Eddie Läck
Eddie Läck | ||||||
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Born |
Norrtälje, Sweden | 5 January 1988|||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | |||||
Position | Goaltender | |||||
Caught | Left | |||||
Played for |
Leksands IF Brynäs IF Vancouver Canucks Carolina Hurricanes Calgary Flames New Jersey Devils | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||||
Playing career | 2006–2018 |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
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2019–2023 | Arizona State (assistant) |
Eddie Läck (born 5 January 1988) is a Swedish former professional
Playing career
Sweden
Läck spent his
Läck made his professional debut with Leksands IF's men's team in the HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden's second-highest league, appearing in three games in 2006–07. The following campaign, he appeared in 26 HockeyAllsvenskan games, recording a 1.96 goals against average (GAA), while still seeing playing time in junior. In 2008–09, he fully established himself with Leksands IF's professional team, outplaying former NHL goaltender Ed Belfour as the club's starter.[5] He posted a 2.02 GAA and .930 save percentage in 32 games.[5]
Going into the
Manitoba Moose/Chicago Wolves
Läck's play garnered the attention of Vancouver Canucks scout Lars Lindgren[2] and in the off-season, he was signed by the Canucks to a two-year, entry-level contract on 6 April 2010.[6] He subsequently left Sweden to begin playing within the Canucks organization.[2] Assigned to the Manitoba Moose, the Canucks' minor league affiliate, he made his American Hockey League (AHL) debut on 9 October, making 23 saves in a 5–2 win over the Rockford IceHogs.[7] Competing for playing time with fellow Moose goaltender Tyler Weiman, Läck emerged as the team's starter, appearing in 53 games (28 wins, 21 losses and 4 overtime or shootout losses). With a 2.26 GAA (ranked seventh in the league) and .926 save percentage (fourth in the league),[8] Läck was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team.[9] During the 2011 Calder Cup playoffs, he helped the Moose to the second round, recording a 1.99 GAA and .932 save percentage in 12 games. Following the Manitoba's elimination to the Hamilton Bulldogs,[10] Läck was called up to the Canucks on 13 May 2011,[6] to travel and practice with the team as a playoff reserve.[11] Vancouver advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals and lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games.
Positioned behind
Vancouver Canucks
Läck was named the Canucks' backup goaltender to start the 2013–14 season, and made his first appearance – and recorded his first win – on 6 October 2013, with a 5–4 overtime win against the Calgary Flames.[17] On 15 November, despite Läck having only made five NHL appearances to date, the Canucks re-signed him to a two-year contract extension worth a total of U.S.$2.3 million.[18] He would record his first NHL shutout in his home ice debut against the Carolina Hurricanes on 9 December 2013.[19]
On 4 March 2014, starting goaltender Roberto Luongo was traded to the Florida Panthers, along with minor leaguer Steven Anthony, for Swedish goaltender Jacob Markström and forward Shawn Matthias, making Läck and Markström (who played together for Brynäs IF) the goaltending tandem for the Canucks, and making Läck an NHL starter for the first time in his career. That summer, however, the Canucks signed Ryan Miller as their starter, but when Miller was hurt in late February 2015, Läck excelled and allowed the Canucks to maintain their playoff position, even starting the Canucks' first few playoff games. Läck recorded his first Stanley Cup playoff victory 17 April 2015, with a 4–1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Läck remained in net until he was pulled in Game 4 in Calgary, at which point Miller returned. The Canucks went on to lose their first-round matchup with Calgary in 6 games.
Carolina Hurricanes
On 27 June 2015, Läck was traded to the
Calgary Flames
On 29 June 2017, Läck was traded by the Hurricanes along with
New Jersey Devils
On 30 December 2017, Läck was traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for defenceman Dalton Prout, and was immediately assigned to the team's AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Devils.[25] He was recalled to the NHL on 4 February 2018, to replace Ken Appleby, and made his first start as a Devil on 11 February against the Boston Bruins.[26] On 17 February 2018, Läck made a career-high 48 saves in a 4–3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.[27]
Läck did not play any games for New Jersey during the 2018–19 season, only skating in a mere six games for Binghamton. He underwent hip surgery in December, effectively ending his season.[28]
On 30 March 2020, Läck announced his retirement from professional hockey following a hiatus.[29]
International play
Medal record | ||
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Representing Sweden | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships
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2017 Germany/France |
Läck was added to the Swedish national team in preparation for the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany/France.[30] Originally slated in the backup role to Viktor Fasth, Läck made his international debut in the round-robin stage, posting a 19-save shutout in a 2–0 victory over Latvia on 11 May 2017.[31] With the addition of starting goaltender Henrik Lundqvist to the roster mid-tournament, Läck was subsequently demoted as Sweden's third-choice. He didn't add to his debut game as Sweden claimed the gold medal in a 2–1 shootout victory over Canada on 21 May 2017.
Coaching career and post-career
On 14 August 2019, Läck announced that he would be taking a break from playing ice hockey to focus on rehabbing his hip injury, and accepted a position as goaltender coach for Arizona State University.[32][33]
Lack is now living in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife Johanna, where he is also a real estate agent.[34]
Playing style
Läck is a big goaltender who uses his size to his advantage looking through traffic to see the puck, and aggressively challenging shooters.[2] Despite his size he has good lateral movement, covers the bottom of the net well,[2] has good balance, and is positionally sound.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
2004–05 | Djurgårdens IF | J20
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1 | — | — | — | 60 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | .872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 23 | — | — | — | 1,400 | 49 | 3 | 2.10 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Leksands IF | J20 | 30 | — | — | — | 1,781 | 85 | 0 | 2.86 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Leksand IF | SWE-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 3.10 | .867 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3.06 | .893 | ||
2007–08 | Leksand IF | J20 | 18 | — | — | — | 1,077 | 47 | 4 | 2.62 | .912 | 3 | — | — | 179 | 8 | 0 | 2.68 | .925 | ||
2007–08 | Leksand IF | SWE-2 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1,441 | 45 | 4 | 1.87 | .923 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 3.39 | .792 | ||
2008–09 | Leksand IF | J20 | 2 | — | — | — | 120 | 4 | 1 | 2.00 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Leksand IF | SWE-2 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 1,905 | 64 | 4 | 2.02 | .930 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 355 | 14 | 0 | 2.36 | .903 | ||
2009–10 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 6 | — | — | — | 359 | 21 | 0 | 3.51 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 809 | 36 | 0 | 2.67 | .911 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 1.53 | .946 | ||
2010–11 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 53 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3,135 | 118 | 5 | 2.26 | .926 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 752 | 25 | 2 | 1.99 | .932 | ||
2011–12 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 46 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2,703 | 104 | 4 | 2.31 | .925 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 304 | 11 | 0 | 2.17 | .917 | ||
2012–13 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 760 | 38 | 1 | 3.00 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 41 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2,319 | 93 | 4 | 2.41 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 41 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2,324 | 95 | 2 | 2.45 | .921 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 198 | 10 | 0 | 3.03 | .886 | ||
2015–16 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 34 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1,921 | 90 | 2 | 2.81 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1,090 | 48 | 1 | 2.64 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | .952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 12 | 0 | 5.29 | .813 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 303 | 13 | 0 | 2.57 | .916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 16 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 973 | 47 | 0 | 2.90 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 207 | 11 | 0 | 3.18 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 351 | 24 | 0 | 4.10 | .863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SHL totals | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 809 | 36 | 0 | 2.67 | .911 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 1.53 | .946 | ||||
NHL totals | 143 | 56 | 55 | 18 | 7,996 | 349 | 9 | 2.62 | .909 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 198 | 10 | 0 | 3.03 | .886 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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2017 | Sweden | WC
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | |
Senior totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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AHL | ||
All-Rookie Team | 2011 |
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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, or TSN.ca
- Eddie Läck on Twitter