Chet Pickard

Chet Pickard
Pickard with the Grizzlys Wolfsburg in 2022
Born	(1989-11-29) November 29, 1989 (age 34) Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Milwaukee Admirals Djurgårdens IF Oklahoma City Barons Odense Bulldogs Iserlohn Roosters Adler Mannheim Grizzlys Wolfsburg
NHL draft	18th overall, 2008 Nashville Predators
Playing career	2009–2022

Chet Pickard (born November 29, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He most notably played in the American Hockey League and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He holds a German passport. ^[1]

Playing career

Pickard played minor hockey with the Winnipeg Monarchs before joining the major junior ranks with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2005–06. He played backup to Carey Price in his first two seasons, then took over the starting position in 2007–08 as Price graduated to the Montreal Canadiens. Pickard won 46 games, was named CHL Goaltender of the Week on December 9, 2008., ^[2] and posted a 2.32 goals against average (GAA) and .920 save percentage, en route to succeeding Price as CHL Goaltender of the Year. He was additionally awarded the Del Wilson Trophy as the top WHL goaltender and was named to the WHL West and CHL First All-Star Teams.

Pickard playing for the Nashville Predators in a rookie game vs. the Florida Panthers

In the off-season, he was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the first round, 18th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. In 2008–09, he recorded a 2.28 GAA and .921 save percentage, while helping lead the Americans to their second straight U.S. Division title. He was nominated for his second Del Wilson Trophy opposite Braden Holtby of the Saskatoon Blades ^[2] and named to the WHL West First All-Star Team.

Pickard played most of the 2010–11 season with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL and Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. During the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs he was called up to the Nashville Predators before their 2nd round series with the Vancouver Canucks; however, he did not get into a game.^{[ citation needed ]}

In the 2012–13 season, Pickard signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan side, Djurgårdens IF. In 45 games, Pickard earned a professional career-high 25 wins to help Djurgårdens advance to the Kvalserien playoffs.

Pickard returned to North America in the off-season and agreed to a try-out at the San Antonio Rampage training camp for the 2013–14 season. ^[3] He was later released by the Rampage before on November 8, 2013, he was signed to an AHL deal with the Oklahoma City Barons and then loaned to the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL. ^[4]

On June 10, 2014, Pickard returned for another stint in Europe, signing a one-year contract to be the starting goaltender with Danish club Odense Bulldogs of the Metal Ligaen. ^[5] At the starting goaltender with the Bulldogs, Pickard enjoyed a successful season in appearing in 36 games.

On May 22, 2015, Pickard left Denmark to sign an optional two-year deal with German club Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL. He was slated to begin as the backup to starting goaltender Mathias Lange. ^[6] In the 2016–17 season with the Roosters, Pickard appeared in 26 games with the Roosters, posting just 6 wins as Iserlohn finished out of playoff contention. On March 3, 2017, it was announced that Pickard would not re-new his contract. ^[7]

On April 28, 2017, Pickard decided to continue in the DEL, agreeing to a two-year contract to assume the backup duties with Adler Mannheim. ^[8]

After claiming the DEL Championship in his final season under contract with Mannheim in 2018–19, Pickard left as a free agent to sign a two-year contract with Grizzlys Wolfsburg on May 2, 2019. ^[9]

Following his third year with Grizzlys Wolfsburg in the 2021–22 season, and despite being under contract, Pickard ended his 13-year professional career by announcing his retirement on July 26, 2022. ^[10]

Personal

Pickard was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba when he was eleven. ^[11] His younger brother, Calvin, is also a professional goaltender, playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. ^[12]

Pickard is married to Meghan Corbett; Meghan gave birth to their first child in October 2016.

International play

Medal record
Representing   Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2009 Ottawa

Playing in his fourth junior season, Pickard was selected by Team Canada for the 2009 World Junior Championships. ^[13] He played in two games as backup to Dustin Tokarski of the Spokane Chiefs, helping Canada to their fifth straight gold medal.

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%
2005–06	Tri-City Americans	WHL		26	9	9	1	1270	62	3	2.93	.897		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Tri-City Americans	WHL		29	17	10	1	1577	75	1	2.85	.903		1	0	0	20	1	0	3.00	.800
2007–08	Tri-City Americans	WHL		64	46	12	4	3779	146	2	2.32	.918		16	11	3	1010	30	3	1.78	.937
2008–09	Tri-City Americans	WHL		50	35	12	3	2947	112	6	2.28	.921		11	6	4	650	37	0	3.41	.877
2009–10	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		36	14	16	3	2024	96	1	2.85	.892		1	0	0	12	1	0	5.08	.900
2010–11	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		7	1	4	1	365	18	0	2.96	.899		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL		29	9	14	3	1506	85	1	3.39	.877		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL		32	14	12	2	1805	94	1	3.12	.890		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Djurgårdens IF	Allsv		45	25	20	0	2650	95	5	2.15	.918		6	3	2	330	18	0	3.28	.895
2013–14	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL		21	6	11	1	1106	59	0	3.20	.875		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL		6	1	2	0	202	18	0	5.34	.854		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Odense Bulldogs	DEN		36	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.65	.909		4	—	—	—	—	—	2.73	.914
2015–16	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		26	11	13	0	1504	60	2	2.39	.932		2	0	1	80	7	0	5.25	.870
2016–17	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		26	6	14	0	1329	66	0	2.98	.920		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Adler Mannheim	DEL		16	5	9	0	866	35	3	2.42	.908		2	0	0	65	3	0	2.78	.880
2018–19	Adler Mannheim	DEL		24	19	4	0	1379	45	3	1.96	.913		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL		21	7	13	0	1203	65	0	3.24	.898		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL		15	6	9	0	901	40	0	2.66	.909		1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.000
2021–22	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL		16	8	8	0	952	46	1	2.90	.894		1	0	0	19	0	0	0.00	1.000
AHL totals				49	16	22	4	2591	132	1	3.06	.889		1	0	0	12	1	0	5.08	.900

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2009	Canada	WJC			2	2	0	0	120	1	1	0.50	.975
Junior totals					2	2	0	0	120	1	1	0.50	.975

Awards and honours

Award	Year
WHL
West First All-Star Team	2008, 2009
Del Wilson Trophy	2008, 2009
CHL First All-Star Team	2008
CHL Goaltender of the Year	2008
DEL
Champion (Adler Mannheim)	2019	[14]

References

1. "Chet Pickard". Iserlohn Roosters . 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2016-02-02.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "A look at the 2008-09 WHL Award Finalists". Western Hockey League. Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
3. "Rampage announce training camp roster". 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
4. "Barons sign Chet Pickard to AHL contract". Oklahoma City Barons. 2013-11-11. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
5. "Strong keeper gets sentence" (in Danish). Odense Bulldogs. 2014-06-10. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
6. "Decision made on backup Goaltender" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2015-05-22. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
7. "Roosters make initial personnel decisions" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
8. "Eagles take Chet Pickard under contract" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2017-04-28. Archived from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
9. "New Goalkeeper: Grizzlys sign Chet Pickard" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
10. "Pickard ends career, Pogge comes" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
11. "Pickard brothers hope to square off in NHL - Sportsnet.ca".
12. "San Antonio Rampage's Roster". San Antonio Rampage . Retrieved 2013-11-11.
13. "2009 IIHF World Junior Championship Roster". Hockey Canada . Retrieved 2008-12-15.
14. "Adler Mannheim wins DEL". IIHF. 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-04-27.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Colin Wilson	Nashville Predators first round draft pick 2008	Succeeded by Ryan Ellis
Preceded by Carey Price	Winner of the WHL Del Wilson Trophy 2008, 2009	Succeeded by Martin Jones