Jhonas Erik Enroth (born 25 June 1988), a Swedish professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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, who is currently playing with
Örebro HK
Örebro HK is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Örebro. The team is currently playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top tier of Swedish ice hockey, since the 2013–14 season. The team's home arena is Behrn Are ...
of the
Swedish Hockey League
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(SHL). He played in the
National Hockey League
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(NHL) for the
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...
,
Dallas Stars
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,
Los Angeles Kings
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and
Toronto Maple Leafs
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between 2009 and 2016. Internationally Enroth has played for the
Swedish national team in several tournaments, including three
World Championships
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, winning a gold medal in
2013
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and the
2018 Winter Olympics
, nations = 93
, athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women)
, events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening =
, closing =
, opened_by = President Moon Jae-in
, cauldron = Kim Yun-a
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
, winte ...
.
Playing career
Enroth was selected on 24 June 2006, by the
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...
as their second draft choice (46th overall), in the second round of the
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, on June 24, 2006.
The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006. The draft was ...
.
In 2007, he was named as the first of four candidates for
Elitserien
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Elitserien leagues at present:
* Elitserien (badmint ...
''2008 Rookie of the Year''. The award was won by another goaltender,
Daniel Larsson. He ended the 2007–08 regular season in Sweden as the leading goaltender in
save percentage
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and
goals against average
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. On 31 May 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
The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 24, 2006.
The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006. The draft was ...
. He had his first NHL pre-season appearance on 22 September, playing the second half of the game for the
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...
.
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On 22 February 2009, he was recalled to Buffalo from the
Portland Pirates
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before he was returned to the Pirates without featuring in a game. On 4 November 2009, he was recalled again to Buffalo. Enroth made his NHL debut against the Boston Bruins 7 November 2009 in a losing effort, giving up four goals. He did not get another chance at the NHL level until 3 November 2010 of the
2010–11 NHL season
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, when he played 20 minutes of an away game against the
Boston Bruins
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, 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 6 November 2010 in Toronto; his second NHL victory also came in a shootout against the New Jersey Devils on 10 November 2010. His third NHL victory came in a ten-round shootout against the Montreal Canadiens on 15 February 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 30 March 2011 against the New York Rangers stopping 23 shots. On 4 April 2011, Enroth was named one of NHL's three stars for the week ending 3 April. On 26 April 2011, Enroth appeared in his first NHL playoff game, relieving Ryan Miller. His debut saw the majority of the third period, allowing one goal in eight shots against. Enroth was named to the 2011–12
All-Rookie Team during the NHL Awards on 20 June 2012. He was the sixth player in Sabres franchise history to be named to the All-Rookie Team.
During the 2012–13 NHL Lockout Enroth remained in Sweden. He first practiced with his original club
Huddinge IK
Huddinge IK (or ''Huddinge Hockey''), is a Swedish ice hockey team from Huddinge, a southern suburb in Stockholm County. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Hockeyettan. In the middle of the 1990s, a women's flo ...
and played two games with them in the
Hockeyettan
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. He then signed with
Almtuna IS
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from Uppsala just north of Stockholm, in the second-tier league, and played there until the NHL season started.
On 20 June 2013, Enroth signed a two-year deal to remain with the Sabres. Enroth was promoted to starting goaltender on 28 February 2014, after the Sabres traded
Ryan Miller
Ryan Dean Miller (born July 17, 1980) is an American former ice hockey goaltender who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) mostly for the Buffalo Sabres. Miller was drafted 138th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL E ...
, their previous starting goaltender, to the
St. Louis Blues
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.
On 11 February 2015, Enroth was traded by the Sabres, to the
Dallas Stars
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in exchange for
Anders Lindbäck
Anders Lindbäck (born 3 May 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has previously played for the Nashville Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Dallas St ...
and a conditional 3rd-round draft pick.
On 1 July 2015, Enroth signed a one-year contract to assume the backup position to
Jonathan Quick
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on the
Los Angeles Kings
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. Enroth recorded impressive statistics in his limited role with the club but admitted once the season ended that he was disappointed with his lack of playing time, having dressed for only 16 contests.
On 22 August 2016, Enroth signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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, to back up
Frederik Andersen
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Andersen was a ...
following the trade of
Jonathan Bernier
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a month prior. Though he was expected to play more games than he did with the Kings, Enroth struggled with the Maple Leafs, going winless in his six appearances and only starting in four of those games. With Andersen excelling, Entroth was waived on 5 December 2016 to be sent to the
Toronto Marlies
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. He cleared the following day. The next month would only see Enroth appear in three games with the Marlies (two of them in relief) due to a crowded crease. Following the Maple Leafs' acquisition of
Curtis McElhinney
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via waivers on 10 January 2017, Enroth was traded to the
Anaheim Ducks
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...
in exchange for a seventh-round pick in
2018
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at 1 AM (
EST) on 11 January.
As a free agent from the Ducks, Enroth, with limited opportunity to extend his NHL career, opted to sign abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with
Belarusian
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club,
HC Dinamo Minsk
Hockey Club Dinamo Minsk (russian: Дина́мо-Минск; be, Дынама-Мінск, ''Dynama-Minsk'') is an ice hockey team based in Minsk, Belarus. They are members of the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Dinamo has qu ...
of the
Kontinental Hockey League
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(KHL), on 13 July 2017.
In the
2018–19 season, playing in his second season with Dinamo and in last year of his contract, Enroth appeared in 52 games for club, sporting a 2.60 goal against average, however was unable to propel Dinamo to the playoffs. On 15 February 2019, Enroth left Minsk to join Swedish club, Örebro HK of the SHL, for the remainder of the season.
On 2 July 2019, Enroth returned to Dinamo Minsk of the KHL, signing a one-year contract. In the
2019–20 season, Enroth collected just 7 wins in 30 games for the bottom placed Dinamo Minsk. With the KHL regular season nearing conclusion, Enroth left Dinamo to join Austrian club, EC KAC of the EBEL, for the remainder of the season on 14 February 2020.
International play
Enroth first played at the international junior level with
Sweden
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at the
2005 IIHF World U18 Championships
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, helping capture the bronze medal. He appeared in 16 games at the junior level at the Under 18 level and
World Junior Championships.
Enroth made his senior debut with the
Swedish National Team appearing in 2 games at the
2012 World Championships. With the Sabres outside the Stanley Cup playoffs, following the shortened
2012–13
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season, the door was open for the Tre Kronor, and he went on to play in the World Championships, where Sweden broke a 27-year-old curse and won the gold medal. It marked the first time since 1986 a hosting nation won the title. Enroth was highly acclaimed for his efforts and was selected in the All Star Team of the tournament.
He was selected to the Swedish squad as the team's third choice goaltender at the
2014 Winter Olympics
, ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'')
, nations = 88
, events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, athletes = 2,873
, opening = 7 February 2014
, closing = 23 February 2014
, opened_by = President Vladimir Putin
, cauldron =
, stadium = Fisht Olympic ...
in
Sochi
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. He did not feature in a game, as Sweden claimed the silver medal.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honours
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Almtuna IS players
Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Buffalo Sabres players
Dallas Stars players
HC Dinamo Minsk players
Huddinge IK players
Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
EC KAC players
Los Angeles Kings players
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
Örebro HK players
Portland Pirates players
San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
Södertälje SK players
Ice hockey people from Stockholm
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Swedish ice hockey goaltenders
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Toronto Marlies players