Ben Scrivens

Ben Scrivens (born September 11, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and current team manager of the University of Denver men's team. He has also played in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, and Montreal Canadiens.

Ben Scrivens
Scrivens in February 2015.
Born	September 11, 1986 Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers Montreal Canadiens HC Dinamo Minsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2010–2018

Scrivens played four years with the Cornell Big Red of the ECAC. After his senior season, Scrivens was named a first team All-American, ECAC Goaltender of the Year and was one of ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Award. He started his professional career with the Reading Royals of the ECHL, before being called up to join the Toronto Marlies at the end of the 2010–11 AHL season.

Playing career

Junior hockey

Scrivens played in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) for two seasons. He broke into the league with the Drayton Valley Thunder during the 2004–05 season, playing a single game with the team before moving on to the Calgary Canucks.[1] During his final year of junior hockey, Scrivens played with the Spruce Grove Saints. He won 27 games, while losing 12 and tying three, finishing the year with a 2.43 goals against average (GAA) and .921 save percentage. He was named the Saints' Most Valuable Player and Player of the Year for the 2005–06 season. Scrivens played in the AJHL All-Star game, and represented Team North at the 2006 Viking Cup, where they won the championship.[2]

Collegiate hockey

Scrivens joined the Cornell Big Red for the 2006–07 season.[1] He played in 12 games, starting eight and recording three wins. He recorded his first collegiate shutout in a 6–0 win against Union College.[2] During his sophomore season at Cornell, Scrivens established himself as the team's starting goaltender, playing in 35 of the team's 36 games. For the week of December 3, 2007, Scrivens was named the ECAC Hockey goaltender of the week. He was an honorable mention All-Ivy League after the season.[2] He won 19 games, and finished with a 2.30 GAA and .911 save percentage.[1] Scrivens retained his starting job with the Big Red during his junior season, and joined the ranks of top NCAA goalies across the country.[2] He played in 36 games with the Big Red, recording 22 wins, a GAA of 1.81 and a .931 save percentage.[1] Scrivens picked up many awards for his playing during the 2008–09 season, including being named the National Player of the Week for the first week of the season, as well as second team All-ECAC and an honorable mention All-Ivy League at the end of the season.[2] He was also tapped as a member of Quill and Dagger at the conclusion of the season.

Scrivens' senior season with the Big Red saw him earn First Team All-American honors,[2] while playing in 34 games and winning 21. He had a 1.87 GAA and a .934 save percentage.[1] Scrivens captured the Ken Dryden Trophy as ECAC goaltender of the year, and was named one of ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.[3] He finished his collegiate career with 19 shutouts, fourth all-time in NCAA history.[3]

Toronto Maple Leafs

After completing his collegiate career, Scrivens had not been selected in the National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft, making him an unrestricted free agent, able to sign with any team in the league. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed Scrivens to a one-year contract on April 28, 2010.[4] Scrivens' decision to sign with the Leafs was largely due to the presence of goaltending coach François Allaire, whom Scrivens had worked with during an off-season goalie camp.[5]

Scrivens started the 2010–11 season with the Reading Royals of the ECHL, the Maple Leafs' second tier affiliate. He played in 13 games with the Royals, winning 10.[1] For his efforts he was selected to represent the Royals in the ECHL All-Star Classic.[6] His strong play at the ECHL level, and injuries to other goalies in the Maple Leafs systems, earned Scrivens two separate callups to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL), one in November[7] and one in February.[8] Scrivens was one of two goalies on the Marlies Clear Day roster announced on March 8, 2011, meaning he would be spending the remainder of the season at the AHL level, barring injury or suspension.[9]

The Maple Leafs re-signed Scrivens on July 1, 2011. He was called up to the NHL as of October 24, 2011, in an emergency situation. After serving as backup for the previous games, he made his first regular season start on November 3, 2011, in Columbus against the Blue Jackets.[10] In that game, he recorded his first career win and stopped 38 shots in a 4–1 game.[11][12] As the NHL resumed play after the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Scrivens became a full-time NHL goaltender for the first time, serving as the backup to James Reimer, starting Toronto's first two games. Scrivens recorded his first NHL career shutout February 16, 2013, in a 3–0 victory over the Ottawa Senators.[13]

Los Angeles Kings

Scrivens was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in June 2013 along with Matt Frattin and a second round pick in exchange for goaltender Jonathan Bernier. Scrivens served as the backup goaltender to Jonathan Quick.[14]

On November 12 of the 2013–14 season, Scrivens stepped in for Kings starting goaltender Jonathan Quick after Quick suffered a lower body injury with 1:20 remaining in overtime against the Buffalo Sabres. Scrivens then started the next three games, posting 23 saves in a 3–2 comeback victory over the New York Islanders on November 14 and recording consecutive shutouts against the New Jersey Devils on November 15 (with 26 saves) and the New York Rangers on November 17 (with 37 saves). Shortly after Quick's return in January, however, Scrivens became expendable due to the play of third goaltender Martin Jones, and he was subsequently traded to the Edmonton Oilers.[15]

Edmonton Oilers

On January 29, 2014, Scrivens set the NHL record for most saves by a goaltender in a regular season shutout, stopping 59 shots from the San Jose Sharks during 60 minutes of regulation time, leading the Oilers to a 3–0 victory. Scrivens also set an Oilers franchise record in the process for most saves in a game, surpassing the previous record of 56 set by Bill Ranford in 1993.[16]

The Oilers re-signed Scrivens to a two-year contract worth $2.3 million per season on March 3, 2014.[17]

Montreal Canadiens

On December 28, 2015, the Montreal Canadiens announced that they had acquired Scrivens from the Edmonton Oilers, in exchange for forward Zack Kassian.[18]

KHL

On July 14, 2016, Scrivens agreed to a one-year contract with HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2016-2017 season.[19] He played for Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the 2017-2018 season after which he announced his retirement.

Post retirement

On September 9, 2018, Scrivens announced he would be managing the University of Denver's men's hockey team.[20]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
	2018 Pyeongchang

Scrivens was invited and accepted to play for Team Canada at the 2014 World Championships. In his international tournament debut, he finished as Canada's starting goaltender in the quarter-final loss to Finland. Canada finished the tournament in fifth place.

Scrivens played for Canada's bronze medal winning team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[21] He appeared in three games and recorded a 1.61 GAA before suffering an injury in the quarterfinal game against Finland.[22]

Personal life

Scrivens is from Spruce Grove, Alberta. He is the middle child of Wayne and Dawna Scrivens, with an older brother, Adam, and a younger sister, Bronwyn. While playing hockey at Cornell, Scrivens studied Hotel Administration. He is married to Jenny Scrivens, since June 2012, also a professional goaltender (now retired).[2][23]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2004–05	Drayton Valley Thunder	AJHL		1	0	1	0	59	3	0	3.03	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Calgary Canucks	AJHL		16	7	3	3	857	43	1	3.01	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Spruce Grove Saints	AJHL		45	27	12	2	2469	100	3	2.43	—		13	9	4	777	37	2	2.86	—
2006–07	Cornell Big Red	NCAA		12	3	6	2	574	22	1	2.30	.911		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Cornell Big Red	NCAA		35	19	12	3	1965	66	4	2.02	.930		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Cornell Big Red	NCAA		36	22	10	4	2152	65	7	1.81	.931		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Cornell Big Red	NCAA		34	21	9	4	2018	63	7	1.87	.934		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Reading Royals	ECHL		13	10	3	0	779	29	0	2.23	.938		3	0	1	107	9	0	5.04	.873
2010–11	Toronto Marlies	AHL		33	13	12	5	1930	75	2	2.33	.924		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Toronto Marlies	AHL		39	22	15	1	2293	78	4	2.04	.926		17	11	6	1030	33	3	1.92	.935
2011–12	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		12	4	5	2	672	35	0	3.13	.902		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		20	7	9	2	1025	46	2	2.69	.915		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		19	7	5	4	975	32	3	1.97	.931		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		21	9	11	0	1235	62	1	3.01	.916		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		57	15	26	11	3228	170	1	3.16	.890		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Bakersfield Condors	AHL		10	2	6	1	554	32	1	3.47	.893		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		15	5	8	0	822	42	0	3.07	.906		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	St. John's IceCaps	AHL		1	0	1	0	60	4	0	4.00	.826		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	HC Dinamo Minsk	KHL		55	28	18	8	3232	123	8	2.28	.918		5	1	4	270	16	0	3.55	.896
2017–18	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL		35	19	11	2	1941	74	4	2.29	.917		11	6	5	645	23	1	2.14	.922
NHL totals				144	47	64	17	7957	387	7	2.92	.905		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	W	L	T/OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2014	Canada	WC	5th		4	3	1	0	241	7	0	1.74	.938
2018	Canada	OG			3	1	1	0	149	4	0	1.61	.929
Senior totals					7	4	2	0	390	11	0	1.65	.934

Awards and achievements

Junior hockey

Award	Year
Spruce Grove Saints Most Valuable Player	2006[2]
Spruce Grove Saints Player of the Year	2006[2]
Alberta Junior Hockey League All-Star	2006[2]

College

Award	Year
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team	2008–09
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	2009–10
AHCA East First-Team All-American	2009–10
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team	2010[24]

AHL

Award	Year
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award	2011–12

NHL

Records
Most shots faced by a goaltender, during a shutout in a game, 59 (January 29, 2014)

References

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5. Hunter, Paul (April 29, 2010). "Leafs sign another quality goaltender". The Toronto Star. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
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15. "Oilers deal Dubnyk to Predators; Acquire Scrivens from Kings". The Sports Network. January 15, 2014. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
16. Chris Wescott / Edmonton Oilers. "RECAP: Oilers 3, Sharks 0". Retrieved October 2, 2019.
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19. "Breaking: Ben Scrivens signs in KHL – Sources". The Hockey Writers. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
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21. "Hockey Canada announces men's Olympic roster - Sportsnet.ca".
22. "Scrivens wins bronze medal with Canada". Cornell Sun. February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
23. NWHL [@NWHL] (August 11, 2015). "The @NYRiveters add Jenny Scrivens and the @BuffaloBeauts sign Amanda Makela" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
24. "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved May 12, 2014.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database