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, 38^th 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, 49^th 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