Troy Grosenick
Grosenick at the 2019 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1989-08-27) August 27, 1989 (age 34)
Brookfield, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Nashville Predators
Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Troy Grosenick (/ˈɡroʊsnɪk/ GROHSS-nik;[1] born August 27, 1989) is an American ice hockey professional goaltender currently playing for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract to the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Grosenick was born and raised in the Milwaukee/Waukesha suburb of Brookfield, Wisconsin, where he attended Brookfield East High School and graduated in 2007. He then went on to play with Team Illinois' Midget Major team for a year, and eventually ended up playing for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders for two years before heading off to play for Union College in New York.

Grosenick played for the Union Dutchmen in the NCAA Men's Division I ECAC Hockey conference. In his sophomore year (2011–2012), Grosenick's outstanding play was recognized when he won the Ken Dryden Award as the ECAC Goaltender of the Year, and was selected to the 2011–12 ECAC First Team All-League.[2] He was also named a First-Team AHCA All-American and was a Hobey Baker Award Finalist.

On April 8, 2013, following his third year at Union, Grosenick signed a one-year entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks.[3]

On November 12, 2014, Grosenick was called up after goalie Alex Stalock was placed on injured reserve.[4] He made his NHL debut on November 16, 2014 against the Carolina Hurricanes where he went on to record a 45-save 2–0 shutout,[5] becoming the 22nd goalie to record a shutout in their debut,[6] and at the same time setting a record for most saves in a shutout debut in the modern era.[7]

Grosenick was recalled once more on January 3, 2016 when Alex Stalock was sent down to the Sharks' AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, on a conditioning assignment.[8]

He was re-signed by San Jose on June 5, 2017.[9]

On February 25, 2018, Grosenick along with Brandon Bollig were traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a sixth round draft pick in 2018.[10]

Grosenick started the 2018–19 season with the Milwaukee Admirals before being recalled by the Predators on October 22.[11] He was reassigned to Milwaukee on October 31.[12] On March 1, 2019, after posting a 14–12–3 record, Grosenick signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Predators.[13]

On October 9, 2020, Grosenick was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Los Angeles Kings.[14] After attending the Kings training camp, Grosenick initially made the Kings roster, serving as the backup in their opening 2020–21 season game before he was placed on waivers. He was subsequently claimed the following day by the Edmonton Oilers on January 16, 2021.[15] Added by the Oilers as insurance with an injury to veteran Mike Smith, Grosenick remained on the Oilers roster without making an appearances until he was subsequently re-claimed by the Kings off waivers on February 6, 2021. He was immediately assigned to AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.[16] On March 10, 2021, Grosenick was called back up to the Kings to make his first NHL start since the 2014–15 season, against the Anaheim Ducks. He made 33 saves for the Kings and earned his second career victory in a 5–1 victory.[17]

As a free agent following his lone season with the Kings, Grosenick was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins on July 28, 2021.[18]

After a standout season within the Bruins organization, Grosenick left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 13, 2022.[19] In the following 2022–23 season, Grosenick was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and was limited to just 6 games through injury.

On July 1, 2023, having concluded his contract with the Flyers, Grosenick was signed to a one-year, two-way contract in a return to former club, the Nashville Predators, for the 2023–24 season.[20]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2008–09 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 24 13 5 4 1363 53 1 2.33 .910 1 0 0 39 0 2 3.09 .778
2009–10 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 44 26 14 2 2509 110 4 2.63 .902 4 2 1 192 6 1 1.88 .949
2010–11 Union College ECAC 3 0 0 1 84 3 0 2.12 .897 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Union College ECAC 34 22 6 3 1922 53 5 1.65 .936 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Union College ECAC 34 17 10 5 1928 68 2 2.12 .926 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Worcester Sharks AHL 35 18 14 0 1966 86 2 2.62 .903 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 36 20 13 3 2167 95 1 2.63 .906 2 1 0 88 5 0 3.41 .886
2014–15 San Jose Sharks NHL 2 1 1 0 118 3 1 1.53 .948 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 San Jose Barracuda AHL 28 11 10 4 1574 83 0 3.16 .894 1 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 1.000
2016–17 San Jose Barracuda AHL 49 30 10 7 2729 93 10 2.04 .926 15 8 7 914 41 2 2.69 .910
2017–18 San Jose Barracuda AHL 20 6 9 2 1126 56 0 2.98 .902 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 7 3 4 0 414 19 0 2.75 .911 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 46 24 14 6 2634 106 1 2.41 .919 5 2 3 282 17 0 3.62 .874
2019–20 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 33 20 9 3 1910 73 2 2.29 .920 — — — — — — — —
2020–21 Ontario Reign AHL 4 1 2 1 244 17 0 4.18 .856 — — — — — — — —
2020–21 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 1 1 0 120 6 0 3.00 .922 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 Providence Bruins AHL 30 16 6 4 1651 55 3 2.00 .933 2 0 2 143 4 0 1.68 .939
2022–23 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 6 3 2 0 325 18 0 3.32 .892 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 4 2 2 0 239 9 1 2.27 .933 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
Ken Dryden Award - ECAC Goaltender of the Year 2012 [21]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2012 [22]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 2012
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 2012, 2013 [23]
AHL
All-Star Game 2017
First All-Star Team 2017 [24]
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award 2017 [25]
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award 2020 [26]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award 2020 [27]
Second All-Star Team 2022 [28]

References

  1. ^ "Troy Grosenick pt. 3". Facebook. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Cady, Brian (March 16, 2012). "Union Men's Hockey Rack Up ECAC Postseason Awards". WTMM-FM 104.5 The Team. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Sharks Sign Goaltender Troy Grosenick". San Jose Sharks. April 8, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  4. ^ Kurz, Kevin (November 12, 2014). "Sharks place Stalock on IR, recall Grosenick". csnbayarea.com. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  5. ^ Peters, Chris (November 16, 2014). "Sharks G Troy Grosenick makes 45 saves for shutout in NHL debut". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "Sharks goalie Troy Grosenick debuts with shutout of Hurricanes". Foxsports.com. Associated Press. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  7. ^ Pashelka, Curtis (November 17, 2014). "Sharks' rookie goalie Troy Grosenick relishes support from family". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  8. ^ "Sharks Recall Grosenick, Reassign Stalock & Tierney". San Jose Sharks. January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Goaltender Troy Grosenick". Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  10. ^ "Sharks Acquire Sixth Round Draft Pick in Trade with Predators". San Jose Sharks. February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "Predators Recall Goaltender Troy Grosenick". NHL.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  12. ^ "Predators Reassign Troy Grosenick to Milwaukee". NHL.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "Predators Sign Goaltender Troy Grosenick". NHL.com. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  14. ^ "LA Kings sign defenseman Mark Alt and goaltender Troy Grosenick". Los Angeles Kings. October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  15. ^ "Oiler claim goaltender Troy Grosenick". Edmonton Oilers. January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  16. ^ "Kings re-claim Grosenick, assign him to Ontario". Los Angeles Kings. February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  17. ^ "Grosenick returns to NHL, leads Kings past Ducks". The Sports Network. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  18. ^ "Bruins announce free agent signings and transactions". Boston Bruins. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  19. ^ "Flyers add five depth players on day 1 of free agency". Philadelphia Flyers. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  20. ^ "Predators sign Troy Grosenick to one-year, two-way contract". Nashville Predators. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  21. ^ Schott, Ken (March 15, 2012). "Union coach Bennett wins Tim Taylor Award; goalie Grosenick wins Ken Dryden Award (Final)". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, NY. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  22. ^ ECAC Hockey Mobile : League Announces Regular-Season Awards
  23. ^ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  24. ^ "2016–17 American Hockey League First and Second All-Star Teams Named". OurSportsCentral.com. April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  25. ^ "Grosenick wins Baz Bastien Award". American Hockey League. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  26. ^ "Grosenick, Ingram win Hap Holmes Award". prohockeynews.com. May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  27. ^ "Grosenick named 2019-20 AHL Man of the Year". American Hockey League. April 27, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  28. ^ "2021-22 AHL First, Second All-Star Teams unveiled". American Hockey League. April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

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Awards and achievements Preceded byKeith Kinkaid Ken Dryden Award 2011–12 Succeeded byEric Hartzell Preceded byJeremy Welsh ECAC Hockey Most Outstanding Player in Tournament 2013 Succeeded byDaniel Carr Preceded byPeter Budaj Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award 2016–17 Succeeded byGarret Sparks
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