Player's Profile
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- Name: Calvin Pickard
- Position: G
- Catches: Left
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 202 lbs
- Birthdate: 1992-04-15
- Eligible for Draft: 2010
- Drafted: 2010
- Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Acquired: 2nd overall (49th overall) 2010
- Playing In: CHL
Calvin Pickard
Prospect Grade: 7.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2007-08: Played for the Winnipeg Wild Midget AAA club, registering a 1.91 goals-against average in 40 games. Calvin's older brother, Chet, was a first round selection of the Nashville Predators at the 2008 NHL Draft.
2008-09: In his WHL rookie season, Pickard played in 47 games for the Seattle Thunderbirds. He posted a 3.05 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage. He finished with a 23-16-1-4 record. In 5 playoff games, Pickard had a 3.03 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage for the Thunderbirds. Earned a gold medal at the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Under-18 Tournament while playing for Team Canada.
2009-10: In 62 games for the Thunderbirds, Pickard registered a 3.09 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage. His record for the season was 16-34-7-5. Pickard played for the victorious Team Cherry squad at the 2010 CHL Top Prospects Game.
2010-11: Pickard skated in 68 games for Seattle and was named to the WHL West Second All-Star team despite skating for a last-place team. Pickard finished with a 27-41 record with eight of those losses in overtime and had one shutout. He finished with a 3.36 GAA and .916 save percentage.
Talent Analysis
Pickard is a technically-sound netminder with a penchant for stopping the puck. Despite playing at the junior level, he has already proven capable of taking on a heavy workload.
Future
Pickard will spend another season honing his craft in the WHL, and will likely join the Lake Erie Monsters in 2012-13 if he continues to progress. At his current stage of development, he is projecting as a starting NHL goaltender a few years from now.
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Profile Last Updated: December, 2nd 2011
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