Lars Gustaf Oscar Dansk (born 28 February 1994) is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender playing for the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dansk was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL with the 31st overall pick, the first pick of the second round at the 2012 NHL entry draft. He has also played with the Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL, Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League and Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. He was the starting goaltender for the Swedish national junior team at the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was the tournament's best goaltender.
| Oscar Dansk | |||
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Dansk with the Chicago Wolves in 2019 | |||
| Born |
28 February 1994 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks San Diego Gulls (AHL) Rögle BK Vegas Golden Knights Spartak Moscow | ||
| NHL draft |
31st overall, 2012 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Playing career
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Dansk moved to North America as a 13-year old, playing three seasons of junior hockey in the United States with Shattuck-St. Mary's prep school.[1][2][3] He returned to Sweden as a teenager, playing with Brynäs IF junior team playing in the J20 SuperElit league for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.[1][4]
Dansk was selected third overall by the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League in the 2012 Canadian Hockey League import draft. In 2012–13 season, his rookie season with the Otters, he faced nearly 37 shots a night, but had a save percentage of 0.888 and a goals against average (GAA) of 4.11, playing alongside Connor McDavid on a team that failed to make the playoffs.[3] The following season in 2013–14, Dansk improved his stats, as his GAA fell to 2.39 and his save percentage increased to 0.909 and the team went to the conference finals in the OHL playoffs.[4][5] He was named to the OHL's Third All-Star Team after the season and shared the Dave Pinkney Trophy, for the lowest team goals-against average with his teammate, Devin Williams.[6]
Professional
editDansk was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL) with the 31st overall pick, the first pick of the second round at the 2012 NHL entry draft. On 8 May 2014, Dansk was signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Blue Jackets.[7] In his first full professional season, Dansk split time between Columbus' affiliates, the Springfield Falcons and the Kalamazoo Wings in the American Hockey League (AHL) and ECHL respectively.[1] He put up a 7–7–5 record with Springfield in 21 games, but had a GAA of 3.57 and a save percentage of 0.880. In Kalamazoo, Dansk appeared in 11 games, going 1–8–0, with a GAA of 3.73 but a save percentage of 0.889.[4] Dansk returned to the Swedish Hockey League for the second season of his contract, on a one-year loan agreement with Rögle BK on 23 May 2015.[1] In his first season with Rögle BK, Dansk appeared in 36 games, going 13–21–0 with a 0.910 save percentage and a 2.68 GAA. He returned for a second season in 2016–17, going 6–16–0 with a 3.00 GAA and a save percentage of 0.903.[4] Both seasons, Rögle BK failed to make the playoffs.[5]
At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets, he was not tendered an offer as a restricted free agent on 26 June 2017,[8] having been passed on the depth chart by Anton Forsberg, Joonas Korpisalo, and Elvis Merzļikins.[5] On 3 July, he signed a one-year, two-way contract with the NHL expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights.[9] He was re-assigned to begin the 2017–18 season with AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. After just one game with the Wolves he was recalled to the injury-hit Golden Knights on 20 October 2017. The following day, Dansk made his NHL debut playing in the final 14 minutes and recorded his first NHL victory in a 3–2 overtime decision over the St. Louis Blues after he replaced Malcolm Subban, who was injured in the third period.[10] As the Golden Knights temporary first choice goaltender, he then won his first NHL start making 29 saves on 31 shots in a 4–2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on 24 October 2017.[11] He then got his first NHL shutout in a 7–0 win against the Colorado Avalanche, he made 32 saves in that game, also marking the first recorded shutout in the history of the Golden Knights franchise.[12]
His success was short-lived, as he was injured on 30 October 2017 and was replaced by Maxime Lagacé.[13] When cleared to play again, he was immediately reassigned to the Wolves on 24 January 2018.[14] He played in four games, going 3–0–0 with a GAA of 1.48 and a save percentage of 0.946. He appeared in 20 games with the Wolves, going 13–3–2 with a GAA of 2.44 and a save percentage of 0.918.[4] Dansk signed a two-year contract with Vegas on 7 July 2018.[15] During Vegas' 2018 training camp, Dansk was placed on waivers, and after clearing, assigned to the AHL.[16] In the 2018–19 season with the Wolves, Dansk registered a 27–13–2 record with a GAA of 2.46 and a save percentage of 0.915 in the regular season. The Wolves went on a run to the Calder Cup final during the 2019 AHL playoffs, and Dansk played in 19 playoff games, going 10–9–0 with a 2.48 GAA and a save percentage of 0.911, as they lost to the Charlotte Checkers.[17]
Dansk began the 2019–20 season with the Wolves, but was recalled by Vegas on 12 October 2019.[18] He made his NHL season debut on 21 October in a 6–2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, letting in all six goals. He was sent back to the Wolves on 23 October.[19] He spent the remainder of the season with Chicago, going 18–12–4 in 35 games with a GAA of 2.57 and a save percentage of 0.908. In the 2020 offseason, Dansk signed one-year, $700,000 contract to remain with Vegas.[17] In the pandemic-shortened 2020–21 season, his final season with the Golden Knights franchise, Dansk spent four months as part Vegas' taxi squad. He was assigned to the Golden Knights' on 23 February new AHL affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights,[20] and posted a 6–3–0 record with a GAA of 2.99 and save percentage of 0.902 in 11 games.[4] He was recalled in March to backup Marc-André Fleury and made his season debut against the San Jose Sharks on March 5, registering his first NHL win since 2017 in a 5–4 victory.[20]
After four years with the Golden Knights organization he left as a free agent following the 2020–21 season. Pausing his North American career, Dansk signed a two-year contract with Russian club, HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League, on 5 July 2021.[21] He appeared in 17 games with Spartak, with a record of 6–6–1, a save percentage of 0.910 and a GAA of 2.66.[4]
On 13 July 2022, Dansk returned to North America as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames, spending the season playing backup to Dustin Wolf for the Flames AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers.[22][23] On 6 June 2023, Dansk re-signed with the Flames, again on a one-year, two-way contract.[23] He backed up Wolf again during the 2023–24 season, going 11–12–3 in 27 games with the Wranglers.[4][24]
On 5 September 2024, Dansk signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[25] He was placed on waivers and after going unclaimed, was assigned to Anaheim's AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls.[26]
International play
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2012 Czech Republic | |
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Dansk first played for Sweden's junior team as part of the Under-16 setup.[1] He was named a part of Sweden's Under-18 junior team for the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships, which won silver. He was named to Sweden's Under-20 team for the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships[27] and again for the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where both teams captured silver and Dansk was named the 2014 tournament's top goalie.[5][28]
Personal life
editDansk is married and splits time between Canada and Sweden. He was wed in 2021.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2007–08 | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | Bantam AAA | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.98 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | Bantam AAA | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.43 | .934 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | Midget AAA | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1.89 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 21 | — | — | — | 1157 | 52 | 1 | 2.70 | .911 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 5.22 | .857 | ||
| 2011–12 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1511 | 71 | 2 | 2.82 | .910 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.49 | .877 | ||
| 2012–13 | Erie Otters | OHL | 43 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 2393 | 164 | 0 | 4.11 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Erie Otters | OHL | 42 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 2405 | 96 | 6 | 2.39 | .909 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 14 | 0 | 6.79 | .797 | ||
| 2014–15 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 21 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1144 | 68 | 0 | 3.57 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 530 | 33 | 0 | 3.73 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rögle BK | SHL | 36 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1947 | 87 | 2 | 2.68 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Rögle BK | SHL | 24 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1341 | 67 | 2 | 3.00 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1179 | 48 | 1 | 2.44 | .918 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 6 | 0 | 3.08 | .895 | ||
| 2017–18 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 5 | 1 | 1.78 | .946 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 40 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2320 | 95 | 2 | 2.46 | .913 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1186 | 49 | 0 | 2.48 | .911 | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 35 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2027 | 87 | 3 | 2.57 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | .838 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 603 | 30 | 1 | 2.99 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 3.91 | .862 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 971 | 43 | 0 | 2.66 | .910 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 307 | 9 | 0 | 1.76 | .933 | ||
| 2022–23 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 960 | 44 | 0 | 2.75 | .905 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1.90 | .875 | ||
| 2023–24 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL | 27 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1508 | 81 | 0 | 3.22 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 60 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 3288 | 154 | 4 | 2.81 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 15 | 1 | 3.10 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 971 | 43 | 0 | 2.66 | .910 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 307 | 9 | 0 | 1.76 | .933 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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| 2012 | Sweden | U18 | 
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 273 | 9 | 1 | 1.98 | .937 | |
| 2012 | Sweden | IH18 | 
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4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.70 | .914 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WJC |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 370 | 11 | 1 | 1.79 | .929 | |
| Junior totals | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
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| Sweden | ||
| TV-pucken Best Goaltender | 2010 | [29] |
| J18 Elit (West) Best Goals Against Average | 2011 | [30] |
| OHL | ||
| Third All-Star Team | 2014 | [6] |
| Dave Pinkney Trophy | 2014 | [6] |
| International | ||
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament silver medal with Team Sweden | 2011 | [31] |
| WJC Best Goaltender | 2014 | [5] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Oscar Dansk klar för Rögle" [Oscar Dansk ready for Rögle] (in Swedish). Rögle BK. 23 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Oscar Dansk". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Ryan (11 April 2013). "Dansk weathers Erie storm". The Hockey News. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Oscar Dansk". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Harrison, Doug (6 November 2017). "Wiser Oscar Dansk making good on big break with Golden Knights". Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Dansk reassigned to K-Wings, while Munroe heads to Falcons". Mlive.com. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Blue Jackets sign goaltender Oscar Dansk to a three-year entry-level contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014 – via NHL.com.[dead link]
- ^ Portzline, Aaron [@Aportzline] (26 June 2017). "#CBJ will not extend qualifying offers to G Oscar Dansk or D Oleg Yevenko, making them free agents" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 June 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Golden Knights' Oscar Dansk: Signs one-year agreement". CBS Sports. 3 July 2017.
- ^ Carp, Steve (21 October 2017). "William Karlsson's heroics lift Knights to 3-2 OT win". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Golden Knights Oscar Dansk shines in first career NHL start". CBS Sports. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Wiser Oscar Dansk making good on big break with Golden Knights". CBC Sports. 6 November 2017.
- ^ Andrew Bottomley (30 October 2017). "Golden Knights' Oscar Dansk leaves game with injury". Sportsnet. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Golden Knights Recall Jason Garrison From AHL's Chicago Wolves". Vegas Golden Knights. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Dansk re-signs with Vegas". Chicago Wolves. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Schoen, David (21 September 2018). "Golden Knights place goaltender Oscar Dansk on waivers". Las Vegas Record-Journal. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Golden Knights Sign Goaltender Oscar Dansk To One-Year Contract Extension". Vegas Golden Knights. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Dansk to Vegas; Ferguson joins Wolves". Chicago Wolves. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Schoen, David (23 October 2024). "Golden Knights reassign goaltender Oscar Dansk, recall Garret Sparks". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b Emerson, Justin (5 March 2021). "Through ups and downs, Oscar Dansk picks up first Golden Knights win since 2017". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Оскар Данск – новый вратарь «Спартака»" [Oscar Dansk is the new goalkeeper of Spartak] (in Russian). HC Spartak Moscow. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Flames sign four free agents, re-sign pair of defenceman". Calgary Flames. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022 – via NHL.com.
- ^ a b Austin, Daniel (6 June 2023). "Calgary Wranglers goalie Oscar Dansk re-signs". National Post. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Knoll, Andrew (5 September 2024). "Ducks sign goaltender Oscar Dansk to 1-year, two-way contract". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Ducks Sign Goaltender Dansk to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". Anaheim Ducks. 5 September 2024 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Ducks' Oscar Dansk: Lands on waivers". CBS Sports. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Dansk named to Sweden's preliminary roster for World Juniors". Erie Otters. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via CHL.ca.
- ^ Goss, Nicholas (5 January 2013). "USA Defeats Sweden 3-1 to Win Gold Medal at 2013 IIHF World Junior Championships". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "TV-Pucken Best Goaltender". eliteprospects.com. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "J18 Elit (West) Best GAA". eliteprospects.com. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Rise of the Swedes". CBC Sports. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database