Catches Left Height 1.93 m Salary 675,000 USD (2016) | NHL Draft Undrafted Weight 89 kg Position Goaltender | |
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Born January 18, 1992 (age 25)
North Pole, Alaska, U.S. ( 1992-01-18 ) NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears (AHL)
St. Louis Blues Similar Jordan Binnington, Ville Husso, Alex Pietrangelo, Ken Hitchcock, Bryan Helmer | ||
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Pheonix Copley (born January 18, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Washington Capitals, and its minor league affiliate, the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL).
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Playing career
Undrafted, Copley played in the United States Hockey League with the Tri-City Storm and Des Moines Buccaneers before committing to play collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. At the conclusion of his sophomore season, Copley opted to turn pro in agreeing to a two-year entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals on March 20, 2014.
Copley was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, to begin his first full pro 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 trade, along with Troy Brouwer and a third-round pick in 2016 by the Capitals to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for T. J. Oshie on July 2, 2015.
In the following 2015–16 season, Copley made his NHL debut with the Blues in relief in a defeat to the Nashville Predators on February 27, 2016.
During the 2016–17 season,on January 20, 2017, Copley was recalled from the Chicago Wolves of the AHL by the Blues. He made the first start in his career on January 21 against the Winnipeg Jets, where the Blues lost 5–3. After he was returned to the Wolves, on February 27, 2017, Copley was familiarly traded back to the Capitals in a deadline trade along Kevin Shattenkirk in exchange for Zach Sanford, Brad Malone, a 2017 first-round pick and a conditional second-round pick in 2019.
