Cal Petersen

Calvin Louis Petersen[1] (born October 19, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 129th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. On July 1, 2017, he signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Kings as an unrestricted free agent.[2]

Not to be confused with Calvin Petersen.

Cal Petersen
Petersen with the Ontario Reign in 2020
Born (1994-10-19) October 19, 1994
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Philadelphia Flyers
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)
Los Angeles Kings
National team  United States
NHL Draft 129th overall, 2013
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2017–present

Prior to turning professional, Petersen played college ice hockey for the University of Notre Dame. He set a NCAA Division I record of 87 saves during the longest collegiate ice hockey game ever. Petersen was named to the All-Rookie Team and First All-Star Team while at Notre Dame.

Playing career

Petersen attended Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Iowa. While in high school, he played junior ice hockey with the Topeka RoadRunners of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). After the 2012–13 season, he was drafted in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. Petersen decided to attend university instead of turning professional immediately and played three seasons at the University of Notre Dame.

In his freshman season with Notre Dame, Petersen played in 33 games and posted a 13–16–3 record.[1] He helped lead Notre Dame to the Hockey East playoffs, playing in all six games.[1] On March 6, 2015, during first game of the Hockey East playoffs, Petersen set a Division 1 record 87 saves while playing in the longest collegiate hockey game against the UMass Minutemen. The game lasted five overtimes and ended in a 4–3 overtime loss.[3] Notre Dame later lost in the quarterfinals to UMass Lowell.[4] At the conclusion of the season, Petersen was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and to the 2015 Hockey East All-Academic Team.[1]

In his sophomore season, Petersen started in all 37 games of the season, posting a 19–11–7 record. As a result, Petersen was named a Honorable Mention Hockey East All-Star.[1] He was also named a finalist for the 2016 Mike Richter Award as the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men's ice hockey[5] and named team's most valuable player.[6]

In his junior year, Petersen was named team captain[7] and led his team to the 2017 Frozen Four where they lost 6–1 to the Denver Pioneers.[8] At the conclusion of the season, Petersen was named to the Hockey East First-Team All-Stars[1] and again named one of the finalists for the 2017 Mike Richter Award.[9]

On May 31, 2017, Petersen announced he was forgoing his final year of college eligibility, giving the Sabres 30 days to sign him before he became a free agent.[10] Negotiations failed with the Sabres and he became a free agent. On July 1, 2017, he signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings as an unrestricted free agent.[2]

Professional

Petersen began the 2018–19 season with the Ontario Reign after being cut from the Kings training camp.[11] On November 12, 2018, he was recalled from the Reign after Jack Campbell suffered a torn meniscus.[12] Petersen made his NHL debut the following night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, coming in to relieve starter Peter Budaj in the second period. The Kings lost 5–1 to the Maple Leafs with Petersen saving 15 shots and allowing one goal.[13] The following game, on November 16, Petersen earned his first NHL start in the United Center against the Chicago Blackhawks,[14] and recorded his first NHL win that night in a 2–1 shootout, making 34 saves in total.[15] Two games later, on November 19, Petersen recorded his first career NHL shutout by making 29 saves in a 2–0 win over the St. Louis Blues.[16]

On July 16, 2019, Petersen signed a three-year contract extension with the Kings.[17] He then began the 2019–20 season with the Reign. On January 3, 2020, Petersen was named to the AHL 2020 All-Star Game.[18]

On September 22, 2021, Petersen signed a three-year, $15 million contract extension with the Kings.[19]

On June 6, 2023, the Kings traded Petersen to the Philadelphia Flyers as part of a three-team trade, also involving the Columbus Blue Jackets.[20]

International play

Petersen with Team USA in 2023
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Latvia

On May 4, 2023, Peterson was named to the United States men's national ice hockey team to compete at the 2023 IIHF World Championship.[21]

Personal life

Petersen's father, Eric, was also a goaltender. He played Division III hockey at Bethel University in Minnesota.[22]

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 Topeka RoadRunners NAHL 2 1 0 1 129 4 0 1.86 .925 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 5 3 1 0 265 13 0 2.94 .902 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 35 21 11 1 1937 96 3 2.97 .906 4 — — — — — 4.27 .881
2012–13 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 38 27 7 4 2229 93 2 2.50 .915 12 — — — — — 2.25 .928
2014–15 Notre Dame HE 33 13 16 3 1892 79 4 2.51 .919 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Notre Dame HE 37 19 11 7 2232 82 1 2.20 .927 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Notre Dame HE 40 23 12 5 2375 88 6 2.22 .926 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Ontario Reign AHL 41 23 14 2 2330 100 4 2.58 .910 4 1 3 277 11 0 2.38 .915
2018–19 Ontario Reign AHL 38 13 19 3 2103 141 0 4.02 .896 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 5 4 1 622 27 1 2.60 .924 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL 37 17 15 4 2079 119 3 3.43 .906 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8 5 3 0 478 21 0 2.64 .922 — — — — — — — —
2020–21 Los Angeles Kings NHL 35 9 18 5 2016 97 0 2.89 .911 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 Los Angeles Kings NHL 37 20 14 2 2177 105 3 2.89 .895 1 0 0 33 4 0 7.45 .800
2022–23 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10 5 3 2 544 34 0 3.75 .868 — — — — — — — —
2022–23 Ontario Reign AHL 40 16 20 4 2396 115 2 2.88 .904 2 0 2 123 8 0 3.90 .826
NHL totals 101 44 42 10 5,835 284 4 2.92 .905 1 0 0 33 4 0 7.45 .800

International
Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2011 United States IH18 5th 1 0 0 0 20 3 0 9.00 .727
2021 United States WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 5 2 0 417 2 9 1.29 .953
2023 United States WC 4th 3 3 0 0 167 2 0 0.72 .956
Junior totals 1 0 0 0 20 3 0 9.00 .727
Senior totals 10 8 2 0 584 9 2 1.29 .953

Awards and honours
Award Year
College
All-Rookie Team 2015 [23]
Hockey East All-Academic Team 2015 [24]
First All-Star Team 2017 [25]
AHL
All-Star Game 2018, 2020 [26][27]
International
Best Goaltender 2021

References
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