Jhonas Enroth
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Jhonas Erik Enroth is a Swedish ice hockey
goaltender
currently with the Buffalo Sabres
of the National Hockey League
.
as their 2nd draft choice (46th overall), in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
.
In 2007 he was named as the first of four candidates for Elitserien
2008 Rookie of the Year. The award was eventually won by another goaltender, Daniel Larsson. He ended the 2007–08 regular season in Sweden as the leading goaltender in save percentage
and goals against average
. On May 31, 2008, Enroth signed a three year level entry contract with the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL. He also was the top European goaltender in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
. He had his first NHL pre-season appearance on September 22, playing the second half of the game for the Buffalo Sabres
.
On February 22, 2009, he was recalled to Buffalo from the Portland Pirates
.
On November 4, 2009, he was recalled again to Buffalo.
Enroth made his NHL debut against the Boston Bruins November 7, 2009 in a losing effort, giving up four goals. He did not get another chance at the NHL level until November 3, 2010 of the 2010–11 NHL season
, when he played 20 minutes of an away game against the Boston Bruins
, allowing three goals on just twelve shots to record his second NHL loss.
Enroth recorded his first NHL victory in a shootout over the Toronto Maple Leafs by the score of 3-2 on November 6, 2010 in Toronto; his second NHL victory also came in a shootout against the New Jersey Devils on November 10, 2010. His third NHL victory came in a ten round shootout against the Montreal Canadians on February 15th, 2011, which, in winning, he became the first goaltender in NHL history to record all three of his first wins in shootouts.
Enroth earned his first NHL shutout on March 30, 2011 against the New York Rangers stopping 23 shots. Incidentally, his parents were in attendance at the game, having flown over from Sweden to see him.
On April 4, 2011, Enroth was named one of NHL's three stars for the week ending April 3.
On April 26, 2011, Jhonas appeared in his first NHL playoff game, relieving Ryan Miller. His debut saw the majority of the third period, having made 8 stops and 1 goal against.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
currently with the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
.
Playing career
Enroth was selected on June 24, 2006, by the Buffalo SabresBuffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
as their 2nd draft choice (46th overall), in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
2006 NHL Entry Draft
The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 24, 2006.The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006....
.
In 2007 he was named as the first of four candidates for Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
2008 Rookie of the Year. The award was eventually won by another goaltender, Daniel Larsson. He ended the 2007–08 regular season in Sweden as the leading goaltender in save percentage
Save percentage
Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops...
and goals against average
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
. On May 31, 2008, Enroth signed a three year level entry contract with the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL. He also was the top European goaltender in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
2006 NHL Entry Draft
The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 24, 2006.The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006....
. He had his first NHL pre-season appearance on September 22, playing the second half of the game for the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
.
On February 22, 2009, he was recalled to Buffalo from the Portland Pirates
Portland Pirates
The Portland Pirates is a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. They play in the Cumberland County Civic Center in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the...
.
On November 4, 2009, he was recalled again to Buffalo.
Enroth made his NHL debut against the Boston Bruins November 7, 2009 in a losing effort, giving up four goals. He did not get another chance at the NHL level until November 3, 2010 of the 2010–11 NHL season
2010–11 NHL season
The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech...
, when he played 20 minutes of an away game against the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
, allowing three goals on just twelve shots to record his second NHL loss.
Enroth recorded his first NHL victory in a shootout over the Toronto Maple Leafs by the score of 3-2 on November 6, 2010 in Toronto; his second NHL victory also came in a shootout against the New Jersey Devils on November 10, 2010. His third NHL victory came in a ten round shootout against the Montreal Canadians on February 15th, 2011, which, in winning, he became the first goaltender in NHL history to record all three of his first wins in shootouts.
Enroth earned his first NHL shutout on March 30, 2011 against the New York Rangers stopping 23 shots. Incidentally, his parents were in attendance at the game, having flown over from Sweden to see him.
On April 4, 2011, Enroth was named one of NHL's three stars for the week ending April 3.
On April 26, 2011, Jhonas appeared in his first NHL playoff game, relieving Ryan Miller. His debut saw the majority of the third period, having made 8 stops and 1 goal against.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% Save percentage Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops... |
GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2004–05 | Huddinge IK Huddinge IK Huddinge IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Huddinge, a southern suburb of Stockholm. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Division 1... |
J20 J20 SuperElit J20 SuperElit is a junior ice hockey league composed of 20 teams in Sweden. It is the highest-level junior ice hockey league in Sweden. The teams are divided in two groups, or divisions, Norra and Södra , and are usually associated with a professional team in either Elitserien or HockeyAllsvenskan... |
19 | - | - | - | 1144 | - | - | 2.57 | .905 | 3 | - | - | 186 | - | - | 1.93 | .942 | ||
| 2004–05 | Huddinge IK | Swe.1 | 2 | - | - | - | 51 | - | - | 6.95 | .786 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Sodertalje SK Södertälje SK Södertälje Sportklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league... |
J20 | 39 | - | - | - | 2379 | - | - | 2.17 | .922 | 4 | - | - | 243 | - | - | 2.22 | .914 | ||
| 2006–07 | Sodertalje SK | J20 | 3 | - | - | - | 179 | - | - | 1.33 | .956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Sodertalje SK | Swe.1 | 24 | - | - | - | 1377 | - | - | 1.61 | .937 | 9 | - | - | 559 | - | - | 2.14 | .921 | ||
| 2007–08 | Sodertalje SK | J20 | 1 | - | - | - | 59 | - | - | 4.05 | .840 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Sodertalje SK | SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
27 | - | - | - | 1578 | 56 | 2 | 2.13 | .932 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates Portland Pirates The Portland Pirates is a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. They play in the Cumberland County Civic Center in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
58 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 3424 | 157 | 3 | 2.75 | .914 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 264 | 10 | 1 | 2.27 | .904 | ||
| 2009–10 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 48 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 1240 | 110 | 5 | 2.37 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 4.12 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 41 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 2393 | 111 | 0 | 2.78 | .912 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 10 | 0 | 2.77 | .912 | ||
| 2010–11 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 769 | 35 | 1 | 2.73 | .907 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3.53 | .875 | ||
| NHL totals | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 827 | 39 | 1 | 2.83 | .906 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3.53 | .875 | ||||