Joseph Woll
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Woll with the Toronto Marlies in 2023
Born (1998-07-12) July 12, 1998 (age 25)
Dardenne Prairie, Missouri, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft 62nd overall, 2016
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2019–present

Joseph Woll (born July 12, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Woll was selected by the Maple Leafs in the third round (62nd overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Woll played three years of college hockey with Boston College.[1] Woll modeled his style of play on Carey Price. He assumed the team's starting role in net after Thatcher Demko graduated. He played in the 2017 World Junior Championships for Team USA. He appeared in two games, posting a 1.50 goals against average (GAA) and .932 save percentage and won a gold medal with the team.[2] He played in the 2018 World Junior Championships with Team USA.[3] He started five games on the way to winning the bronze medal that year.[4]

Woll during the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic Game.

Woll was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round (62nd overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[5] He signed a three-year entry level contract with the Maple Leafs on March 24, 2019.[6] In July 2021, he signed a one-year contract extension with the Maple Leafs.[7]

He was recalled by the Maple Leafs on November 6, 2021 after Petr Mrázek suffered an injury.[8] Woll made his NHL debut on November 13, 2021, against the Buffalo Sabres and made 23 saves in a 5–4 win.[9][10] He played in four games total with the Maple Leafs and went 3–1–0 with a 2.76 GAA and a .911 save percentage.[11] On February 11, 2022, he signed a three-year extension with the Maple Leafs.[12] In May 2023, Woll made his NHL playoff debut coming in relief of starter Ilya Samsonov, playing the third period of game 1. The Maple Leafs went on to lose the game to the Tampa Bay Lightning 7–3 with Woll giving up 1 goal on 5 shots.[13] He assumed the starter's job in the second period of game 3 during the Maple Leafs second round series against the Florida Panthers when starter Ilya Samsonov got injured in a collision with teammate Luke Schenn. Woll would surrender 3 goals in the second and third as the Leafs lost the game to go down in the series 3 games to zero.[14] Woll made his first career playoff start in game 4 and got the victory giving up only 1 goal, making 24 saves.[15] However, the Maple Leafs lost the series to Florida after Nick Cousins scored the overtime winner in Game 5 to eliminate them from the playoffs 4–1.[16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2013–14 St. Louis AAA Blues T1EHL 18 — — — — — — 1.71 .933 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 U.S. National Development Team USHL 18 3 15 0 — — 0 4.21 .878 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 U.S. National U17 Team USDP 29 — — — — — — 3.48 .886 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 U.S. National Development Team USHL 12 6 4 1 — — 0 2.60 .898 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 U.S. National U18 Team USDP 33 — — — — — — 2.14 .918 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Boston College HE 34 17 13 3 1,977 87 1 2.64 .913 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Boston College HE 30 17 11 2 1,790 74 2 2.48 .915 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Boston College HE 37 13 21 3 2,190 88 3 2.41 .919 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Toronto Marlies AHL 32 11 16 4 1,745 109 2 3.75 .880 — — — — — — — —
2020–21 Toronto Marlies AHL 15 7 7 0 797 47 1 3.54 .892 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 Toronto Marlies AHL 15 6 7 0 767 43 0 3.36 .907 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 3 1 0 240 11 1 2.75 .911 — — — — — — — —
2022–23 Toronto Marlies AHL 21 16 4 1 1239 49 0 2.37 .927 1 0 1 57 7 0 7.40 .800
2022–23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7 6 1 0 417 15 0 2.16 .932 4 1 2 198 8 0 2.43 .915
NHL totals 11 9 2 0 657 26 1 2.38 .924 4 1 2 198 8 0 2.43 .915

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2014 United States U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 3 0 0 180 7 0 2.33 .905
2016 United States U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 2 1 0 179 4 1 1.34 .947
2017 United States WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 2 0 0 120 3 0 1.50 .935
2018 United States WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 2 0 287 13 1 2.71 .886
Junior totals 13 10 3 0 766 27 2 1.97 .918

References

  1. ^ McGran, Kevin (November 14, 2021). "Joseph Woll is a rarity in hockey these days. He's a goaltender who has been developed by the Leafs". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Fox, Luke (July 11, 2017). "Meet Joseph 'Brick' Woll, the Leafs' sturdiest goalie prospect in 10 years". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Mahiban, Dhiren (January 3, 2018). "World Junior Championship 2018: Leafs goalie prospect Woll focused on WJC gold, not Olympics yet". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "2018 WJC – Joseph Woll". USA Hockey. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Fox, Luke (November 13, 2021). "Quick Shifts: Why the Maple Leafs believe Joseph Woll is ready". Sportsnet. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Leafs sign U.S. goalie Joseph Woll to 3-year entry-level deal". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. March 24, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Maple Leafs Sign Joseph Woll to Contract Extension". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 17, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via NHL.com.
  8. ^ McGran, Kevin (November 6, 2021). "Leafs call up Joseph Woll with Petr Mrázek injured again". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  9. ^ Fox, Luke (November 14, 2021). "Joseph Woll's 'big night' puts happy spin on ugly Maple Leafs performance". Sportsnet. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  10. ^ Engel, Heather (November 13, 2021). "Woll helps Maple Leafs defeat Sabres in NHL debut". NHL.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "Maple Leafs Sign Joseph Woll To Three-year Contract Extension". Toronto Maple Leafs. February 11, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via NHL.com.
  12. ^ Koshan, Terry (February 11, 2022). "Joseph Woll signs three-year extension with Leafs, has 'future as an NHL goaltender'". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  13. ^ DiManno, Rosie (April 19, 2023). "'I played like s---.' Ilya Samsonov gets introduced to the Leafs' torment in Game 1 loss to the Lightning". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  14. ^ Alter, David (May 7, 2023). "Ilya Samsonov Leaves Maple Leafs Game Against Panthers With Injury, Fall to Panthers in Game 3". The Hockey News. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  15. ^ Clipperton, Joshua (May 10, 2023). "Maple Leafs stave off elimination with Game 4 win over Panthers". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  16. ^ Clipperton, Joshua (May 13, 2023). "Stanley Cup playoffs: Maple Leafs eliminated by Panthers in five games". CP24. The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 1, 2023.

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