Ben Scrivens

Benjamin John Scrivens (born September 11, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He is the current team manager of the University of Denver Pioneers. Scrivens has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, and Montreal Canadiens.

He played four years with the Cornell Big Red of the ECAC Hockey. After his senior season, Scrivens was named a first team All-American, ECAC Goaltender of the Year and was one of 10 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 of the American Hockey League (AHL) at the end of the 2010–11 AHL season.

Playing career

Junior 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. 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. He finished his collegiate career with 19 shutouts, fourth all-time in NCAA history. Scrivens signed with Toronto largely due to the presence of goaltending coach François Allaire, with whom Scrivens had worked during an off-season goaltender camp.

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. His strong play at the ECHL level, and injuries to other goaltenders in the Maple Leafs systems, earned Scrivens two separate callups to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL), one in November and one in February. Scrivens was one of two goaltenders 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.

The Maple Leafs re-signed Scrivens on July 1, 2011. He was called up to the NHL as of October 24, in an emergency situation. After serving as backup for the previous games, he made his first regular season start on November 3, against the Columbus Blue Jackets. In that game, he recorded his first career win and stopped 38 shots in a 4–1 game. 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 on February 16, 2013, in a 3–0 victory over the Ottawa Senators.

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. On November 12, Scrivens relieved an injured Quick 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 2014, however, Scrivens became expendable due to the play of third goaltender Martin Jones, and he was subsequently traded to the Edmonton Oilers for a third-round pick in the 2014 NHL entry draft (later traded away, ultimately used to select Dominic Turgeon).

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.

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

Montreal Canadiens On December 28, 2015, Scrivens was traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Zack Kassian.

KHL On July 14, 2016, Scrivens agreed to a one-year contract with HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the 2016–17 season. He played for Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the 2017–18 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 ice hockey team as he pursued a master's degree at the school.

International play

Scrivens was invited and accepted to play for Canada national team at the 2014 World Championship. In his international tournament debut, he finished as Canada's starting goaltender in the quarterfinals loss to Finland. Canada finished the tournament in fifth place.

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

Personal life Scrivens is from Spruce Grove. He is the middle child of Wayne and Dawna Scrivens, with an older brother, Adam, and a younger sister, Bronwyn. While playing ice hockey at Cornell, Scrivens studied hotel administration. He is married to Jenny Scrivens since June 2012, also an ice hockey goaltender.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 2,469 100 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 1,965 66 4 2.02 .930 — — — — — — — — 2008–09 Cornell Big Red NCAA 36 22 10 4 2,152 65 7 1.81 .931 — — — — — — — — 2009–10 Cornell Big Red NCAA 34 21 9 4 2,018 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 1,930 75 2 2.33 .924 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Toronto Marlies AHL 39 22 15 1 2,293 78 4 2.04 .926 17 11 6 1,030 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 1,025 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 1,235 62 1 3.01 .916 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 57 15 26 11 3,228 170 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 3,232 123 8 2.28 .918 5 1 4 270 16 0 3.55 .896 2017–18 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 35 19 11 2 1,941 74 4 2.29 .917 11 6 5 645 23 1 2.14 .922NHL 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 .929Senior totals 7 4 2 0 390 11 0 1.65 .934

Awards and honours + Award Year RefJunior Spruce Grove Saints most valuable player 2006 AHL Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award 2011–12