeper after John Blue who came to use in the NHL.
International
During his time with the US National Team Development Program, Demko participated in several international tournaments, including the 2013 U18 World Junior Championship . In this he won the silver medal as a regular goalkeeper with the USA. At the U20 Junior World Championship two years later, he also played all appearances and finished the tournament with the third best catch rate from all goalkeepers, but failed with his team in the quarter-finals in the Russian selection. At the 2016 World Cup , Demko was appointed to the men's national team for the first time , but was not used as the third goalkeeper behind Mike Condon and Keith Kinkaid .
Achievements and Awards
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International
- 2012 silver medal at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge
- 2013 silver medal at the U18 Junior World Championship
Career statistics
Status: end of the 2018/19 season
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season | team | league | Sp | S. | N | U / OT | Min. | GT | SO | GTS | Sv% | Sp | S. | N | Min. | GT | SO | GTS | Sv% | |||
2011/12 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 15th | 9 | 3 | 0 | 754 | 36 | 1 | 2.87 | 89.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2012/13 | US National Team Development Program | USHL | 19th | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1059 | 39 | 1 | 2.21 | 90.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2013/14 | Boston College | NCAA | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1446 | 54 | 2 | 2.24 | 91.9 | |||||||||||
2014/15 | Boston College | NCAA | 35 | 19th | 13 | 3 | 2107 | 77 | 1 | 2.19 | 92.5 | |||||||||||
2015/16 | Boston College | NCAA | 39 | 27 | 8th | 4th | 2362 | 74 | 10 | 1.88 | 93.5 | |||||||||||
2016/17 | Utica Comets | AHL | 45 | 22nd | 17th | 5 | 2555 | 114 | 2 | 2.68 | 90.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2017/18 | Utica Comets | AHL | 46 | 25th | 13 | 7th | 2781 | 113 | 1 | 2.44 | 92.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 312 | 14th | 0 | 2.69 | 92.7 | |||
2017/18 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4th | 0 | 3.93 | 86.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2018/19 | Utica Comets | AHL | 16 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 860 | 37 | 0 | 2.58 | 91.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2018/19 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 9 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 534 | 25th | 0 | 2.81 | 91.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
USHL total | 34 | 24 | 6th | 0 | 1813 | 75 | 2 | 2.50 | 90.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
NCAA overall | 98 | 62 | 26th | 10 | 5915 | 205 | 13 | 2.08 | 92.8 | |||||||||||||
AHL total | 107 | 55 | 35 | 13 | 6196 | 264 | 3 | 2.55 | 91.4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 312 | 14th | 0 | 2.69 | 92.7 | |||||
NHL overall | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 595 | 29 | 0 | 2.92 | 90.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
International
Represented USA at:
year | team | event | result | Sp | S. | N | Min | GT | SO | GTS | Sv% | |
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2012 | United States | U17-WHC |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 1.09 | 94.9 | |
2013 | United States | U18 World Cup |
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7th | 3 | 3 | 428 | 16 | 1 | 2.24 | 89.9 | |
2014 | United States | U20 World Cup | 5th place | Without any effort | ||||||||
2015 | United States | U20 World Cup | 5th place | 4th | 2 | 2 | 242 | 7th | 1 | 1.74 | 93.9 | |
2016 | United States | WM | 4th Place | Without any effort | ||||||||
2019 | United States | WM | 7th place | 2 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 4th | 0 | 2.00 | 92.0 | |
Juniors overall | 13 | 6th | 5 | 780 | 25th | 2 | 1.91 | 91.9 | ||||
Men overall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 4th | 0 | 2.00 | 92.0 |
( 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
- Player biography on the Vancouver Canucks website
- Thatcher Demko at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Thatcher Demko at hockeygoalies.org
- Thatcher Demko in the database of hockey-reference.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Chris Jenkins: NHL awaits Team USA, BC goalie from SD October 27, 2014, archived from the original on July 24, 2018 ; accessed on July 24, 2018 .
- ^ Mike G. Morreale: BC's Demko heavy favorite as top draft-eligible goalie. NHL.com, April 8, 2014, accessed July 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Anatoliy Metter: Thatcher Demko - The Next Ones: 2014 NHL Draft Prospect Profile. The Hockey Writers, May 28, 2014, accessed July 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Jason Botchford: The hip surgery did gave Thatcher Demko a new life. Vancouver Sun, September 15, 2016; accessed July 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Thatcher Demko on USA Hockey's website (accessed July 24, 2018)
Goalkeeper:
Thatcher Demko |
Jacob Markström
Defender:
Jordie Benn |
Alexander Edler ( A ) |
Oscar Fantenberg |
Quinn Hughes |
Tyler Myers |
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Christopher Tanev ( A )
attacker:
Jay Beagle |
Brock Boeser |
Loui Eriksson |
Micheal Ferland |
Adam Gaudette |
Bo Horvat ( C ) |
Josh Leivo |
JT Miller |
Tyler Moth |
Tanner Pearson |
Elias Pettersson |
Antoine Roussel |
Brandon Sutter ( A ) |
Tyler Toffoli |
Jake Virtanen
Head Coach: Travis Green Assistant Coach : Nolan Baumgartner | Newel Brown | Manny Malhotra General Manager: Jim Benning
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Demko, Thatcher |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey goalkeeper |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1995 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Diego , California , United States |