Role Ice hockey player Catches Left Height 1.85 m | Playing career Weight 84 kg Name Adam Wilcox | |
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Born November 26, 1992 (age 31) South St. Paul, MN, USA ( 1992-11-26 ) NHL team (P)Cur. team Tampa Bay LightningSyracuse Crunch (AHL) NHL Draft 178th overall, 2011Tampa Bay Lightning Current team Syracuse Crunch (#32 / Goaltender) | ||
adam wilcox iron man pride on ice gopher hockey 2014 15 episode 2 season 3
Adam Wilcox (born November 26, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Lightning in the 6th round (178th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Wilcox is cousins with Minnesota Wild goaltender, Alex Stalock. Both Wilcox and Stalock played goaltender for the same high school, South St. Paul.
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- adam wilcox iron man pride on ice gopher hockey 2014 15 episode 2 season 3
- Adam wilcox 2014 15 gopher hockey highlights
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Adam wilcox 2014 15 gopher hockey highlights
Amateur
In his sophomore year, Wilcox's outstanding play was rewarded when he was selected as the Big Ten Player of the Year and named to the 2013–14 All-Big Ten First Team.
Wilcox tied Kellen Briggs for the most shutouts in school history (13), with six in his final year with the Gophers. He had the two lowest goals against average in team history. Wilcox had a .932 save percentage as a sophomore in 2013-14, which made him a Hobey Baker Award top-10 finalist, and a top-5 finalist for the inaugural Mike Richter Award. The .932 save percentage is the best in team history. Wilcox's 73 career wins are the most among active NCAA goalies and is tied for third all-time at Minnesota with Hobey Baker Award winner Robb Stauber. Wilcox finishes his college career with a 73-26-14 record (.710) while posting 22 or more wins in all three seasons with the Gophers. Wilcox is a three-time all-conference honoree, and he led the school to three-straight conference titles and three-straight NCAA tournament berths, which included a national championship appearance in 2014. In his final season, Wilcox helped the Gophers win the 2015 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and capture the school's first conference playoff title since 2007.
Professional
On April 1, 2015, it was announced that Wilcox would forego his senior year as he signed a two-year entry level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Wilcox will finish out the remainder of the season on an ATO with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
During his second season with the Crunch in 2016–17, Wilcox was dealt by the Lightning at the trade deadline to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Mike McKenna on March 1, 2017. Assigned to the Springfield Thunderbirds, Wilcox flourished to play out the season in posting 7 wins in 13 games.
On June 26, 2017, Wilcox was not tendered a qualifying offer as a restricted free agent from the Panthers. On July 1, 2017, Wilcox signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres.