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USA Garret Sparks
#40 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins / AHL - 23/24
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time AHL Best Goaltender (Baz Bastien Memorial Award) 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jun 28, 1993
Position
G
Age
30
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Elmhurst, IL, USA
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
USA
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24
Drafted
2011 round 7 #190 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

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Garret Sparks Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2006-07 Chicago Mission 13U AAA T1EHL 13U 15* -* 1.20* .915* -* -* -* - * -* |
2007-08 Chicago Mission 14U AAA T1EHL 14U 15* -* 1.66* .898* -* -* -* - * -* |
2008-09 Team Illinois 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 18* -* 3.05* .879* -* -* -* - * -* |
2009-10 Chicago Mission 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 27* -* 1.98* .907* -* -* -* - * -* |
2010-11 Guelph Storm OHL 19* -* 3.64* .890* 59* 477* 0* 8-6-1 * 972* |
2011-12 Guelph Storm OHL 59* -* 3.11* .907* 171* 1 669* 5* 27-25-4 * 3 304* | Playoffs 6 - 4.45 .881 24 178 0 2-4-0 323
2012-13 Guelph Storm OHL 60* -* 2.65* .917* 152* 1 672* 7* 36-17-4 * 3 440* | Playoffs 5 - 3.05 .920 14 161 0 1-4-0 275
Toronto Marlies AHL 3* -* 2.53* .895* 8* 68* 0* 2-0-1 * 189* | Playoffs 1 - 4.23 .900 1 9 0 0-0-0 14
USA U20 WJC-20 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2013-14 Toronto Marlies AHL 21* -* 2.63* .915* 48* 520* 0* 11-6-1 * 1 094* |
Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 10* -* 2.82* .916* 26* 285* 1* 4-6-0 * 552* |
2014-15 Toronto Marlies AHL 2* -* 1.00* .966* 2* 56* 1* 1-0-0 * 120* |
Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 36* -* 2.34* .936* 76* 1 115* 5* 21-7-3 * 1 946* | Playoffs 6 - 2.98 .921 17 199 0 2-4-0 342
2015-16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 17* -* 3.02* .893* 49* 407* 1* 6-9-1 * 975* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 21* -* 2.33* .928* 47* 602* 3* 14-4-3 * 1 212* | Playoffs 5 - 2.30 .915 9 97 1 2-2-0 235
Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 1* -* 1.00* .962* 1* 25* 0* 1-0-0 * 60* |
2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 31* -* 2.16* .922* 64* 761* 5* 21-9-0 * 1 774* | Playoffs 2 - 2.46 .900 4 36 0 1-1-0 98
2017-18 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 43* -* 1.79* .936* 75* 1 106* 6* 31-9-3 * 2 507* | Playoffs 19 - 2.22 .915 42 455 2 14-5-0 1 134
2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20* -* 3.15* .902* 58* 534* 1* 8-9-1 * 1 105* |
2019-20 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 1* -* 4.38* .857* 2* 12* 0* 0-0-0 * 27* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 26* -* 2.75* .908* 70* 687* 2* 8-14-5 * 1 527* |
2020-21 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 6* -* 2.21* .928* 14* 180* 0* 4-1-1 * 379* |
Stockton Heat AHL 16* -* 2.69* .913* 40* 421* 0* 5-10-0 * 891* |
2021-22 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2* -* 1.85* .936* 3* 44* 0* 1-0-0 * 97* |
Ontario Reign AHL 12* -* 3.25* .896* 35* 302* 0* 5-5-0 * 647* | Playoffs 2 - 4.24 .877 9 64 0 0-2-0 128
2022-23 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 14* -* 3.45* .887* 43* 336* 0* 7-4-3 * 748* |
Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 3* -* 2.38* .924* 7* 85* 1* 1-2-0 * 177* |
2023-24 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 2* -* 3.70* .862* 4* 25* 0* 0-1-0 * 65* |
Wheeling Nailers ECHL 5* -* 4.00* .843* 16* 86* 0* 0-3-1 * 241* |

Garret Sparks Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 11 180* -* 2.35* .921* 400* 4 633* 18* 99-60-13* 10 203 | 5 29 - 2.42* .910* 65* 661* 3* 17-10-0* 1 609*
ECHL 6 72* -* 2.69* .920* 176* 2 027* 6* 37-21-8* 3 925 | 1 6 - 2.98* .921* 17* 199* 0* 2-4-0* 342*
NHL 6 40* -* 3.05* .899* 112* 997* 2* 15-18-2* 2 204 | 0 * * * * * * *
OHL 3 138* -* 2.97* .909* 382* 3 818* 12* 71-48-9* 7 716 | 2 11 - 3.81* .899* 38* 339* 0* 3-8-0* 598*
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 Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/16/2024
04/16/2024 Up/Down Wheeling Nailers Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
02/13/2024
02/13/2024 Up/Down Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wheeling Nailers
07/18/2023
07/18/2023 Confirmed Orlando Solar Bears Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
03/16/2023
03/16/2023 Loan Orlando Solar Bears Springfield Thunderbirds
01/24/2023
01/24/2023 Confirmed No team Orlando Solar Bears
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Stockton Heat Los Angeles Kings
02/10/2021
02/10/2021 Confirmed Orlando Solar Bears Stockton Heat
12/01/2020
12/01/2020 Confirmed Vegas Golden Knights Orlando Solar Bears
07/23/2019
07/23/2019 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Vegas Golden Knights
03/05/2019
03/05/2019 Extension Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
07/01/2017
07/01/2017 Extension Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
07/15/2016
07/15/2016 Extension Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
03/19/2013
03/19/2013 Confirmed Guelph Storm Toronto Maple Leafs
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2009, 8 #160 overall 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