Player's Profile
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- Name: Atte Engren
- Position: G
- Catches: Left
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 184 lbs
- Birthdate: 1988-02-19
- Eligible for Draft: NaN
- Drafted: 2007
- Hometown: Rauma, Finland
- Acquired: 7th round (204th overall), 2007
- Playing In: Pro
Atte Engren
Prospect Grade: 7.0 D (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2005-06: Brought up in the Lukko organization of his hometown Rauma, Engren didn't get an international career going until late in his U18 year. He went on a hot streak in the spring season and playoffs of the Finnish Jr A league, making the U18 WC tournament as a backup. He bowed to receive a silver medal, having played just half a minute in the tournament. He was passed over in the NHL draft.
2006-07: Engren enjoyed a solid season with Lukko Jr A. As U19, he appeared in just two international games, posting solid numbers against Belarus. Still, it was this year that the Predators had scouted Engren sufficiently to pick him in the seventh round.
2007-08: Engren moved around the Finnish leagues this season, playing for three different clubs before finally settling with Lukko Rauma Jr. He went 14-13-0 with one shutout and a 2.98 goals against average.
2008-09: Engren played at several levels in Finland during the year. In 4 games with the TPS U20 team in the junior league, he finished with a 2.75 goals against average and .909 save percentage. He appeared in 6 games at the highest level with TPS in the SM-liiga, recording a 3.22 goals against average and .822 save percentage with a 1-3-1 record. Engren was also loaned to Finland's second tier league, where he played in 5 games with Kiekko-Vantaa with a 2.05 goals against average and .920 save percentage.
2009-10: Engren played in 35 games for TPS in the SM-liiga, finishing with a 15-13-1 record, 2.63 goals against average, and .920 save percentage. In 8 playoff games, he was 7-1-0 with a 1.82 goals against average and .935 save percentage. He was awarded the league's Urpo Ylonen trophy as the top goaltender for his strong season in carrying TPS to the SM-liiga's gold medal.
2010-11: Engren made his North American pro debut, skating in four late season contests with the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals, following a challenging second season in the SM-Liiga. Engren was 2--2 for the Admirals with a 2.43 GAA and .914 save percentage. With defending Finnish champion TPS Turku, Engren was one of the league's busiest goalies as several key players signed contracts in North America or retired following the 2010 Kanada Cup playoffs. In 51 games Engren was 10-25-13 with 4 shutouts and a 2.82 GAA and .918 save percentage. TPS Turku won just 20 games and finished one point ahead of last-place Pelicans.
Talent Analysis
"Engren is a much more athletic goalie, very quick, relies on quickness,” Predators goaltending coach Mitch Korn said in the summer of 2009. “Not the biggest guy in the world, but probably the most athletic-playing of the (Nashville prospects)."
Korn described what Engren needs to work on. "It's keeping his game under control. Using that athletic ability when it's needed, and not when it's not needed.
Future
Engren will play his first North American season this year. He will compete with Chet Pickard to fill the spot vacated by Mark Dekanich.
Stats
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Profile Last Updated: December, 20th 2011
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