Andrei Vasilevskiy

For other people named Andrei Vasilevskiy, see Andrei Vasilevskiy (disambiguation).
Andrei Vasilevskiy

Vasilevskiy with the Tampa Bay Lightning in December 2014
Born (1994-07-25) July 25, 1994
Tyumen, RUS
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Tampa Bay Lightning
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
National team  Russia
NHL Draft 19th overall, 2012
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2010–present

Andrei Andreyevich Vasilevskiy (born July 25, 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Junior

He was originally selected by Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the first round, 7th overall, of the 2011 KHL Junior Draft.[1]

Vasilevskiy was selected 19th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. On May 6, 2014, he was signed by the Lightning to a three-year, entry-level contract.[2]

Professional

On September 27, 2014, Vasilevskiy was assigned to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top minor league affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning.[3] On December 15, 2014, Vasilevskiy was named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week. In the previous week, he allowed just one goal on 56 shots faced in two games, which was good for a 0.50 goals against average (GAA) and a .982 save percentage. Vasilevskiy had a 29-save shutout against the Springfield Falcons, which snapped their franchise-record 11-game winning streak. In the next game, he made 29 saves in a 4–1 victory over the Hershey Bears.[4] Vasilevskiy has compiled a record of 8–3–3 in 14 appearances with Syracuse this season, with a 2.34 GAA, .918 save percentage and two shutouts. On January 2, 2015, he was named CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month for December, posting a 4–0–1 record with a 1.17 GAA and a .962 save percentage. He is the first Syracuse goaltender to win the award since Karl Goehring was honored in March 2008.[5]

On December 16, 2014, Vasilevskiy was recalled to the Tampa Bay Lightning.[6] He then played and started later that night in his NHL debut, a 3–1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.[7] He also accomplished another feat that night by becoming the first NHL goaltender to ever wear the number 88. He recorded his first NHL shutout on March 3, 2015, over the Buffalo Sabres in a 28-save performance.[8] Vasilevskiy's first playoff win came on June 6, 2015, when he replaced starting goaltender Ben Bishop twice during the third period of Game 2 of the Finals; he thus became the first goalie in 24 years to win a playoff Final in relief and the first to earn his first career playoff win in relief in the Final since Lester Patrick in 1928.[9]

On September 3, 2015, Vasilevskiy had successful surgery to remove a blood clot from near his left collarbone and to treat a type of Vascular Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Vasilevskiy was expected to return to the ice in 2–3 months.[10] On October 21, 2015, Vasilevskiy was cleared to come off of his blood thinner medication, allowing him to return to practice. On November 1, 2015, the Lightning recalled Vasilevskiy from his conditioning stint with the Crunch, where he made 56 of 58 saves in two wins.[11] Vaslievskiy made his return to the NHL that same night, in a 4–3 Lightning victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.[12]

International Play
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
2014 Minsk
World Junior Championships
2012 Calgary
2013 Ufa
2014 Malmö
World U18 Championships
2011 Germany

In winning the 2014 IIHF World Championship with the Russian senior team, Vasilevskiy was awarded the Order of Honour on May 27, 2014.

On March 2, 2016, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation named Vasilevskiy to its roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Vasilevskiy is being joined by Lightning teammates Vladislav Namestnikov, and Nikita Kucherov. The tournament is set to take place from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2016, in Toronto.[13]

Family

His father, Andrei Vasilevski (born 1966), was also a goaltender who competed in the Russian Superleague as a member of Salavat Yulaev Ufa.[14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2010–11 Tolpar Ufa MHL 14 8 2 4 730 22 3 1.81 .937 2 1 1 87 3 0 2.05 .936
2011–12 Tolpar Ufa MHL 27 15 8 3 1477 55 0 2.23 .931 2 0 2 120 5 0 2.50 .931
2012–13 Tolpar Ufa MHL 27 17 6 4 1613 52 3 1.93 .930 3 0 2 189 9 0 2.85 .897
2012–13 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 8 4 1 0 298 11 1 2.22 .924 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 28 14 8 5 1601 59 3 2.21 .923 18 9 9 1144 38 1 1.99 .934
2014–15 Syracuse Crunch AHL 25 14 6 5 1469 60 2 2.45 .917 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 16 7 5 1 864 34 1 2.36 .918 4 1 1 113 6 0 3.19 .895
2015–16 Syracuse Crunch AHL 12 7 4 0 711 23 1 1.94 .935 — — — — — — — —
KHL totals 36 18 9 5 1899 70 4 2.21 .923 18 9 9 1144 38 1 1.99 .934
NHL totals 16 7 5 1 864 34 1 2.36 .918 4 1 1 113 6 0 3.19 .895

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2010 Russia WJC18 4th 5 2 2 272 12 0 2.65 .897
2011 Russia WJC18 3rd 6 4 2 344 15 0 2.62 .936
2012 Russia WJC18 5th 5 2 3 299 11 1 2.20 .922
2012 Russia WJC 2nd 5 4 1 299 10 2 2.01 .953
2013 Russia WJC 3rd 4 3 1 164 5 1 2.04 .943
2014 Russia WJC 3rd 6 4 2 328 10 0 1.83 .933
2014 Russia WC 1st 2 2 0 120 1 1 0.50 .985
Junior totals 31 19 11 1706 63 5 - -
Senior totals 2 2 0 120 1 1 0.50 .985

Awards and honors

Award Year
Order of Honour 2014 [15]
CCM/AHL Player of the Week 2014–15 [16]
CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month for December 2014 2014-15 [17]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 KHL Draft". Eliteprospects.com. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  2. ↑ "Lightning sign First round draft pick Vasilevsky". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  3. ↑ Fontana, John (September 27, 2014). "Lightning make grand training camp cuts, bringing Syracuse Crunch roster into focus". SB Nation, Raw Charge. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ Kramer, Lindsay (December 15, 2014). "Syracuse Crunch goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy named AHL player of the week". Syracuse.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ American Hockey, League (December 15, 2014). "Vasilevskiy named CCM/AHL Player of the Week". AHL.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ Smith, Joe (December 16, 2014). "Andrei Vasilevskiy recalled by Lightning, could debut tonight". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ Kramer, Lindsay (December 16, 2014). "Syracuse Crunch goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy wins NHL debut with Tampa Bay, 3-1 over Philadelphia (video)". The Post-Standard. Retrieved June 12, 2015 – via syracuse.com.
  8. ↑ Long, Corey (2015-03-03). "Vasilevskiy's first shutout lifts Lightning past Sabres". NHL.com.
  9. ↑ Roarke, Shawn. "Vasilevskiy steps in for Bishop, leads Lightning to win". NHL.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  10. ↑ http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=778234
  11. ↑ Cooper, Josh (November 1, 2015). "Andrei Vasilevskiy recalled by Lightning after missing time with blood clot". Yahoo Sports: Puck Daddy. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ Dusterberg, Kurt (November 1, 2015). "Vasilevskiy wins in return, Lightning defeat Hurricanes". NHL.com. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  13. ↑ Peters, Chris (March 2, 2016). "World Cup of Hockey: Ovechkin, Malkin lead NHL-only Russia roster". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Salavat Yulaev player history". hockeydb.com. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  15. ↑ Rosso, Alessandro (June 30, 2014). "An Interview with Lightning Prospect Andrei Vasilevskiy". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  16. ↑ Kramer, Lindsay (December 15, 2014). "Syracuse Crunch goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy named AHL player of the week". Syracuse.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  17. ↑ Syracuse, Crunch (January 2, 2015). "Andrei Vasilevskiy named CCM/AHL Goalie of the Month". American Hockey League. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Slater Koekkoek		 Tampa Bay Lightning first round draft pick
2012 		Succeeded by
Jonathan Drouin
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