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Casey DeSmith (G)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
| Name: |
Casey DeSmith |
| Number: |
1 |
| Pos.: |
G |
| Shoots: |
L |
| Height: |
6-0 |
| Weight: |
180 |
| Birthdate: |
1991-08-13 |
| Birthplace: |
Rochester, NH |
Biography
2016-17: Led all qualified rookie goaltenders with a .960 sv% in the month of October… Fell 1:22 short of his first shutout on Dec. 16, 2016 vs. Rochester… Posted the first regular season shutout of his pro career by making 26 saves on Apr. 1, 2017 vs. Lehigh Valley…
2015-16: Made AHL and WBS debut on Dec. 26, 2015 at Hershey, stopping all 7 shots he faced in 20 minutes of relief… Made first career AHL start on Jan. 3, 2016, stopping 22 of 24 shots for his first career win… Started all three games consecutively in the Penguins’ final weekend of the season and posted a 1-1-0-0 record with a .950 save%… Won his first pro playoff game in his first Calder Cup Playoffs start on Apr. 20 vs. Providence… Set WBS franchise record for saves in a playoff game by turning aside 59 shots in the Penguins’ 2OT, series-clinching win at Providence on Apr. 23… The next game, DeSmith recorded his first playoff shutout with 33 saves at Hershey on May 4.
2014-15: Signed with Wheeling on June 30, 2015 after the NCAA denied a transfer waiver to play a senior season of college hockey.
OTHER: Played 3 seasons at the University New Hampshire, winning 48 games and posting a .923 save% and a 2.32 GAA… Named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team following the 2011-12 season, when he posted a .926 save% and 2.33 GAA in 22 games with the University of New Hampshire… Placed second in Hockey East in goals against average (2.04) and save percentage (.933)… Played 2 seasons with the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League; recorded a .911 save%, 2.80 GAA, and 3 shutouts in 64 games with the Ice… Posted a .925 save%, 2.54 GAA, and 1 shutout in 12 playoff games with Indiana.
