Troy Grosenick

Troy Grosenick ( ; born August 27, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He was most recently under contract with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Grosenick was born and raised in the Milwaukee/Waukesha suburb of Brookfield, Wisconsin, where he attended Brookfield East High School and graduated in 2007. He then went on to play with Team Illinois' Midget Major team for a year, and eventually ended up playing for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders for two years before heading off to play for Union College in New York.

Grosenick played for the Union Dutchmen in the NCAA Men's Division I ECAC Hockey conference. In his sophomore year (2011–2012), Grosenick's outstanding play was recognized when he won the Ken Dryden Award as the ECAC Goaltender of the Year, and was selected to the 2011–12 ECAC First Team All-League. He was also named a First-Team AHCA All-American and was a Hobey Baker Award Finalist.

On April 8, 2013, following his third year at Union, Grosenick signed a one-year entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks.

On November 12, 2014, Grosenick was called up after goalie Alex Stalock was placed on injured reserve. He made his NHL debut on November 16, 2014 against the Carolina Hurricanes where he went on to record a 45-save 2–0 shutout, becoming the 22nd goalie to record a shutout in their debut, and at the same time setting a record for most saves in a shutout debut in the modern era.

Grosenick was recalled once more on January 3, 2016 when Alex Stalock was sent down to the Sharks' AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, on a conditioning assignment.

He was re-signed by San Jose on June 5, 2017.

On February 25, 2018, Grosenick along with Brandon Bollig were traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a sixth round draft pick in 2018.

Grosenick started the 2018–19 season with the Milwaukee Admirals before being recalled by the Predators on October 22. He was reassigned to Milwaukee on October 31. On March 1, 2019, after posting a 14–12–3 record, Grosenick signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Predators.

On October 9, 2020, Grosenick was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Los Angeles Kings. After attending the Kings training camp, Grosenick initially made the Kings roster, serving as the backup in their opening 2020–21 season game before he was placed on waivers. He was subsequently claimed the following day by the Edmonton Oilers on January 16, 2021. Added by the Oilers as insurance with an injury to veteran Mike Smith, Grosenick remained on the Oilers roster without making an appearances until he was subsequently re-claimed by the Kings off waivers on February 6, 2021. He was immediately assigned to AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign. On March 10, 2021, Grosenick was called back up to the Kings to make his first NHL start since the 2014–15 season, against the Anaheim Ducks. He made 33 saves for the Kings and earned his second career victory in a 5–1 victory.

As a free agent following his lone season with the Kings, Grosenick was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins on July 28, 2021.

After a standout season within the Bruins organization, Grosenick left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 13, 2022. In the following season, Grosenick was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and was limited to just 6 games through injury.

On July 1, 2023, having concluded his contract with the Flyers, Grosenick was signed to a one-year, two-way contract in a return to former club, the Nashville Predators, for the season.

At the conclusion of his contract within the Predators organization, Grosenick left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2024. On October 1, 2024 it was announced that he would miss the entirety of the season due to injury.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2008–09 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 24 13 5 4 1363 53 1 2.33 .910 1 0 0 39 0 2 3.09 .778 2009–10 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 44 26 14 2 2509 110 4 2.63 .902 4 2 1 192 6 1 1.88 .949 2010–11 Union College ECAC 3 0 0 1 84 3 0 2.12 .897 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Union College ECAC 34 22 6 3 1922 53 5 1.65 .936 — — — — — — — — 2012–13 Union College ECAC 34 17 10 5 1928 68 2 2.12 .926 — — — — — — — — 2013–14 Worcester Sharks AHL 35 18 14 0 1966 86 2 2.62 .903 — — — — — — — — 2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 36 20 13 3 2167 95 1 2.63 .906 2 1 0 88 5 0 3.41 .886 2014–15 San Jose Sharks NHL 2 1 1 0 118 3 1 1.53 .948 — — — — — — — — 2015–16 San Jose Barracuda AHL 28 11 10 4 1574 83 0 3.16 .894 1 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 1.000 2016–17 San Jose Barracuda AHL 49 30 10 7 2729 93 10 2.04 .926 15 8 7 914 41 2 2.69 .910 2017–18 San Jose Barracuda AHL 20 6 9 2 1126 56 0 2.98 .902 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 7 3 4 0 414 19 0 2.75 .911 — — — — — — — — 2018–19 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 46 24 14 6 2634 106 1 2.41 .919 5 2 3 282 17 0 3.62 .874 2019–20 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 33 20 9 3 1910 73 2 2.29 .920 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Ontario Reign AHL 4 1 2 1 244 17 0 4.18 .856 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 1 1 0 120 6 0 3.00 .922 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Providence Bruins AHL 30 16 6 4 1651 55 3 2.00 .933 2 0 2 143 4 0 1.68 .939 2022–23 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 6 3 2 0 325 18 0 3.32 .892 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 30 17 8 2 1735 74 2 2.56 .907 11 5 5 586 26 1 2.66 .902 NHL totals 4 2 2 0 239 9 1 2.27 .933 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors Award YearCollege Ken Dryden Award - ECAC Goaltender of the Year 2012 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2012 AHCA East First-Team All-American 2012 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 2012, 2013 AHL All-Star Game 2017 First All-Star Team 2017 Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award 2017 Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award 2020 Yanick Dupre Memorial Award 2020 Second All-Star Team 2022