Connor Hellebuyck
Connor Hellebuyck | ||||||
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Born |
Commerce Township, Michigan, U.S. | May 19, 1993|||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||
Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | |||||
Position | Goaltender | |||||
Catches | Left | |||||
NHL team | Winnipeg Jets | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft |
130th overall, 2012 Winnipeg Jets | ||||
Playing career | 2014–present |
Connor Charles Hellebuyck (
Early life
Hellebuyck was born on May 19, 1993, in Commerce Township, Michigan,[2] to parents Chuck and Erin. His father is a technical training engineer while his mother is an artist and children's books author.[3]
Playing career
Amateur
After completing his high school career at Walled Lake Northern High School in Commerce Township, Michigan, Hellebuyck played one year of junior hockey as a member of the Odessa Jackalopes, a franchise that had been a minor league affiliate of the New York Islanders but had recently moved to junior hockey as part of the North American Hockey League (NAHL). Hellebuyck went from being virtually unknown to a top prospect while playing in Odessa, and was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets following his season in Odessa.
Hellebuyck earned a scholarship to play for the
For the 2013–14 season, Hellebuyck was awarded the inaugural Mike Richter Award as the top goaltender in college hockey.[5] Hellebuyck departed UMass Lowell as the school's shutout leader with 12 shutouts in 54 games, surpassing former National Hockey League and former UMass Lowell goaltender Carter Hutton. He also owns single-season records for best save percentage (.952) and GAA (1.37), both in 2012–13.[6]
Professional
Hellebuyck chose to forgo his final two years of college eligibility when he signed a three-year,
Hellebuyck made the 2016–17 Jets ahead of Pavelec. During his first season as a starter, Hellebuyck posted a 26–19–4 record in 56 games.
On July 24, 2017, the Jets re-signed Hellebuyck to a one-year contract worth $2.25 million.[11]
In the 2017–18 season, Hellebuyck posted a 44–11–9 record in 67 games, setting the record for the most single-season wins by an American goaltender in the NHL, previously held by Tom Barrasso of the 1992 title-winning Pittsburgh Penguins,[12] as well as the record for most single-season home ice wins by an NHL goaltender, previously tied at 29 by Miikka Kiprusoff and Evgeni Nabokov.[13] On April 17, 2018, Hellebuyck was named a Vezina Trophy finalist as the league's top goaltender.[14] He was the runner-up to Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne.[15]
On July 12, 2018, Hellebuyck signed a six-year, $37 million (worth an average annual value of $6.167 million) contract extension with the Jets.[16]
In the 2019–20 season, Hellebuyck was second in the NHL in wins (31), first in shutouts (six), and seventh in save percentage (.922) among goalies who played at least 20 games. He was 31–21–5 with a 2.57 goals-against average and allowed two or fewer goals in 32 of his 58 games to help the Jets (37–28–6, .563 points percentage) advance to the Stanley Cup Qualifiers.[17] On July 17, 2020, Hellebuyck was named a Vezina Trophy finalist as the league's top goaltender along with Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask and Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.[18] On September 21, 2020, before Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals, Hellebuyck was named the winner of the Vezina Trophy for the 2019–20 season, becoming the first goalie in Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers history to win the award.[17]
On February 4, 2021, Hellebuyck won his 153rd NHL game as the Jets beat the Calgary Flames 4–1, breaking the Jets/Thrashers franchise record for wins by a goaltender, previously held by Pavelec.[19]
On April 24, 2022, Hellebuyck played in his 380th game as a Winnipeg Jet and he earned his 200th career victory (also as a Winnipeg Jet) as the Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–1.
Hellebuyck was named a Vezina Trophy finalist for the third time in his career for the 2022–23 season, where he had a 37–25–2 and a .920 save percentage.[20]
On October 9, 2023, Hellebuyck along with
International play
Hellebuyck with the USA at the 2015 World Hockey Championship | ||
Medal record | ||
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Representing United States | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2015 Czech Republic |
Hellebuyck was chosen by the
Personal life
Hellebuyck and his wife Andrea have two children together.[28] In 2023, Hellebuyck co-authored two children's books about mental health with Thom Van Dycke titled 'Bucky Beats the Blues' and "Is Something Wrong With Weasel?"[29]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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% | ||
2011–12 | Odessa Jackalopes | NAHL | 53 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 3085 | 128 | 3 | 2.49 | .930 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 243 | 14 | 0 | 3.46 | |||
2012–13 | UMass-Lowell | HE | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1397 | 32 | 6 | 1.37 | .952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | UMass-Lowell | HE | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1747 | 52 | 6 | 1.79 | .941 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 58 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 3332 | 143 | 6 | 2.58 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 30 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1735 | 72 | 4 | 2.49 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 26 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1423 | 56 | 2 | 2.34 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 56 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3034 | 146 | 4 | 2.89 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 67 | 44 | 11 | 9 | 3966 | 156 | 6 | 2.36 | .924 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1016 | 40 | 2 | 2.36 | .922 | ||
2018–19 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 63 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 3705 | 179 | 2 | 2.90 | .913 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 360 | 16 | 0 | 2.67 | .913 | ||
2019–20 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 58 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 3269 | 140 | 6 | 2.57 | .922 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 237 | 12 | 0 | 3.04 | .904 | ||
2020–21 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 45 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 2603 | 112 | 4 | 2.58 | .916 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 538 | 20 | 1 | 2.23 | .931 | ||
2021–22 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 66 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 3904 | 193 | 4 | 2.97 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 64 | 37 | 25 | 2 | 3778 | 157 | 4 | 2.49 | .920 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 18 | 0 | 3.44 | .886 | ||
2023–24 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 60 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 3567 | 142 | 5 | 2.39 | .921 | ||||||||||
NHL totals | 505 | 275 | 173 | 41 | 29,258 | 1,281 | 37 | 2.63 | .917 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 2,464 | 106 | 3 | 2.58 | .916 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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2015 | United States | WC | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 482 | 11 | 2 | 1.37 | .948 | ||
2017 | United States | WC | 5th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | .900 | |
Senior totals | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 602 | 16 | 2 | 1.59 | .930 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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College | ||
Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 2014
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All-Hockey East First Team | 2013–14 | [31] |
AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2013–14 | |
Mike Richter Award | 2013–14 | [32] |
NHL | ||
NHL All-Star
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2018, 2020, 2023, 2024 | |
NHL Second All-Star Team | 2018 | |
Vezina Trophy | 2020 | |
NHL First All-Star Team | 2020 | |
William M. Jennings Trophy | 2024 | [23] |
International | ||
WC All-Star Team | 2015 | [33] |
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database