Darcy Kuemper

Darcy Kuemper
Born (1990-05-05) May 5, 1990
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team Minnesota Wild
NHL Draft 161st overall, 2009
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2010–present

Darcy Marie Kuemper (also spelled Kümper) (born May 5, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Wild in the sixth round, 161st overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Kuemper played three seasons with the Red Deer Rebels, winning the Del Wilson Trophy in the 2010–11 season as the WHL's top goaltender with 45 wins, a goals against average (GAA) of 1.86 and a save percentage of .933.[1]

On May 26, 2011, Kuemper signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild.[2] On October 13, 2011, he was loaned to the Ontario Reign of the ECHL.[3] Kuemper was later recalled by the Wild on November 12, 2011.[4]

Kuemper was recalled by the Wild on February 12, 2013. After then-backup goaltender Josh Harding stated that he had been feeling ill symptoms due to complications from his multiple sclerosis treatment, the Wild recalled Kuemper to start in net the same night to relieve Harding and the team's starting goaltender, Niklas Bäckström.[5] Five days later, on February 17, Kuemper made 29 saves on 31 shots to earn his first career NHL win against the Detroit Red Wings.[6]

On May 1, 2013, Kuemper was again recalled by the Wild to serve as a backup for Josh Harding, who was starting as a result of an injury to Niklas Bäckström.[7] On May 7, Kuemper made his Stanley Cup playoff debut when he replaced Harding, who had suffered a left leg injury in the first period of a game against the Chicago Blackhawks.[8][9] On October 15, 2013, Darcy made his first start in Toronto giving up 3 goals on 7 shots. Afterwards with millions of fans watching Darcy shed a tear on the bench. [10]

In the next season's playoffs, in 2014, Kuemper started in Game 3 of the Wild's Western Conference Quarter-finals matchup against the Colorado Avalanche, replacing Ilya Bryzgalov. Kuemper recorded a shutout in the game, and continued to start for the Wild until sustaining an injury in the third period of Game 7 of the same series. Bryzgalov replaced Kuemper again and was credited with the win upon Minnesota's overtime victory later that game. The following season, Kuemper opened as Minnesota's starter with Bryzgalov departed and Harding unable to play. However Kuemper struggled, and Minnesota traded for Devan Dubnyk, who immediately became the starter. Kuemper and Niklas Bäckström finished out the season splitting time as Dubnyk's backup.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2006–07 Spokane Chiefs WHL — — — — — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000
2008–09 Red Deer Rebels WHL 55 21 25 8 3167 156 3 2.96 .898 — — — — — — — —
2009–10 Red Deer Rebels WHL 61 28 23 4 3234 147 3 2.73 .908 2 0 2 61 6 0 5.86 .806
2009–10 Houston Aeros AHL 4 2 1 0 199 8 0 2.41 .886 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Red Deer Rebels WHL 62 45 12 5 3685 114 13 1.86 .933 7 4 3 403 19 0 2.83 .896
2011–12 Ontario Reign ECHL 8 7 1 0 484 14 0 1.74 .941 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Houston Aeros AHL 19 6 6 4 1070 42 1 2.36 .923 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Houston Aeros AHL 21 13 8 0 1210 38 4 1.88 .934 2 1 1 119 3 1 1.51 .957
2012–13 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 3 0 2 1 184 8 0 2.61 .929 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Minnesota Wild NHL 6 1 2 0 288 10 0 2.08 .916 2 0 0 73 4 0 3.29 .879
2013–14 Iowa Wild AHL 17 7 10 0 997 41 1 2.47 .929 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Minnesota Wild NHL 26 12 8 4 1480 60 2 2.43 .915 6 3 1 325 11 1 2.03 .913
2014–15 Minnesota Wild NHL 31 14 12 2 1569 68 3 2.60 .905 1 0 0 23 0 0 0.00 1.000
2014–15 Iowa Wild AHL 5 2 3 0 279 15 1 3.22 .891 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Minnesota Wild NHL 21 6 7 5 1064 43 2 2.43 .915 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 84 33 29 11 4,401 181 7 2.47 .912 9 3 1 422 15 1 2.13 .911

Awards and honours

References

  1. ↑ "Rebels Darcy Kuemper named WHL player of the year". Red Deer Advocate. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Wild Signs Darcy Kuemper To Entry Level Deal". May 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Kuemper to guard Reign's net". Ontario Reign. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Wild recalls Kuemper from Aeros". Minnesota Wild. 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Josh Harding feeling "off" as he searches for right course of treatment for MS". Minnesota Star Tribune. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Zucker scores first NHL goal, Kuemper wins first NHL game as Wild rallies to beat Detroit". Minnesota Star Tribune. 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  7. ↑ "With Niklas Backstrom's status uncertain, Wild recalls Darcy Kuemper". ESPN. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  8. ↑ "Wild's goaltending situation in a truly tenuous spot now". Fox Sports. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  9. ↑ "Kuemper replaces Harding in goal". Minnesota Star Tribune. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  10. ↑ https://www.nhl.com/player/darcy-kuemper-8475311?stats=gamelogs-r-nhl&season=20132014
  11. 1 2 "Kuemper award Del Wilson Trophy". Canadian Press. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  12. ↑ "WHL East All-Stars and Awards". Western Hockey League. Mar 23, 2011.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Martin Jones		 Winner of the WHL Del Wilson Trophy
2010–11 		Succeeded by
Tyler Bunz
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