Andrew Engelage

Andrew Engelage
Engelage with the Windsor Spitfires in 2008
Born (1988-10-26) October 26, 1988 (age 36)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Toronto Marlies
Storhamar Dragons
Ritten/Renon
BIK Karlskoga
Krefeld Pinguine
Graz 99ers
Utah Grizzlies
Reading Royals
Arizona Sundogs
Whitby Dunlops
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–2020

Andrew Engelage (born October 26, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Prior to turning professional, Engelage played for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He helped the Spitfires capture the Memorial Cup, and set the OHL's single season record for wins by a goaltender, with 46.

Playing career

Junior

Engelage played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Windsor Spitfires. He was named the OHL's Goaltender of the Month in October 2008 and the Canadian Hockey League Goaltender of the Week twice (October 28, 2008 and May 3, 2009) during the season.[1]

During the 2008–09 OHL season, Engelage played 54 games with the Spitfires earning a record of 46-4-1 with a 2.35 goals-against average and 0.914 save percentage, and was named to play in the OHL's mid-season All-Star Classic game as a member of the Western Conference team. His total of 46 regular season wins set the OHL single season record for wins by a goaltender.[1] Including playoffs, Engelage won 64 games that season, while helping the Spitfires win the Memorial Cup.

Professional

Engelage started playing professional hockey during the 2009–10 season. He split time that year between the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League and the Reading Royals of the ECHL.[2] He started the 2010–11 season with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL, and was named the league's Goaltender of the Week for January 3, 2011 and January 31, 2011.[3] Engelage rejoined the Toronto Marlies by signing an amateur tryout contract when the Toronto Maple Leafs organization ran into a series of injuries to goaltenders.[4] Engelage won his first start with the Marlies, shortly after signing his contract, impressing head coach Dallas Eakins, "I thought he played a great game for us, coming in cold after travelling all day with no practise and we throw him right in there."[5]

After spending the duration of the 2016–17 season, with Swedish club, BIK Karlskoga of the HockeyAllsvenskan, Engelage left as a free agent in moving to the DEL with German outfit, Krefeld Pinguine, on a one-year deal on May 13, 2017.[6]

Awards and honours

Award Year
CHL Most Outstanding Goaltender 2013–14 [7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Andrew Engelage". ECHL. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Andrew Engelage". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "Utah's Engelage Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week". ECHL. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  4. ^ Hunter, Paul (February 19, 2011). "Leafs call off search for goaltending help". The Toronto Star. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "Colborne scores in Marlies debut as Toronto defeats Grand Rapids Griffins 4-3". Winnipeg Free Press. February 19, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "Krefeld Pinguines agree to terms with Goaltender Andrew Engelage" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ Prescott News - Engelage Named CHL Most Outstanding Goaltender Of The Year Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine