Justin Pogge (/ˈpoʊɡi/; born April 22, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2008–09 season. Internationally Pogge played for the Canadian national junior team at the 2006 World Junior Championship, winning a gold medal.
| Justin Pogge | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93033.jpg) Pogge in 2022 | |||
| Born |
April 22, 1986 Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Ritten/Renon BIK Karlskoga Färjestad BK HC Slovan Bratislava Rögle BK Eisbären Berlin Kölner Haie Grizzlys Wolfsburg | ||
| NHL draft |
90th overall, 2004 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2023 | ||
Playing career
editPogge played his first one-and-a-half seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Prince George Cougars before being dealt to the Calgary Hitmen at the 2004–05 trade deadline. After his rookie season with the Cougars, he was drafted in the third round, 90th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He was then signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Leafs on December 19, 2005. Playing for the Hitmen in 2005–06, Pogge was awarded the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as league MVP as well as the CHL Goaltender of the Year Award and Del Wilson Trophy as the top WHL goaltender with a 1.72 goals against average (GAA) and 11 shutouts.
Pogge turned pro in 2006–07 with the Maple Leafs American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. He received his first call-up to the Maple Leafs on January 11, 2008, but did not suit up and was reassigned to the Marlies the next day.[citation needed] Recording 19 wins and a 3.03 GAA in his professional rookie season, he was awarded the Marlies Fan Choice Award.[1]
The following season, on December 21, 2008, Pogge earned another call-up from the Marlies and made his first NHL start against the Atlanta Thrashers the next night, recording a win in a 6–2 victory.[2] On January 27, 2009, he suffered his first loss in the NHL versus the Minnesota Wild 6–1.[3]
On August 10, 2009, Pogge was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for a conditional 2011 draft pick.[4] On March 3, 2010, he was again traded to the Carolina Hurricanes as part of a deal that sent Aaron Ward to the Ducks.
On July 27, 2011, Pogge signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes. He played for their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates for the duration of the season.[5]
On July 18, 2012, Pogge decided to leave North American professional hockey and signed his first European contract with Ritten Sport of the Elite.A, a top level team in Italy, for the duration of the 2012–13 season.
Pogge then left for Sweden and signed a one-year contract with BIK Karlskoga in the HockeyAllsvenskan for the duration of the 2013–14 season.
On April 28, 2014, Pogge opted to remain in Sweden, and at an elevated level after signing a contract with Färjestad BK of the SHL.[6] He left Färjestad after completing the 2015-16 season and signed with HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in May 2016.[7]
After leaving Kölner Haie after two seasons, Pogge was signed to a one-year contract with his third DEL club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg, on July 26, 2022.[8]
Post-playing career
editOn May 18, 2023, Pogge announced his retirement from professional hockey. He was in the midst of working as a goaltending consultant for Canada at the World Championship, and had earlier worked in the same role for the team at the World U18 Championships.[9]
Pogge worked as a goaltending consultant for the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2023-24 season.
On August 26, 2024, the Abbotsford Canucks hired Pogge as their goaltending coach.[10]
International play
edit | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2006 Vancouver | |
| Spengler Cup | ||
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2006 Davos | |
In his third and final year of major junior, Pogge was named to Canada's national junior team for the 2006 World Junior Championships as the host nation in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was initially not invited to Canada's junior summer camp and was, therefore, not expected to make the team. However, Pogge was named to the team's final selection camp in December and earned the starting position. He led Team Canada to a second straight gold medal by posting a shutout with 35 saves against Russia in the 5–0 gold medal game victory. Pogge finished the tournament with 3 shutouts and a 1.00 GAA.
Later that year, during Pogge's professional rookie season with the Toronto Marlies, he represented Canada at the 2006 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. He helped Canada to the final game, where they lost to HC Davos 3–2. Pogge was criticized for surrendering the game winning goal after misplaying the puck behind his net, giving it away to the HC Davos player Andres Ambuhl.[11]
Personal
editPogge married his fiancé Christina Heinzel in May 2013.[12]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2003–04 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 44 | 17 | 18 | 2 | — | 2271 | 107 | 3 | 2.83 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 24 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | 1198 | 56 | 4 | 2.80 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 29 | 14 | 12 | 3 | — | 1727 | 66 | 2 | 2.29 | .917 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 741 | 24 | 1 | 1.94 | .928 | ||
| 2005–06 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 54 | 38 | 10 | — | 6 | 3237 | 93 | 11 | 1.72 | .926 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 802 | 34 | 2 | 2.54 | .911 | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 48 | 19 | 25 | — | 2 | 2812 | 142 | 3 | 3.03 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 41 | 26 | 10 | — | 4 | 2415 | 94 | 4 | 2.34 | .908 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 6 | 0 | 2.09 | .918 | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 53 | 26 | 21 | — | 5 | 3155 | 142 | 0 | 2.70 | .895 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 304 | 16 | 0 | 3.15 | .901 | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 372 | 27 | 0 | 4.36 | .844 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 491 | 22 | 1 | 2.69 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 23 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 | 1332 | 57 | 1 | 2.57 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 199 | 8 | 0 | 2.41 | .928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 11 | 22 | 18 | — | 4 | 2617 | 136 | 0 | 3.12 | .907 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 8 | 0 | 4.65 | .803 | ||
| 2011–12 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 37 | 14 | 13 | — | 4 | 1972 | 101 | 0 | 3.07 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ritten Sport | ITA | 44 | 29 | 15 | — | 6 | 2629 | 104 | 6 | 2.37 | .925 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 429 | 18 | 1 | 2.25 | .923 | ||
| 2013–14 | BIK Karlskoga | Allsv | 51 | 29 | 22 | — | 0 | 3086 | 111 | 8 | 2.16 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 30 | 13 | 13 | — | 0 | 1641 | 55 | 4 | 2.01 | .926 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 3.92 | .826 | ||
| 2015–16 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 26 | 14 | 12 | — | 0 | 1512 | 53 | 1 | 2.10 | .922 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 232 | 8 | 0 | 2.07 | .933 | ||
| 2016-17 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 23 | 7 | 13 | — | 1 | 1192 | 62 | 0 | 3.12 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Rögle BK | SHL | 32 | 13 | 18 | — | 0 | 1793 | 96 | 1 | 3.21 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Rögle BK | SHL | 37 | 18 | 17 | — | 0 | 2097 | 89 | 1 | 2.55 | .911 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 8 | 0 | 3.65 | .869 | ||
| 2019–20 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 605 | 24 | 2 | 2.38 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 17 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 981 | 38 | 1 | 2.33 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 21 | 8 | 11 | — | 0 | 1149 | 59 | 2 | 3.08 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 38 | 17 | 18 | — | 0 | 2194 | 96 | 3 | 2.63 | .901 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 288 | 14 | 0 | 2.92 | .914 | ||
| 2022–23 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | DEL | 18 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 1029 | 47 | 1 | 2.74 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 372 | 27 | 0 | 4.36 | .844 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 6 | 0 | 360 | 6 | 3 | 1.00 | .952 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 6 | 0 | 360 | 6 | 3 | 1.00 | .952 | |||
Awards and honours
edit- Won a World Junior Championships gold medal with Canada in 2006.
- Named the CHL Goaltender of the Year in 2006.
- Awarded the Del Wilson Trophy (top goaltender in the WHL) in 2006.
- Awarded the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (player of the year in the WHL) in 2006.
- Named to the WHL East First All-Star Team in 2006.
- Awarded the Toronto Marlies Fan Choice Award in 2007.
References
edit- ^ "Marlies Fan Choice Award 2007–2008". Toronto Marlies. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Pogge Backstops Leafs To Win In His Debut". Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club. 2008-12-22. Archived from the original on 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs/Minnesota Wild Box Score Tuesday January 27, 2009". Yahoo! Sports.
- ^ "Leafs deal Pogge to Ducks". Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ^ "Coyotes sign G Pogge to one-year, two-way deal". The Sports Network. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ "Three new players for Färjestad" (in Swedish). Färjestad BK. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ Azet.sk (3 May 2016). "Hokejový Slovan má ďalšiu posilu: Do bránky prichádza Kanaďan so skúsenosťami z NHL!". Nový Čas. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ^ "Pickard ends career, Pogge comes" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Pogge retires, moves into role with Hockey Canada". The Sports Network. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS HIRE POGGE AS GOALTENDING COACH". Abbotsford Canucks. August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "Canada denied at Spengler Cup". CBC. 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ Larkin, Matt (December 15, 2016). "Justin Pogge chases Storybook Ending to his Career". thehockeynews.com. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database