Cal Petersen

Calvin Louis Petersen (born October 19, 1994) is an American professional hockey player who is a goaltender and is currently with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) on a Professional Tryout Agreement. He most recently played for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 129th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2013 NHL entry draft. On July 1, 2017, he signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Kings as an unrestricted free agent.

Prior to turning professional, Petersen played college ice hockey for the University of Notre Dame. He set an NCAA Division I record of 87 saves during the longest collegiate ice hockey game ever. Petersen was named to the All-Rookie Team and First All-Star Team while at Notre Dame.

Playing career Petersen attended Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Iowa. While in high school, he played junior ice hockey with the Topeka RoadRunners of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). After the 2012–13 season, he was drafted in the 2013 NHL entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres. Petersen decided to attend university instead of turning professional immediately and played three seasons at the University of Notre Dame.

In his freshman season with Notre Dame, Petersen played in 33 games and posted a 13–16–3 record. Notre Dame later lost in the quarterfinals to UMass Lowell. At the conclusion of the season, Petersen was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and to the 2015 Hockey East All-Academic Team. and named team's most valuable player.

In his junior year, Petersen was named team captain and led his team to the 2017 Frozen Four where they lost 6–1 to the Denver Pioneers. At the conclusion of the season, Petersen was named to the Hockey East First-Team All-Stars

On May 31, 2017, Petersen announced he was forgoing his final year of college eligibility, giving the Sabres 30 days to sign him before he became a free agent. Negotiations failed with the Sabres and he became a free agent. On July 1, 2017, he signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings as an unrestricted free agent. On November 12, 2018, he was recalled from the Reign after Jack Campbell suffered a torn meniscus. Petersen made his NHL debut the following night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, coming in to relieve starter Peter Budaj in the second period. The Kings lost 5–1 to the Maple Leafs with Petersen saving 15 shots and allowing one goal. The following game, on November 16, Petersen earned his first NHL start in the United Center against the Chicago Blackhawks, and recorded his first NHL win that night in a 2–1 shootout, making 34 saves in total. Two games later, on November 19, Petersen recorded his first career NHL shutout by making 29 saves in a 2–0 win over the St. Louis Blues.

On July 16, 2019, Petersen signed a three-year contract extension with the Kings. He then began the 2019–20 season with the Reign. On January 3, 2020, Petersen was named to the AHL 2020 All-Star Game.

On September 22, 2021, Petersen signed a three-year, $15 million contract extension with the Kings.

On June 6, 2023, the Kings traded Petersen to the Philadelphia Flyers as part of a three-team trade, also involving the Columbus Blue Jackets.

On February 28, 2024, the Flyers placed Petersen on waivers.

On July 2, 2025, following two years within the Flyers organization, Petersen left as a free agent and was signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild for the season.

International play

On May 4, 2023, Petersen was named to the United States men's national ice hockey team to compete at the 2023 IIHF World Championship.

Personal life Petersen's father, Eric, was also a goaltender. He played Division III hockey at Bethel University in Minnesota.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2011–12 Topeka RoadRunners NAHL 2 1 0 1 129 4 0 1.86 .925 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 5 3 1 0 265 13 0 2.94 .902 — — — — — — — — 2012–13 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 35 21 11 1 1937 96 3 2.97 .906 4 2 2 126 15 0 4.26 .881 2013–14 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 38 27 7 4 2229 93 2 2.50 .915 12 8 4 760 30 0 2.37 .928 2014–15 Notre Dame HE 33 13 16 3 1892 79 4 2.51 .919 — — — — — — — — 2015–16 Notre Dame HE 37 19 11 7 2232 82 1 2.20 .927 — — — — — — — — 2016–17 Notre Dame HE 40 23 12 5 2375 88 6 2.22 .926 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Ontario Reign AHL 41 23 14 2 2330 100 4 2.58 .910 4 1 3 277 11 0 2.38 .915 2018–19 Ontario Reign AHL 38 13 19 3 2103 141 0 4.02 .896 — — — — — — — — 2018–19 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 5 4 1 622 27 1 2.60 .924 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL 37 17 15 4 2079 119 3 3.43 .906 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8 5 3 0 478 21 0 2.64 .922 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Los Angeles Kings NHL 35 9 18 5 2016 97 0 2.89 .911 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Los Angeles Kings NHL 37 20 14 2 2177 105 3 2.89 .895 1 0 0 33 4 0 7.45 .800 2022–23 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10 5 3 2 544 34 0 3.75 .868 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Ontario Reign AHL 40 16 20 4 2396 115 2 2.88 .904 2 0 2 123 8 0 3.90 .826 2023–24 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 28 10 15 3 1680 76 2 2.71 .902 6 3 3 355 16 1 2.70 .887 2023–24 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 5 2 2 0 277 18 0 3.90 .864 — — — — — — — — 2024–25 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 31 13 15 3 1758 92 0 3.14 .885 3 1 2 144 9 0 3.76 .857 2025–26 Iowa Wild AHL 33 13 16 2 1848 84 4 2.73 .896 — — — — — — — —NHL totals 106 46 44 10 6,112 302 4 2.96 .903 1 0 0 33 4 0 7.45 .800

International

Awards and honours Award Year College All-Rookie Team 2015 Hockey East All-Academic Team 2015 First All-Star Team 2017 AHL All-Star Game 2018, 2020 International Best Goaltender 2021