Vancouver, B.C. – Calvin Pickard of the Seattle Thunderbirds became the WHL’s All-Time leader in career saves on Sunday night in Vancouver, B.C.

The 19-year-old from Winnipeg, MB, stopped 42 of 45 shots he faced in a 3-2 setback to the Giants, giving him 6,959 career saves, eclipsing the previous long-held record of 6,958 saves set by former Thunderbirds netminder Danny Lorenz (1986-1990).

Pickard is in his fourth season in the WHL with the Thunderbirds, having appeared in 217 career regular-season games. He currently sits sixth on the WHL’s list of All-Time Games Played and third on the All-Time Minutes Played list at 12,639.

Pickard was the Thunderbirds’ second-round pick, 38th overall, in the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft. He was the Western Conference nominee for WHL Goaltender of the Year in 2009-10 for the Thunderbirds, and was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the second round, 49th overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Congratulations to Calvin Pickard of the Seattle Thunderbirds on setting the WHL record for Career Saves.

CALVIN PICKARD – CAREER STATISTICS

Season Team GP GA Mins Saves GAA SV% W L OTL SOL T SO 2011-12 Seattle Thunderbirds 40 127 2244 1317 3.40 0.912 17 21 1 1 0 3 2010-11 Seattle Thunderbirds 68 225 4013 2443 3.36 0.916 27 33 3 5 0 1 2009-10 Seattle Thunderbirds 62 190 3688 2017 3.09 0.914 16 34 7 5 0 3 2008-09 Seattle Thunderbirds 47 137 2694 1182 3.05 0.896 23 16 1 4 0 3 TOTALS 217 679 12639 6959 3.22 0.911 83 104 12 15 0 10