Frederik Andersen
Frederik Andersen ( born October 2, 1989 in Herning ) is a Danish professional ice hockey goaltender who stands since July 2012 at the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League under contract and in parallel for their AHL farm team, which comes Norfolk Admirals used. His father Ernst was also a professional hockey player.
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Playing career
Frederik Andersen began his career as a hockey player at the Herning Blue Fox, for which he was already active in youth. In his rookie year, the goalkeeper completed ten games in the AL-Bank Ligaen, and was first in his career Danish champion. He could repeat his team the following year this success. In the 2008 /09 season Andersen and his team reached the finals again, but it lost to the enemy SønderjyskE Ishockey.
For the season 2009/10 Andersen moved to the Frederikshavn White Hawks. There he was able to convince and had the best catch rate of all Torwärte the AL -Bank Ligaen on. In addition, he was elected most valuable player of the season. Then he chose the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL Entry Draft in the seventh round in 2010 when a total of 187 players. However, the national team was in Frederikshavn and was with his team in the season 2010/11 runners-up. On reaching the finals series he had chosen a decisive role, and he was named player of the year and in the All-Star team in the AL -Bank Ligaen. He was also player of the month the League in March.
For the 2011/12 season Andersen was obliged by Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien. After had an outstanding season in the jersey of Frölunda HC in the Andersen with a Gegentorschnitt of 1.62 and a catch rate of 94.3 percent in the main round led the league, he was the NHL Entry Draft in 2012 in the third round at a total of 87 selected. position of the Anaheim Ducks. In July 2012, the Dane signed a two-year entry-level contract in the organization of Californians and made his debut for their farm team, the Norfolk Admirals, on October 12, 2012 in the game against the Worcester Sharks in the American Hockey League.
After an excellent rookie season in the American Hockey League, where he reached a quota of 92.9 percent in 47 games of the regular season, followed the course of the 2013/14 season his NHL debut for the Anaheim Ducks. On October 20, 2013, in the home game against the Dallas Stars, Andersen replaced at the beginning of the second third Jonas Hiller in goal for the Californians and then parried all 24 Shots of the opponent, so Anaheim won the game 6-3. After he has since been sent back to the AHL, he returned in November 2013 return to the NHL squad, when goalkeeper Viktor Fasth colleague injured.
Internationally
For Denmark, Andersen took at junior level at the U18 Junior B World Championships in 2006 and 2007 and the U20 Junior B World Championships in 2007 and 2009 and the U20 Junior World Championship 2008 part. In the senior level, he stood in his country's squad at the World Championships A- 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Awards and achievements
- 2007 Danish champion with the Herning Blue Fox
- 2008 Danish champion with the Herning Blue Fox
- 2009 Danish runners-up with the Herning Blue Fox
- 2010 Best catch quota AL-Bank Ligaen
- 2010 Most Valuable Player of the Al -Bank Ligaen
- 2011 AL -Bank Ligaen Player of the Month March
- 2011 Danish runners-up with the Frederikshavn White Hawks
- 2011 AL -Bank Ligaen All-Star team
- 2011 AL -Bank Ligaen Player of the Year
Internationally
- 2007 promotion to the top division at the U18 World Youth Championship
- 2007 promotion to the top division at the U20 World Youth Championship
- 2009 Best player of Denmark at the U20 World Youth Championship