Jonathan Quick

Overview

Position

Height/Weight6-1, 220 lbs

BirthdateJanuary 21, 1986

BirthplaceMilford, Connecticut

College UMass-Amherst

StrengthsQuick’s low to the ice style, superb post-to-post agility and excellent athleticism have contributed to his lengthy career.

WeaknessesHas proven to be somewhat injjury prone during his career

AchievementsDrafted in 2005 by the LA Kings in the 3rd round (72nd overall) . . . NCAA All-American at UMass-Amherst . . . Made his NHL debut against Buffalo on December 6th, 2007 . . . Has been part of 3 Stanley Cup championship teams (Vegas Golden Knights 2022-23, Los Angeles Kings 2013-14 and 2011-12) . . . Won Conn Smythe Trophy in 2011-12 . . . Two-time William M. Jennings Trophy winner (2013-14, 2017-18) . . . Vezina finalist in 2012-13 . . . Record holder for most NHL wins by a US-born goaltender.

Stats

The goaltending record book for the Los Angeles Kings is a Quick read. A Jonathan Quick read, that is.

Quick is the Kings’ franchise career leader in games (743), wins (370), saves (18,188), save percentage (.911), minutes played (43,215), and shutouts (57). He backstopped the club to both of their Stanley Cup titles in 2011-12 and 2013-14, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2011-12.

Right from the moment he turned pro following an NCAA All-American career at UMass-Amherst, Quick was turning in record-setting performances. In his second pro game with the ECHL Reading Royals, Quick posted his first pro win and shutout in a victory over the Pensacola Pilots on October 27, 2007 and to put icing on the cake, iced the game by scoring an empty-net goal.

Quick beat the Buffalo Sabres 8-2 in his NHL debut with the Kings on December 6, 2007. Displaying a sign of coming attractions, Quick went 2-1-0 in his first three-game stint for LA, posting a 0.67 GAA and .958 save percentage.

Making the NHL grade for good in the 2008-09 season, Quick would equal a franchise rookie mark by posting four shutouts.

Quick established franchise marks in 2009-10, making 72 appearances , including 71 starts. He’d post a club-record 39 wins that season. It stood as the team single-season standard until it was broken six seasons later when Quick won 40 games in 2015-16.

As LA won the first Stanley Cup in franchise history in the spring of 2012, Quick would post all 16 victories during the successful playoff run. His 1.41 GAA and .946 save percentage paved the way for Quick’s Conn Smythe win. He was named to the NHL Second All-Star Team that season.

Two years later, Quick would help the Kings to the Jennings Trophy with the league’s lowest GAA. He’d post two shutouts in the playoffs as LA won a second straight Stanley Cup title.

Posting a 3-2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers on March 13, 2022, Quick became the 13th goalie and fourth American-born netminder to play 700 NHL games. Traded by the Kings in 2023, that spring Quick would end up with the Vegas Golden Knights, adding a third Stanley Cup title to his resume while serving as backup goalie to Adin Hill.

He joined the Rangers as a UFA in the summer of 2023. On March 24, 2024, Quick beat the Arizona Coyotes 8-5 to surpass Ryan Miller (392) as the winningest US-born goalie in NHL history.