Jonathan Quick

2.1. Youth and Education

Jonathan Quick was born in Milford, Connecticut, and grew up in nearby Hamden, Connecticut. As a youth, he participated in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament as a member of the New York Rangers minor ice hockey team. He also played for the Mid Fairfield youth hockey association, based out of the Darien Ice Rink, where he led his team to a national championship victory. Several of his teammates from Mid Fairfield, including Sean Backman, John Mori, Augie DiMarzo, Joey Sides, Joe DeBello, Chris Davis, and Cam Atkinson, also went on to play professional hockey.

Quick attended Hamden High School before transferring to Avon Old Farms, a preparatory school renowned for its ice hockey program. While at Avon Old Farms, he was named to the 2002 New Haven Register All-Area Ice Hockey Team. He led Avon Old Farms to two consecutive New England Prep Championships during his junior and senior seasons, recording nine shutouts in his senior year. His connection to Hamden remains strong, with his number 32 Kings jersey displayed in the Lou Astorino Ice Arena in Hamden, and his family still residing in the town. In a local tribute, Ray and Mike's Deli in Hamden named the "Quickwich" sandwich in his honor following his 2012 Stanley Cup victory.

2.2. Collegiate Career

Quick played collegiate hockey for the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Hockey East (HE). As a freshman, he secured his first collegiate victory on October 15, 2005, with a 4-2 win against Clarkson University in his debut start. He also appeared in one playoff game during his freshman year, where the Minutemen lost 4-1 to Boston University.

On January 6, 2007, Quick scored his first career goal against Merrimack College in a 4-2 victory. This unassisted goal, an empty-netter during a delayed penalty at 9:31 of the second period, proved to be the game-winning goal. During his time with the Minutemen, he played a pivotal role in leading the team to their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship. In his inaugural NCAA Tournament game, Quick recorded a shutout, stopping all 33 shots he faced in a 1-0 overtime win against Clarkson University. Across five playoff games, he maintained an impressive .944 save percentage.

3.1. Los Angeles Kings

Quick's extensive tenure with the Los Angeles Kings defined a significant portion of his professional career, marked by multiple Stanley Cup victories and numerous franchise and league records.

3.1.1. Draft and NHL Debut

Quick was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the third round, 72nd overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. His professional journey began in the ECHL with the Reading Royals, where he lost his first professional start. However, in his second start on October 27, 2007, he scored a statistically rare empty-net goal against the Pensacola Ice Pilots at 19:25 in the third period during a shutout victory.

Quick made his NHL debut on December 6, 2007, in an 8-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres. He started the 2008-09 season with the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, sharing goaltending duties with Jonathan Bernier. He was called up to the Kings on December 16, 2008, after goaltender Erik Ersberg sustained a groin injury. Quick earned his first career NHL shutout on December 23, defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets. For the week ending December 28, he was recognized as the NHL's Third Star of the Week, posting a 2-1-0 record with two shutouts, a 0.67 goals against average (GAA), and a .958 save percentage. On February 9, 2009, he was named the NHL's First Star of the Week after stopping 95 of 100 shots during a three-game road winning streak that propelled the Kings back into the 2009 playoff picture. He concluded the season with a 21-18-2 record, a 2.48 GAA, and a .914 save percentage. Quick recorded his first career Stanley Cup playoffs shutout on April 16, 2011, stopping all 34 shots in a 4-0 victory against the San Jose Sharks.

3.1.2. 2012 Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy

Following the 2011-12 season, on April 25, 2012, Quick was nominated as a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, alongside Henrik Lundqvist and Pekka Rinne; Lundqvist ultimately won the award. Quick was also named to the 2011-12 NHL second team All-Star. He led the league with ten shutouts, setting a new Kings franchise record, and posted the NHL's second-lowest GAA at 1.95, finishing the season with a 35-21-13 record.

Quick garnered significant attention during the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs. As the eighth seed, the Kings remarkably defeated the back-to-back Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks in five games, followed by the franchise's first-ever four-game playoff series sweep against the second-seeded St. Louis Blues. On May 30, 2012, Quick set a new Stanley Cup playoff record by winning his 11th consecutive road game, a streak that began in the 2011 postseason and surpassed the previous mark of ten set by Billy Smith of the New York Islanders. This streak extended to 12 games, running from April 16, 2011, at San Jose to June 2, 2012, at New Jersey. Los Angeles advanced to the Western Conference Final for the second time in its 45-year history, and the first time since the 1993 playoffs. The Kings ended their 19-year drought and reached the Stanley Cup Finals after defeating the third-seeded Phoenix Coyotes in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final.

Quick was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy following the Kings' historic first Stanley Cup victory over the New Jersey Devils, winning the series four games to two. Throughout the playoffs, Quick achieved a 16-4 record, a remarkable 1.41 GAA, a .946 save percentage, and three shutouts. His performance during this run has been widely described as the best statistical playoff run ever by a goaltender. On June 28, 2012, Quick solidified his future with the Kings by signing a ten-year contract extension worth 58.00 M USD, which would keep him with the team until the end of the 2022-23 season. In November 2012, amidst an ongoing NHL lockout, Quick joined the AHL's Manchester Monarchs to continue rehabilitation from off-season back surgery.

3.1.4. Later Career and Records with Kings

On October 16, 2014, Quick made 43 saves on all 43 shots he faced in a 1-0 shootout victory over the St. Louis Blues, marking his largest save percentage in a shootout win to date. A week later, on October 23, Quick surpassed Rogie Vachon to become the Kings' all-time leader in shutouts, earning his 33rd after a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. In the 2014-15 season, Quick played 72 games, starting 71, and finished with a record of 36-22-13, a 2.24 GAA, a .918 save percentage, and 6 shutouts. Despite his efforts, the defending Stanley Cup champion Kings missed the playoffs by just two points, losing the final spot to the Calgary Flames.

On March 14, 2016, Quick was in goal as the Kings shut out the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0, making him the all-time leader in shutouts among American-born goaltenders. On April 27, Quick was nominated for the Vezina Trophy for the second time in his career, though the award ultimately went to Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby.

During the 2016-17 season, Quick suffered a lower-body injury in the season's opening game on October 12, 2016, against the San Jose Sharks. He opted against surgery and was sidelined for four and a half months, missing 59 games. He returned to action on February 25, 2017, in a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.

Quick was invited to the 2018 NHL All-Star Game but declined due to a nagging injury. Per NHL policy, he was required to sit out the Kings' next regular season game on January 30, 2018. At the conclusion of the regular season, Quick was awarded his second Jennings Trophy for allowing the fewest goals against all season. He helped the Kings qualify for the 2018 playoffs as the seventh seed in the Western Conference, where they were swept by the Vegas Golden Knights. Despite the sweep, Quick delivered an impressive performance, allowing only seven goals over the four games, posting a 1.55 GAA and a .947 save percentage.

On May 8, 2022, Quick recorded his tenth career playoff shutout in a 4-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the 2022 playoffs, surpassing Mike Richter for the most playoff shutouts by an American goaltender. Midway through the 2022-23 season, Quick's performance saw a decline, and Pheonix Copley took over starting duties by the new year, making a trade seem likely. Quick played his final game as a King on February 26, 2023, a 5-2 loss against the New York Rangers.

3.2. Vegas Golden Knights

Quick's brief but impactful tenure with the Vegas Golden Knights culminated in his third Stanley Cup championship.

On March 1, 2023, Quick was traded by the Kings to the Columbus Blue Jackets, along with a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, in exchange for Vladislav Gavrikov and Joonas Korpisalo. However, just one day later, Columbus traded Quick to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Michael Hutchinson and a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. The Golden Knights sought to acquire Quick due to a series of injuries to their goaltenders, including original starter Logan Thompson and regular backup Laurent Brossoit.

Quick made his first start for Vegas, and his first non-Kings NHL start, on March 5, 2023, stopping 25 of 28 shots in a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. On March 21, he won his 375th NHL game, surpassing John Vanbiesbrouck for the second-most wins by an American goaltender in league history, trailing only Ryan Miller. Quick won five of his first six games with the team and concluded the regular season with a 5-2-2 record and a .901 save percentage with the Golden Knights.

Vegas finished first in the Western Conference and qualified for the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. Although Quick initially watched from the press box as Laurent Brossoit returned and Adin Hill served as backup, he dressed as backup goaltender behind Hill after Brossoit's injury midway through the second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers. Quick remained in this supportive role throughout the Golden Knights' deep run to the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals against the Florida Panthers. Despite not playing, coach Bruce Cassidy praised Quick for his strong work ethic and supportive presence within the team. The Golden Knights ultimately defeated the Panthers in five games, and Quick hoisted the Stanley Cup for the third time, receiving it from former Kings teammate Alec Martinez.

3.3. New York Rangers

After concluding his contract with the Golden Knights, Quick signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers on July 1, 2023, agreeing to a one-year, 925.00 K USD contract for the 2023-24 season. Quick admitted that he had expected to retire as a King until his trade. Having experienced and enjoyed a backup role with Vegas, he decided to sign with the Rangers, the team he grew up watching as a child in Connecticut and had previously defeated in the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, to serve as the backup to New York's starter, Igor Shesterkin.

Quick made his first start with the Rangers on October 21, a 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken. On November 22, Quick recorded his 60th NHL career shutout in a 1-0 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Rangers signed him to a one-year contract extension on March 3, 2024. On March 30, during a game against the Arizona Coyotes, Quick earned his 392nd career win, becoming the all-time leader in wins among American-born goaltenders. He further achieved a significant milestone on February 2, 2025, by winning his 400th career NHL game against his former team, the Golden Knights, becoming the first American-born goaltender to reach this mark.

4.1. Olympic Appearances

On January 1, 2010, Quick was named to the United States national team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, serving as the team's third goaltender. He earned a silver medal after the U.S. team lost to Canada 3-2 in the gold medal game.

Following his selection to the United States national team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, head coach Dan Bylsma named Quick the team's starting goaltender, ahead of teammates Ryan Miller and Jimmy Howard. Quick started five out of the U.S.'s six games in the tournament, with Miller starting the remaining one. The United States team did not win a medal in Sochi. Quick concluded the tournament with a 3-2 record, a 2.17 GAA, and a .923 save percentage.

4.2. World Cup of Hockey

Quick also participated as a member of the U.S. national team in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. During the tournament, he played in two games, recording an 0-2 record with a 3.56 GAA and an .863 save percentage.

5.1. Family and Upbringing

Jonathan Quick is married to Jaclyn (née Backman), and they have a daughter and a son together. His family has further connections within the hockey community, as Jaclyn's sister, Alicia, is married to former NHL forward Matt Moulson.

Quick was born in Milford, Connecticut, and raised in nearby Hamden, Connecticut. He attended Hamden High School before transferring to Avon Old Farms, a preparatory school known for its strong hockey program. His family continues to reside in Hamden, maintaining a close tie to his roots. In a testament to his local popularity, Ray and Mike's Deli in Hamden created the "Quickwich" sandwich in his honor after his 2012 Stanley Cup victory, reflecting the pride his hometown takes in his achievements.

6.1. Major NHL Awards

• NHL All-Star Game: 2012, 2016, 2018
• Stanley Cup champion: 2012, 2014, 2023
• Conn Smythe Trophy: 2012
• NHL second All-Star team: 2012
• William M. Jennings Trophy: 2014, 2018

6.2. College and Other Awards

• All-Hockey East Second Team: 2007
• AHCA East second-team All-American: 2007
• Winter Olympics silver medal: 2010
• Best NHL Player ESPY Award: 2012

8.1. Regular season and playoffs

8.2. International