Winnipeg Jets PR No. 37 – Connor Hellebuyck

Player Information

2023-24 Notes
  • Won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goaltender
  • Started 60 games for the third consecutive season and fifth time in his career
  • Won 37 games for the second consecutive season, which tied for the second most of his career
  • Posted a .921 save percentage, which is the fourth time in the career it’s been .920 or better
  • Had five shutouts, one shy of his career high
  • Won his last five starts of the season – his third five-game winning streak of the season
  • Went 7-0-2 in December with a 1.88 goals-against average and .934 save percentage
  • Named the NHL’s Third Star for the month of December
  • Named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week on Jan. 8
  • Selected to represent the Jets at the 2024 NHL All-Star Game
  • Played in his 500th NHL game Mar. 30 vs. OTT
Professional Career
  • Has played his entire professional career in the Jets organization, including the past 11 seasons with the Jets
  • Leads the Jets in career save percentage with .916 and 2.69 goals-against average
  • Holds the franchise career record for games played (445), games started (436), wins (238), and shutouts (32)
  • Led the NHL in shots faced (2,051) and saves (1,872) in 2018-19
  • Set a franchise record in 2017-18 with 44 wins, .924 save percentage, and six shutouts
  • His 44 wins led the NHL, he was selected to the NHL’s Second All-Star Team, and he was the runner-up for the Vezina Trophy
  • Represented the Jets at the 2018 NHL All-Star Game
  • Selected to the 2015-16 AHL All-Star Game
Amateur Career
  • Played two seasons for the UMass-Lowell Riverhawks from 2012-2014
  • Went 38-12-2 with a 1.60 goals-against average and .946 save percentage during his two seasons with UMass-Lowell
  • Won the Mike Richter Award as the NCAA’s top goaltender in 2014
  • Won a Hockey East championship in 2012-13 and was named Hockey East’s Goaltender of the Year and Tournament MVP, while being selected to Hockey East’s All-Rookie Team and Second All-Star team.
  • Played one season in the NAHL for the Odessa Jackalopes in 2011-12 and was named to the NAHL’s All-NAHL Team, All-Rookie First Team, and All-South Division Team, while being selected the NAHL Goaltender of the Year and NAHL Rookie of the Year
International Career
  • Went 2-0 in two games with USA at the 2017 World Championship
  • Played in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey for Team North America, but didn’t see any game action
  • Played for the USA at the 2015 World Championship, winning a bronze medal
  • Led the 2015 World Championship with a 1.37 goals-against average and .948 save percentage while being selected to the tournament all-star team

Pro and Amateur Stats

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Career Highs and Transactions

First NHL Game – 11/27/15 at MIN
First NHL Win – 11/27/15 at MIN
First NHL Shutout – 1/5/15 at NSH
Most Saves, Game – 51, 11/1/19 at SJS
Most Shots Faced, Game – 53 (2x), Last: 11/1/19 at SJS
30+ Shots Faced, Game – 286
40+ Shots Faced, Game – 41
Longest Winning Streak – 9 games, 3/15/18-4/7/18
Shutouts – 37
Longest Shutout Sequence – 148:31, 11/27/19-12/3/19
Overtime Record – 35-30
Shootout Record – 13-11
Shootout Performance – 53 saves-80 shots (66.3%)
Penalty Shots Record – 5 saves-5 shots (100.0%)

Transactions

May 26, 2014 – Signed by the Winnipeg Jets to a three-year, $667,500 AAV entry-level contract
July 24, 2017 – Signed by the Winnipeg Jets to a two-year, $2,250,000 AAV contract extension
July 12, 2018 – Signed by the Winnipeg Jets to a six-year, $6,166,666 AAV contract extension
October 9, 2023 – Signed by the Winnipeg Jets to a seven-year, $8,500,000 AAV contract extension