Edward Robert Nito Pasquale (born November 20, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for HC Pustertal Wölfe of the ICE Hockey League. He most recently played for Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has formerly played with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pasquale was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
| Edward Pasquale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pasquale with the St. John's IceCaps in 2012 | |||
| Born |
November 20, 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| ICEHL team Former teams |
HC Pustertal Wölfe Tampa Bay Lightning Barys Astana Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Metallurg Magnitogorsk | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
117th overall, 2009 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
editJunior
editPasquale played in the Ontario Hockey League for the Belleville Bulls for parts of both the 2006/07 and 2007/08 seasons. Midway through his second season in Belleville, he was traded to the Saginaw Spirit. He would spend the next two and a half seasons here, becoming the Spirit starter in both the 2008/09 and 2009/10 seasons. Praised for traits such as consistency, Pasquale was named to the OHL's third all-star team for the 2008/09 OHL season. He also played in the 2009 CHL Top Prospects game. In his final OHL season, Pasquale stopped over 1800 shots.[1]
Professional
editThe Atlanta Thrashers selected Pasquale, the 117th overall selection of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Following his junior career, Pasquale was assigned to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Here Pasquale filled the role of backup goaltender, playing in 24 games.[2] He also spent some time in the ECHL, playing with the Gwinnett Gladiators. During the 2011 offseason, the Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and became the Jets. Pasquale started the 2011–12 season by attending Jets training camp before he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps for the remainder of his entry-level contract.
On June 27, 2014, Pasquale was traded by the Jets in an exchange of draft picks at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft to the Washington Capitals.[3] Pasquale would never play in a competitive game in the Capitals organization as he sat out the 2014–15 season, recuperating from hip surgery.
On July 3, 2015, Pasquale as a free agent, signed a one-year, two-way contract with the St. John's IceCaps, now affiliated with the Montreal Canadiens.[4] On October 13, he would be sent down to the Canadiens' ECHL affiliate, the Brampton Beast.[5]
On July 1, 2016, Pasquale signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[6] During the 2016–17 season, Pasquale appeared in 29 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins, posting a 15–9–5 record, a 2.43 goals against average (GAA), a .919 save percentage and four shutouts, helping lead Grand Rapids to the Calder Cup.[7]
On July 1, 2017, Pasquale left the Red Wings and signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers.[8] On January 31, 2018, the Oilers traded Pasquale to the Tampa Bay Lightning for future considerations.[9] On December 4, 2018, Pasquale made his NHL debut against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Pasquale helped the Lightning defeat the Red Wings that night in a 6–5 shootout win. He would play two more games with the Lightning, including the final game of the year, where he helped them beat the Boston Bruins, which tied the NHL record for most wins in a season.[10]
In his second season with the Syracuse Crunch, he won the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award. The award goes to the goaltenders of the American Hockey League team with the lowest goals against average and who have appeared in at least 25 regular season games.[11]
As an impending free agent, on June 14, 2019, Pasquale opted to sign his first contract abroad since turning professional in 2010, agreeing to a one-year contract with Kazakh-based club, Barys Nur-Sultan of the KHL.[12] In his debut season in the KHL, Pasquale had a successful 2019–20 campaign, registering a 2.03 goals against average and picking up goaltender of the week honours on two occasions to help Barys qualify for the post-season.
As a free agent from Barys, Pasquale was rewarded with an improved two-year contract with Russian-based club, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, on May 1, 2020.[13]
On 1 June 2022, Pasquale as a free agent from Lokomotiv, continued his career in the KHL by agreeing to a one-year contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk.[14] In the 2022–23 season, Pasquale appeared in a career high 50 regular season games, posting 23 wins and helped Metallurg reach the Conference semifinals.
As a free agent, Pasquale opted to return to former club Barys Astana, in signing a two-year contract on July 1, 2023.[15]
International play
editIn January 2022, Pasquale was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[16][17][18]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2006–07 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 367 | 19 | 0 | 3.10 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 558 | 27 | 1 | 2.90 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 661 | 39 | 0 | 3.54 | .890 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 3.09 | .891 | ||
| 2008–09 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 61 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 1821 | 178 | 0 | 3.02 | .911 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 530 | 34 | 0 | 3.85 | .895 | ||
| 2009–10 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 51 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 2898 | 153 | 1 | 3.17 | .916 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 361 | 14 | 0 | 2.33 | .941 | ||
| 2010–11 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 24 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1372 | 67 | 1 | 2.93 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 715 | 44 | 0 | 3.69 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 38 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 2163 | 87 | 4 | 2.41 | .911 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 917 | 37 | 0 | 2.42 | .923 | ||
| 2012–13 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 43 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 2453 | 114 | 4 | 2.79 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 31 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1851 | 75 | 1 | 2.43 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Brampton Beast | ECHL | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 691 | 40 | 1 | 3.47 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 30 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1531 | 67 | 0 | 2.62 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1654 | 67 | 4 | 2.43 | .919 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 947 | 41 | 1 | 2.60 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 835 | 24 | 1 | 1.72 | .938 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 176 | 12 | 0 | 4.09 | .840 | ||
| 2018–19 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 45 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2650 | 104 | 4 | 2.35 | .916 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 228 | 11 | 0 | 2.90 | .898 | ||
| 2018–19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 12 | 0 | 3.96 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Barys Nur-Sultan | KHL | 46 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 2605 | 88 | 1 | 2.03 | .930 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 281 | 6 | 2 | 1.28 | .960 | ||
| 2020–21 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 41 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2393 | 76 | 5 | 1.91 | .925 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 675 | 14 | 4 | 1.24 | .951 | ||
| 2021–22 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL | 38 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2296 | 76 | 1 | 1.99 | .916 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 7 | 0 | 3.46 | .854 | ||
| 2022–23 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 50 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2749 | 103 | 3 | 2.25 | .927 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 585 | 26 | 0 | 2.67 | .906 | ||
| 2023–24 | Barys Astana | KHL | 36 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 1983 | 103 | 0 | 3.12 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 12 | 0 | 3.96 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 211 | 95 | 86 | 16 | 12,027 | 446 | 10 | 2.23 | .921 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 1,662 | 53 | 6 | 1.91 | .930 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Canada | OG | 6th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 5 | 0 | 2.55 | .902 | |
| Senior totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 5 | 0 | 2.55 | .902 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| Third All-Star Team | 2009 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2012 | |
| Calder Cup (Grand Rapids Griffins) | 2017 | |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award | 2019 | |
| KHL | ||
| Goaltender of the Year | 2021 | |
References
edit- ^ "Eddie Pasquale player profile". hockeysfuture.com. December 2, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ "Eddie Pasquale player statistics". American Hockey League. January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ "Washington Capitals trade for Eddie Pasquale, who looms as Hershey's No.2". pennlive.com. June 27, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- ^ "Original IceCap back in the fold". St. John's IceCaps. July 3, 2015. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ^ "IceCaps assign Pasquale, Brown to Brampton". St. John's IceCaps. October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ DiFilippo, Alex (July 1, 2016). "Red Wings agree to terms with forwards Matt Lorito and Ben Street; goaltender Edward Pasquale". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ "Oilers sign seven". Edmonton Oilers. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ Wescott, Chris (July 1, 2017). "Oilers sign goalie Pasquale". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "Lightning acquire goaltender Edward Pasquale from Edmonton Oilers". NHL.com. January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Kulfan, Ted (December 4, 2018). "Red Wings let late lead slip, lose to Tampa Bay in shootout". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "CRUNCH'S PASQUALE WINS HAP HOLMES AWARD". American Hockey League. April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Eddie Pasquale - Barys newcomer" (in Russian). Barys Nur-Sultan. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Results from first day of free agency" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Eddie Pasquale joins Metallurg" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Edward Pasquale returns to Barys" (in Russian). Barys Astana. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "Canada unveils non-NHL Olympic hockey roster with pro experience, young talent". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (January 25, 2022). "Team Canada's 25-player men's hockey roster nominated for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Stephens, Mike (January 25, 2022). "Canada Names Men's 2022 Olympic Hockey Roster". The Hockey News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database