Roman Will
| Roman Will | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 22, 1992 Litoměřice, CS | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche San Antonio Rampage (AHL) BK Mladá Boleslav | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Roman Will (born May 22, 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
As a youth, Will played with BK Mladá Boleslav and later made his professional debut an Czech Extraliga relegation game after the 2010–11 season.[1] With an ambition to be drafted and play in the NHL, Will was drafted 29th overall by the Moncton Wildcats in the 2011 CHL Import Draft and subsequently moved to North America for a season of major junior hockey with the Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 2011–12. As the Wildcats starter, Will appeared in 63 games for 29 wins and was selected to the 2012 QMJHL First All-Star Team.[2]
Undrafted, Will returned to the Czech Republic signing a two-year contract to newly relegated BK Mladá Boleslav of the 1. národní hokejová liga.[3] In the 2012–13 season, Will shared starting duties and appeared in 44 games. Although just a 20-year-old, he led the league with a 1.87 goals against average.
After helping Boleslav gain promotion back to the Extraliga he was re-signed to a one-year contract on May 2, 2014.[4] However on May 15, 2014, Will's NHL ambition was further realised when he was signed to a two-year entry level contract with the Colorado Avalanche.[5][6]
In his first North American season in 2014–15, Will was initially assigned to backup the Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. He made his debut with the Monsters on October 17, 2014, against the Chicago Wolves. He later recorded his First career AHL win against the Toronto Marlies on November 30, 2014, before he was assigned to earn more time in the crease with secondary affiliate, the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL. Will shone with the Komets and earned his first accolade as the ECHL's goaltender of the week from January 5, 2015. He recorded 17 wins in 29 games, leading all rookies in goals against average, and played in all 7 post-season games with Fort Wayne to be selected in the ECHL All-Rookie Team.[7]
In the following 2015–16 season, after attending his second Avalanche training camp, Will was assigned to new AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. On January 26, 2015, with the Rampage's starting Goaltender Calvin Pickard already promoted to the NHL, Will was recalled to the Avalanche on an emergency basis in order to backup Pickard due to an unavailability with starter Semyon Varlamov.[8] With Pickard struggling with illness, Will made his NHL debut in relief with the Avalanche that same night, appearing in 18 minutes of ice time and stopping 2 of 3 shots in a 6-1 defeat to the San Jose Sharks.[9] Will was returned to the Rampage following the game on January 29, 2016.
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% | ||
| 2011–12 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 63 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 3592 | 166 | 1 | 2.77 | .913 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 205 | 19 | 0 | 5.56 | .843 | ||
| 2012–13 | BK Mladá Boleslav | CZE.1 | 44 | — | — | — | 2477 | 77 | 6 | 1.87 | .935 | 10 | — | — | 630 | 15 | 1 | 1.43 | .952 | ||
| 2013–14 | BK Mladá Boleslav | CZE.1 | 21 | — | — | — | 1264 | 34 | 6 | 1.61 | .934 | 10 | — | — | 539 | 15 | 2 | 1.81 | .920 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 576 | 34 | 0 | 3.54 | .869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1745 | 70 | 1 | 2.41 | .921 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 417 | 19 | 1 | 2.74 | .914 | ||
| 2015–16 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 29 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1527 | 87 | 0 | 3.42 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3.25 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3.25 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Czech Republic | WJC18 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 10 | 0 | 4.89 | .796 | |
| Junior totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 10 | 0 | 4.89 | .796 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL First Team All-Star | 2011–12 | [2] |
| ECHL All-Rookie Team | 2014–15 | [10] |
References
- ↑ "BK Mlada Boleslav team stats 2010-11". eliteprospects.com. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- 1 2 "Roman Will named to QMJHL First All-Star Team". protekgoaltending.com. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- ↑ "Who will play in the preliminary matches?" (in Czech). BK Mladá Boleslav. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ↑ "Excellent leaders remain with Boleslav" (in Czech). BK Mladá Boleslav. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- ↑ "Another Czech goalie heads to NHL! Will signed by Colorado". nova.cz. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- ↑ "Colorado signs five players to entry-level deals". Colorado Avalanche. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
- ↑ "Despite playoff loss, K's season a success". Journal Gazette. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ↑ "Big push on Avalanche agenda". Colorado Avalanche. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- ↑ "Former Komet Roman Will makes NHL debut". WANE. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ↑ "ECHL announces 2014-15 All-Rookie Team". ECHL. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
External links
- Roman Will's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Roman Will's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database