Garret Sparks

#31 Wheeling Nailers / ECHL - 25/26

Date of Birth: Jun 28, 1993
Age: 33
Place of Birth: Elmhurst, IL, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: G
Height: 191 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 91 kg / 201 lbs
Catches: L
Contract: EBUG

Garret Sparks Facts

Drafted: 2011 round 7 #190 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

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Garret Sparks Statistics

								Post
2006-2007	Chicago Mission 13U AAA	T1EHL 13U	15	1.20	.915	-	-
2007-2008	Chicago Mission 14U AAA	T1EHL 14U	15	1.66	.898	-	-
2008-2009	Team Illinois 16U AAA	T1EHL 16U	18	3.05	.879	-	-
2009-2010	Chicago Mission 18U AAA	T1EHL 18U	27	1.98	.907	-	-
2010-2011	Guelph Storm	OHL	19	3.64	.890	0	8-6-1
2011-2012	Guelph Storm	OHL	59	3.11	.907	5	27-25-4	Playoffs	6	4.45	.881	0	2-4-0
2012-2013	Guelph Storm	OHL	60	2.65	.917	7	36-17-4	Playoffs	5	3.05	.920	0	1-4-0
2012-2013	Toronto Marlies	AHL	3	2.53	.895	0	2-0-1	Playoffs	1	4.23	.900	0	-
2012-2013	USA U20	WJC-20	0	-	-	-	-
2013-2014	Toronto Marlies	AHL	21	2.63	.915	0	11-6-1
2013-2014	Orlando Solar Bears	ECHL	10	2.82	.916	1	4-6-0
2014-2015	Toronto Marlies	AHL	2	1.00	.966	1	1-0-0
2014-2015	Orlando Solar Bears	ECHL	36	2.34	.936	5	21-7-3	Playoffs	6	2.98	.921	0	2-4-0
2015-2016	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	17	3.02	.893	1	6-9-1
2015-2016	Toronto Marlies	AHL	21	2.33	.928	3	14-4-3	Playoffs	5	2.30	.915	1	2-2-0
2015-2016	Orlando Solar Bears	ECHL	1	1.00	.962	0	1-0-0
2016-2017	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	0	-	-	-	-
2016-2017	Toronto Marlies	AHL	31	2.16	.922	5	21-9-0	Playoffs	2	2.46	.900	0	1-1-0
2017-2018	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	0	-	-	-	-
2017-2018	Toronto Marlies	AHL	43	1.79	.936	6	31-9-3	Playoffs	19	2.22	.915	2	14-5-0
2018-2019	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	20	3.15	.902	1	8-9-1
2019-2020	Vegas Golden Knights	NHL	1	4.38	.857	0	0-0-0
2019-2020	Chicago Wolves	AHL	26	2.75	.908	2	8-14-5
2020-2021	Orlando Solar Bears	ECHL	6	2.21	.928	0	4-1-1
2020-2021	Stockton Heat	AHL	16	2.69	.913	0	5-10-0
2021-2022	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	2	1.85	.936	0	1-0-0
2021-2022	Ontario Reign	AHL	12	3.25	.896	0	5-5-0	Playoffs	2	4.24	.877	0	0-2-0
2022-2023	Orlando Solar Bears	ECHL	14	3.45	.887	0	7-4-3
2022-2023	Springfield Thunderbirds Loan	AHL	3	2.38	.924	1	1-2-0
2023-2024	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	2	3.70	.862	0	0-1-0
2023-2024	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL	5	4.00	.843	0	0-3-1	Playoffs	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0
2024-2025	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	Bloomington Bison	ECHL	0	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL	0	-	-	-	-

Garret Sparks Career Totals by League


AHL	11	180	2.35	.921	18	99-60-13	5	29	2.42	.910	3	17-10-0
ECHL	7	72	2.69	.920	6	37-21-8	2	7	2.76	.924	0	2-4-0
NHL	6	40	3.05	.899	2	15-18-2	0
OHL	3	138	2.97	.909	12	71-48-9	2	11	3.81	.899	0	3-8-0
T1EHL 13U	1	15	1.20	.915	-	-	0
T1EHL 14U	1	15	1.66	.898	-	-	0
T1EHL 16U	1	18	3.05	.879	-	-	0
T1EHL 18U	1	27	1.98	.907	-	-	0
WJC-20	1	0	-	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Garret Sparks Career Totals by Team


Bloomington Bison	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
Chicago Mission 13U AAA	1	15	1.20	.915	-	-	0
Chicago Mission 14U AAA	1	15	1.66	.898	-	-	0
Chicago Mission 18U AAA	1	27	1.98	.907	-	-	0
Chicago Wolves	1	26	2.75	.908	2	8-14-5	0
Guelph Storm	3	138	2.97	.909	12	71-48-9	2	11	3.81	.899	0	3-8-0
Los Angeles Kings	1	2	1.85	.936	0	1-0-0	0
Ontario Reign	1	12	3.25	.896	0	5-5-0	1	2	4.24	.877	0	0-2-0
Orlando Solar Bears	5	67	2.61	.924	6	37-18-7	1	6	2.98	.921	0	2-4-0
Springfield Thunderbirds	1	3	2.38	.924	1	1-2-0	0
Stockton Heat	1	16	2.69	.913	0	5-10-0	0
Team Illinois 16U AAA	1	18	3.05	.879	-	-	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	4	37	3.09	.898	2	14-18-2	0
Toronto Marlies	6	121	2.12	.927	15	80-28-8	4	27	2.27	.914	3	17-8-0
USA U20	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
Vegas Golden Knights	1	1	4.38	.857	0	0-0-0	0
Wheeling Nailers	2	5	4.00	.843	0	0-3-1	1	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	1	2	3.70	.862	0	0-1-0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Garret Sparks Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2009-2010	US 18U Nationals Tier I Champion
2011-2012	CHL Goaltender of the Week (Mar. 18)
2012-2013	OHL Most Shutouts (7) U20 WJC Gold Medal
2014-2015	ECHL All-Star Game ECHL Best SVS% (.936) ECHL Goaltender of the Week (02/02-02/08)
2015-2016	AHL Goaltender of the Month (November) AHL Player of the Week (Nov. 8) ECHL Alumnus of the Month (November)
2017-2018	AHL Best GAA (1.79) AHL Best Goaltender (Baz Bastien Memorial Award) AHL Best Goaltending Duo (Harry Holmes Memorial Award) AHL Best SVS% (.936) AHL Calder Cup Champion AHL First All-Star Team AHL Most Wins (31)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
03/31/2026	Confirmed	No team	Wheeling Nailers
02/27/2026	Confirmed	Bloomington Bison	Unknown
02/04/2026	Confirmed	No team	Bloomington Bison
11/25/2025	Confirmed	No team	Bloomington Bison
07/18/2023	Confirmed	Orlando Solar Bears	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
03/16/2023	Loan	Orlando Solar Bears	Springfield Thunderbirds
01/24/2023	Confirmed	No team	Orlando Solar Bears
07/28/2021	Confirmed	Stockton Heat	Los Angeles Kings
02/10/2021	Confirmed	Orlando Solar Bears	Stockton Heat
12/01/2020	Confirmed	Vegas Golden Knights	Orlando Solar Bears
07/23/2019	Confirmed	Toronto Maple Leafs	Vegas Golden Knights
03/05/2019	Extension	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Maple Leafs
07/01/2017	Extension	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Maple Leafs
07/15/2016	Extension	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Maple Leafs
03/19/2013	Confirmed	Guelph Storm	Toronto Maple Leafs

Garret Sparks Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2009, 8 #160 by Guelph Storm in the OHL Priority Selection

Memorable dates
- 2015-11-30 • 1st goalie in Toronto Maple Leafs history to post a shutout in his first career start (vs. Edmonton Oilers | 24 SVS | TOI 59:37)

Career transactions
- 2013-03-19 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Toronto Maple Leafs