Jonathan Quick

Jonathan Quick is a 6’1”, 200 lb. goalie for the Los Angeles Kings.  He is from Milford, CT.  He attended Hamden High School in Hamden, CT, where he was named to the 2002 New Haven Register All-Area Ice Hockey Team.  He later transferred to Avon Old Farms Prep School in Avon, CT, where he led the Winged Beavers to two consecutive New England Prep School championships during his junior and senior years. Quick compiled outstanding records those years; he went 27-1 as a junior and 25-2 as a senior. He also had a 1.14 GAA and a .953 save percentage his senior year.  Additionally, his nine shutouts during his senior year at Avon Old Farms still stands as a New England prep school record.

These numbers quickly caught the eyes of college scouts.  After high school Quick chose to attend the University of Massachusetts.  As a freshman there, he appeared in 17 games, starting 15 of them.  His collegiate career started off with a less-than-impressive 4-10-1 record.  However, he learned the college game quickly, earning UMass Athlete of the Week three times, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week twice, and was the Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for November of his freshman season.  He finished his freshman year with a 2.98 GAA and a save percentage of .920.  He went on to a stellar career with the Minutemen, leading them to their first ever appearance in the NCAA Ice Hockey Championships.

In 2005 the Los Angeles Kings drafted Quick in the third round (72^nd pick) of the NHL draft.  He was initially sent to the Kings’ AHL affiliate club, the Manchester Monarchs, where he went 11-8 with a 2.3 GAA and a save percentage of .922.  He also played for the Kings’ ECHL team, the Reading Royals, where in 38 games he posted a record of 23-11-3, with a 2.79 GAA and a .905 save percentage.  He was called up to the big club briefly in December 2007, where he won his first NHL game, 8-2 vs. the Buffalo Sabres.  He posted a 1-2 mark for the Kings in his brief NHL debut.

Quick began the 2008-09 season with the Monarchs, but was called up to the Kings in December when goalie Erik Ersberg went down with a groin injury.  One week later Quick earned his first NHL shutout, beating the Blue Jackets in Columbus.

In 2008-09, Quick appeared in 44 games for the Kings, posting a record of 21-28 with a 2.48 GAA and a .914 save percentage.  Although Los Angeles missed the playoffs in 2008-09, Quick distinguished himself and is widely regarded as the Kings’ goalie of the future.  He is aptly named, as he is ”Quick” on his skates and has the sharp mental skills required of all successful goalies.

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