Connor Ingram
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Connor Ingram
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| caption = Ingram at the 2019 AHL All-Star Game
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|31}}
| birth_place = Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 188
| position = Goaltender
| catches = Left
| league = NHL
| team = Utah Mammoth
| prospect_team =
| prospect_league = AHL
| former_teams = Nashville Predators
Arizona Coyotes
| draft = 88th overall
| draft_year = 2016
| draft_team = Tampa Bay Lightning
| career_start = 2017
| career_end =
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Connor Brent Ingram (born March 31, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the third round, 88th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
=Junior=
After playing at various levels of youth hockey, he joined the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League for the 2014–15 WHL season. He appeared in 52 games, posting a 21–21–5 record, along with a .904 save percentage and 2.96 goals allowed average. In the 2015–16 WHL season, Ingram helped lead the Blazers to a playoff appearance. He had a much larger role on the team, appearing in 61 games, recording 4 shutouts, and posting a 34–15–9 record with a .922 save percentage and a 2.61 goals allowed average. Despite his efforts, the Blazers were eliminated in the first round by the Kelowna Rockets.
Following the 2015–16 WHL season, Ingram was drafted in the third round, 88th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning.{{cite web |title=Canada to start Connor Ingram in goal vs. Slovakia |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/connor-ingram-start-tuesday-team-canada/ |website=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=April 20, 2024 |date=December 27, 2016}}
Ingram started the 2016–17 WHL season with the Blazers. He played in 45 games with the Blazers, posting a 26–14–2 record along with a .927 save percentage and a 2.44 goals allowed average. The Blazers qualified for the playoffs once again but were again eliminated by Kelowna in the first round.
=Professional=
On April 4, 2017, Ingram and the Lightning agreed on a three-year, entry-level contract.{{cite web |title=Lightning sign Connor Ingram to entry-level contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/tampa-bay-lightning-sign-goaltender-connor-ingram-to-entry-level-contract/c-288427362 |website=NHL.com |access-date=February 17, 2023 |date=April 4, 2017}} He was also signed to an amateur try out with the Syracuse Crunch on the same day. He did not make an appearance with the Crunch for the rest of their season.{{cite web |title=Tampa Bay Lightning sign Connor Ingram to entry-level contract |url=https://syracusecrunch.com/news/2017/4/4/syracuse-crunch-tampa-bay-lightning-sign-connor-ingram-to-entry-level-contract.aspx |website=syracusecrunch.com |accessdate=March 23, 2020 |date=April 4, 2017}}
File:Connor Ingram playing with the Coyotes in 2022 (Quintin Soloviev).jpg on October 17, 2022]]
Ingram made his professional debut on October 7, 2017, with the Crunch. He made 15 saves on 18 shots in an overtime loss to the Rochester Americans. Ingram recorded his first professional win three weeks later on October 21. He stopped 23 of 24 shots in a 4–1 Crunch win over the Springfield Thunderbirds. On December 9, 2017, Ingram stopped all 18 shots he faced to record his professional shutout over the Belleville Senators. Ingram would finish the regular season with a 20–11–2 record with four shutouts along with a .914 save percentage and 2.33 goals allowed average to help lead the Crunch to the 2018 Calder Cup playoffs. He would split time with Edward Pasquale in the playoffs, posting a 1–3 record with a .904 save percentage and 3.07 goals allowed average. The Crunch would be eliminated in the second round by the eventual Calder Cup champions, the Toronto Marlies.
Ingram spent the 2018–19 season split between the Syracuse Crunch and the Orlando Solar Bears, the ECHL affiliate of the Lightning. In his time with the Crunch, he was an AHL All-Star, posting a 14–7–0 record with six shutouts, a .922 save percentage, and 2.26 goals allowed average. In his time with the Solar Bears, Ingram posted an 8–2–0 record with a .914 save percentage and 2.81 goals allowed average. In 10 playoff games with the Solar Bears, he posted a 5–2–3 record along with a .935 save percentage and a 1.94 goals allowed average. The Solar Bears would be eliminated in the second round by the Florida Everblades.
On June 14, 2019, the Nashville Predators announced that they had acquired Ingram in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web |title=Predators Acquire Goaltender Connor Ingram from Tampa Bay |url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/predators-acquire-goaltender-connor-ingram-from-tampa-bay/c-307858754 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=March 28, 2020 |date=June 14, 2019}}
On October 24, 2021, Ingram recorded his first NHL win with the Predators, making 33 saves in a 5–2 win over the Minnesota Wild.{{cite news |last1=Skrbina |first1=Paul |title=Predators goalie Connor Ingram's road finally leads to NHL after personal struggles |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2021/10/25/nashville-predators-goalie-connor-ingram-makes-nhl-debut-after-personal-struggles/8500468002/ |date=October 25, 2021}} Ingram's first win came nearly 9 months after entering the league's player assistance program.{{cite news |last1=Skrbina |first1=Paul |title=Nashville Predators goalie Connor Ingram enters player assistance program |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2021/01/25/nashville-predators-goalie-connor-ingram-enters-player-assistance-program/6700772002/ |date=January 25, 2021}}
On October 10, 2022, Ingram was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Coyotes.{{cite web |title=Coyotes Claim Goaltender Connor Ingram Off Waivers |url=https://www.nhl.com/coyotes/news/coyotes-claim-goaltender-connor-ingram-off-waivers/c-336231284 |website=NHL.com |access-date=February 17, 2023 |date=October 10, 2022}} During the 2022–23 season on February 15, 2023, Ingram recorded his first NHL shutout in a 1–0 shootout win against the Tampa Bay Lightning, while making 47 saves and setting the NHL record for saves by a rookie in their first career shutout.{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Alan |title=Ingram makes 47 saves, Coyotes defeat Lightning in double shutout |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-arizona-coyotes-game-recap/c-341013088 |website=NHL.com |access-date=February 17, 2023 |date=February 15, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Ortiz |first1=Jenna |title=Connor Ingram makes 47 saves, Coyotes defeat Tampa Bay Lightning in shootout |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/connor-ingram-makes-47-saves-060736841.html |website=sports.yahoo.com |access-date=February 17, 2023 |date=February 15, 2023}}
Following his first full season in the NHL, establishing career highs in wins and appearances, Ingram was re-signed by the Coyotes to a three-year, $5.85 million contract extension on June 25, 2023.{{cite web | url = https://www.nhl.com/coyotes/news/coyotes-sign-ingram-to-three-year-contract-extension/c-345001964 | title = Coyotes sign Ingram to three-year contract extension | publisher = Arizona Coyotes | date = June 25, 2023 | accessdate = June 25, 2023}} The 2023–24 season was successful for Ingram, who managed a 23–21–3 record with a .907 save percentage. He tied for the NHL lead in shutouts (6). In recognition of his mental health struggles, he received the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association to the player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey."{{cite web |title=Ingram wins Masterton Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship, dedication|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-ingram-wins-bill-masterton-memorial-trophy |work=NHL.com |date=May 15, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2024}}
Shortly after the end of the 2023–24 regular season, the Coyotes' franchise was suspended and team assets were subsequently transferred to the expansion Utah Hockey Club; as a result, Ingram became a member of the Utah team.{{Cite web|title=Coyotes give fans a win in final Arizona game, fans show plenty of love |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nhl/coyotes/2024/04/17/coyotes-fans-create-unique-atmosphere-in-last-game-at-mullett-arena/73253893007/|access-date=July 3, 2024 |date=April 17, 2024 |website=azcentral.com}} In doing so, Ingram became the last member of the Coyotes franchise to win a major NHL award, while actively playing for the team (although the Coyotes had already become inactive by the time that Ingram was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy).
Ingram struggled to regain his form as the Utah's primary goaltender for the first month of the 2024–25 season, averaging almost three goals allowed per game and a save percentage below .875.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He was placed on injured reserve on November 19, 2024, with what the team termed an upper-body injury, but did not make another appearance until a home game against the New York Islanders on Jannuary 10, 2025. It was subsequently revealed his mother died from cancer in early December, leading to his extended absence.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} Ingram entered the player assistance program for a second time on March 9, amid his continued on- and off-ice struggles and decreased playing time with the emergence of Karel Vejmelka.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}
Personal life
Ingram was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, but was raised in Imperial, Saskatchewan. His older brother, Bryce, played college baseball at Valley City State University.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
In 2021, it was revealed that Ingram had been living with undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression, which led him to suffer from alcoholism and being obsessed with the possibility of contamination. Ingram has said his fear of infection is the reason why he refuses to give high fives to fans hanging over the glass.{{cite web |title=Ingram finds footing as Coyotes goalie after confronting mental health issues |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/connor-ingram-finds-footing-as-coyotes-goalie-after-confronting-mental-health-issues |work=nhl.com |date=January 8, 2024}}
Ingram's mother died in early December 2024.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"|Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! OTL !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–14
| SJHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 2.63 | .932
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| 2014–15 | WHL | 52 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 1,349 | 144 | 3 | 2.96 | .904
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015–16
| Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 61 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 3,539 | 154 | 4 | 2.61 | .922
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 424 | 15 | 1 | 2.12 | .938 | |
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| 2016–17 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 45 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2,577 | 105 | 5 | 2.44 | .927
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 357 | 13 | 0 | 2.18 | .946 | |
| 2017–18
| AHL | 35 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1,983 | 77 | 4 | 2.33 | .914
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 274 | 14 | 0 | 3.07 | .904 | |
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| 2017–18 | ECHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 4 | 0 | 1.30 | .960
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018–19
| Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1,303 | 49 | 6 | 2.26 | .922
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| 2018–19 | ECHL | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 705 | 33 | 1 | 2.81 | .914
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 681 | 22 | 0 | 1.94 | .935 | |
| 2019–20
| AHL | 33 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1,906 | 61 | 2 | 1.92 | .933
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| 2020–21 | Allsv | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 526 | 22 | 1 | 2.51 | .898
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020–21
| AHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 293 | 17 | 0 | 3.48 | .899
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| 2021–22 | NHL
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 11 | 0 | 3.71 | .879
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 231 | 14 | 0 | 3.64 | .913 |
| 2021–22
| Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 54 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 3,195 | 144 | 5 | 2.70 | .915
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 190 | 18 | 0 | 5.69 | .835 | |
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| 2022–23 | NHL | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1,587 | 89 | 1 | 3.37 | .907
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023–24
| Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 50 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 2,803 | 136 | 6 | 2.91 | .907
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| 2024–25 | NHL | 22 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1,210 | 66 | 0 | 3.27 | .882
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| 2024–25
| AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .967
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! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 102 !! 39 !! 44 !! 15 !! 5,777 !! 302 !! 7 !! 3.14 !! .902 ! 4 !! 0 !! 3 !! 231 !! 14 !! 0 !! 3.64 !! .913 |
Awards and honors
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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