Pheonix Copley

Pheonix Copley (born January 18, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Pheonix Copley
Copley in 2018
Born (1992-01-18) January 18, 1992
North Pole, Alaska, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Washington Capitals
St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

Undrafted, Copley played in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Tri-City Storm and Des Moines Buccaneers before committing to play collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). At the conclusion of his sophomore season, Copley opted to turn professional in agreeing to a two-year entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals on March 20, 2014.[1]

Copley was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, to begin his first full professional season in 2014–15. In sharing the crease, he impressed with the Bears, earning 17 wins in 26 games. In the off-season, Copley was included in a trade, which also included Troy Brouwer and a third-round pick in 2016, to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for T. J. Oshie on July 2, 2015.[2]

In the 2015–16 season, Copley made his NHL debut with the Blues in relief in a defeat to the Nashville Predators on February 27, 2016.[3]

During the 2016–17 season, on January 20, 2017, Copley was recalled from the Chicago Wolves of the AHL by the Blues.[4] He made the first start of his NHL career on January 21 against the Winnipeg Jets,[5] where the Blues lost 5–3.[6] After he was returned to the Wolves, on February 27, 2017, Copley was traded back to the Capitals in a deadline trade along with Kevin Shattenkirk in exchange for Zach Sanford, Brad Malone, a 2017 first-round pick, and a conditional second-round pick in 2019.[7] Copley was called up to the NHL during the Capitals 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs run and although he did not play during the playoffs, he stayed with the team as they won the 2018 Stanley Cup.[8]

Copley made the Capitals opening night roster to begin the 2018–19 season.[9] He recorded his first NHL win in a 4–3 shootout win over the Calgary Flames on October 27, 2018.[10]

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%
2009–10 Southern California Titans NAPHL 10 6 1 1 429 22 0 3.08 .871 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Corpus Christi IceRays NAHL 42 14 23 4 2376 165 0 4.17 .880 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Tri-City Storm USHL 25 9 13 0 1451 76 2 3.14 .905 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 20 7 11 1 1163 60 0 3.09 .909 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Michigan Tech WCHA 24 8 15 1 1322 71 3 3.22 .900 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Michigan Tech WCHA 30 10 13 6 1724 72 1 2.51 .911 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 3 2 1 0 147 8 0 3.26 .906 1 0 1 70 3 0 2.58 .923
2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL 26 17 4 3 1520 55 3 2.17 .925 5 3 1 229 7 0 1.83 .946
2015–16 Chicago Wolves AHL 37 15 16 3 2088 97 3 2.79 .909 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 24 1 0 2.50 .833 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Chicago Wolves AHL 25 15 6 2 1452 56 1 2.31 .920 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 1 0 59 5 0 5.09 .828 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Hershey Bears AHL 16 11 5 0 920 33 0 2.15 .931 9 5 4 534 19 1 2.13 .933
2017–18 Hershey Bears AHL 41 15 17 6 2184 106 2 2.91 .896 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Washington Capitals NHL 27 16 7 3 1529 74 1 2.90 .905 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Hershey Bears AHL 31 17 8 6 1868 77 2 2.47 .905 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 29 16 8 3 1,613 80 1 2.98 .901 — — — — — — — —

References
  1. "Capitals sign Pheonix Copley". Washington Capitals. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  2. "Blue acquire Brouwer from Capitals". St. Louis Blues. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  3. Stanley, Robby (February 27, 2016). "Forsberg hat trick lifts Predators past Blues". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  4. "Blues recall Copley from Wolves". National Hockey League. January 20, 2017.
  5. "Copley will start against Winnipeg". National Hockey League. January 21, 2017.
  6. "Little scores twice, Jets beat Blues 5–3". The News & Observer. Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Canadian Press. January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  7. "Capitals acquire defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk from Blues". The Washington Post. February 27, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  8. Joyal, Brad (June 11, 2018). "North Pole goaltender Pheonix Copley reflects on Stanley Cup win". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  9. "NHL opening night rosters for 2018-19 season". NHL.com. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  10. Vickers, Aaron (October 27, 2018). "Copley gets first NHL win, Capitals edge Flames in shootout". NHL.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.


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