Mark Visentin

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Mark Visentin

| image = Mark Visentin (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Visentin with the Portland Pirates in 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1992|8|7}}

| birth_place = Waterdown, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 192

| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league =

| draft = 27th overall

| draft_year = 2010

| draft_team = Phoenix Coyotes

| career_start = 2012

| career_end = 2017

| played_for = Phoenix Coyotes
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár

}}

Mark Visentin (born August 7, 1992) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was selected in the first round, 27th overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Visentin represented Canada at the 2011 World Junior Championships, starting four games in the tournament, and during the 2012 World Junior Championships, starting Canada's opening game against Finland.

Playing career

=Minor=

Visentin played minor ice hockey with the Halton Hurricanes, winning a provincial PeeWee AAA championship in 2002–03.{{cite web|title=Mark Visentin|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75136/la_id/1/player_id/119974/profile_id/152918/season_id/135415/ss_id/57000/|publisher=Hockey Canada|accessdate=2011-01-05}} He played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Halton.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-16|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}} He was selected by the Niagara IceDogs in the third round, 54th overall, of the 2008 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection.{{cite web|title=Visentin, Mark|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftprospectdetail.htm?dpid=2323|website=National Hockey League|accessdate=2011-01-05}}

=Junior=

Visentin made his OHL debut for the IceDogs during the 2008–09 season. He played in 23 games, winning five.{{cite web|title=Mark Visentin Niagara Ice Dogs|url=http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/roster/show/id/361|website=Ontario Hockey League|accessdate=2011-01-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111053656/http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/roster/show/id/361|archivedate=2011-01-11}} In the 2009–10 season, Visentin saw increased playing time, appearing in 55 games and winning 24. After the season, Visentin was ranked fourth among North American goalies by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. He was then drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round, 27th overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web|title=Coyotes Select Mark Visentin 27th overall in 2010 NHL Entry Draft|url=http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532847|website=Phoenix Coyotes|date=2010-06-25|accessdate=2011-01-05}}

=Professional=

At the tail end of the 2013–14 season, Visentin was recalled from Phoenix's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Portland Pirates, and on April 12, 2014, he made his NHL debut in net with the Coyotes in a 3–2 defeat to the San Jose Sharks.{{cite magazine| url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/gameflash/2014/04/12/33229_recap.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140415001101/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/gameflash/2014/04/12/33229_recap.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 15, 2014 | magazine = Sports Illustrated | date = 2014-04-12 | accessdate = 2014-04-12 | title = Sharks outlast Coyotes}}

During the Coyotes 2014 training camp, Visentin suffered an ankle injury which ended up leading to season ending surgery. Due to the nature of the surgery, Visentin did not partake in a single game during the 2014-2015 season.{{Cite web|url = https://www.flamboroughreview.com/sports-story/6085764-waterdown-s-mark-visentin-happy-to-be-back-between-the-pipes-after-season-lost-to-injury/|title = Waterdown's Mark Visentin happy to be back between the pipes after season lost to injury|date = November 6, 2015|accessdate = July 8, 2015|website = Flamborough Review|publisher = |last = Christie|first = Mac}}

Following the 2014-15 season, the Coyotes elected not to give Visentin a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.{{Cite web|url = http://www.foxsports.com/arizona/story/coyotes-send-qualifying-offers-to-x-restricted-free-agents-062915|title = Coyotes send qualifying offers to 7 restricted free agents|date = June 29, 2015|accessdate = July 8, 2015|website = Fox Sports|publisher = |last = Morgan|first = Craig}} On July 8, 2015, Visentin signed a one-year contract with the Rockford IceHogs, the AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks.{{Cite web|url = http://icehogs.com/news/icehogs/?article_id=4769|title = Rockford Signs Ciampini and Visentin|date = July 8, 2015|accessdate = July 8, 2015|website = Rockford IceHogs Official Website|publisher = |last = Rylatt|first = Connor}} In the 2015–16 season, Visentin appeared in only 13 games with 4 wins, before his season was cut short due another ankle injury which required season ending surgery.

As a free agent in the off-season, Visentin remained in the AHL despite leaving the IceHogs, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Admirals, an affiliate to the Nashville Predators on August 1, 2016.{{cite web| url = http://www.milwaukeeadmirals.com/news/080116visentin?platform=hootsuite | title = Ads sign Visentin to one-year deal |website = Milwaukee Admirals | date = 2016-08-01 | accessdate = 2016-08-01}} The deal reacquainted Visentin and Ben Vanderklok (Ben served as Visentin's goaltending coach for all four years while playing in Niagara).{{cite web| url = https://predlines.com/2016/08/01/nashville-predators-sign-another-goaltender/ | title = Nashville Predators Sign Another Goaltender |publisher = |last = Praskach|first = Doug}} He appeared in just one game with the Admirals in the 2016–17 season, primarily playing in the ECHL with affiliate, the Cincinnati Cyclones, in winning 10 contests in 26 games.

Visentin opted to pursue European opportunities for the 2017-2018 season, agreeing to a one-year deal with Hungarian club Alba Volán Székesfehérvár of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL) on May 17, 2017.{{cite web| url = http://www.fehervarav19.hu/kanadai-kapus-erkezik | title = Canadian goaltender arrives | publisher = Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | date = 2017-05-17 | accessdate = 2017-05-17 | language = Hungarian}} Visentin's contract with Székesfehérvár was terminated due to an injury on October 3, 2017 after appearing in only one game.{{cite web| url = https://www.feol.hu/sport/helyi-sport/mark-visentin-fehervar-av19-jegkorong-2110315/ | title = Mark Visentin Fehervar AV19 | publisher = |last = Ferencz|first = Balázs | date = 2017-10-03 | accessdate = 2018-06-13 | language = Hungarian}}

On October 2, 2018, Visentin announced his retirement from professional hockey via Twitter.{{cite web |last1=Visentin |first1=Mark |title=Please see the image below for my official retirement statement |url=https://twitter.com/mark1visentin/status/1047157896822185985 |website=Twitter |accessdate=October 2, 2018}}

International play

{{MedalTableTop|name = | File:Mark Visentin WJC12 goal crop.jpg|230px|Visentin with Team Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships.}}

{{MedalCountry|{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada}}

Visentin's first experience with Hockey Canada resulted in a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. During the summer of 2010, Visentin spent time in the summer at Team Canada's summer development camp, as well as Hockey Canada's goaltender camp. Visentin was named to Canada's roster for the 2011 World Junior Championships.{{cite web|title=Visentin Named to Team Canada|url=http://www.niagaraicedogs.net/article/visentin-named-to-team-canada|publisher=Niagara Ice Dogs|date=2010-12-15|accessdate=2011-01-05}} Olivier Roy was Canada's starting goaltender for most of the tournament, but Visentin replaced him after Canada's loss to Sweden. Visentin started in Canada's wins against Switzerland in the quarterfinals, and against the United States in the semi-finals, for which he was named Canada's Player of the Game.{{cite web|title=Best Players Per Game|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/236/IHM236000_85K_9_0.pdf|work=IIHF|access-date=2011-01-05}} These performances secured his spot as Canada's starting goaltender in the gold medal game against Russia.{{cite news|title=Net gains for junior finalists|url=http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2011/01/04/16758526.html|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=2011-01-04|accessdate=2011-01-05|last=Pyette|first=Ryan}} But in the final, Visentin conceded five goals in the third period as Russia came from behind to win 5–3. After the game, Visentin struggled to explain what had happened: "There's really no words to describe it."{{cite web|title=Late collapse costs Canada gold at World Juniors|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/late-collapse-costs-canada-gold-at-world-juniors-1.993974|publisher=Canadian Broadcast Corporation|date=2011-01-05|access-date=2011-01-06}}

Personal life

Growing up in the community of Waterdown, Ontario, Visentin's favourite hockey team was the Montreal Canadiens, and his favourite player was Carey Price.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! align="center" colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season

! rowspan="100" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! align="center" colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! W

! L

! T/OT

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

! GP

! W

! L

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

ALIGN="center"

| 2007–08

| Halton Hurricanes

| OMHA

| 44

| —

| 1980

| 98

| 0

| 2.22

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Niagara IceDogs

| OHL

| 23

| 5

| 11

| 3

| 1099

| 78

| 0

| 4.26

| .871

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2009–10

| Niagara IceDogs

| OHL

| 55

| 24

| 26

| 5

| 3209

| 160

| 0

| 2.99

| .911

| 5

| 1

| 4

| 305

| 18

| 0

| 3.54

| .904

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Niagara IceDogs

| OHL

| 46

| 30

| 9

| 6

| 2714

| 114

| 4

| 2.52

| .917

| 14

| 9

| 5

| 823

| 35

| 1

| 2.55

| .929

ALIGN="center"

| 2011–12

| Niagara IceDogs

| OHL

| 42

| 30

| 9

| 2

| 2407

| 80

| 10

| 1.99

| .926

| 20

| 13

| 7

| 1217

| 51

| 0

| 2.51

| .915

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| 2012–13

| Portland Pirates

| AHL

| 30

| 15

| 12

| 1

| 1669

| 83

| 2

| 2.98

| .903

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2012–13

| Gwinnett Gladiators

| ECHL

| 1

| 0

| 60

| 2

| 0

| 2.00

| .929

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Portland Pirates

| AHL

| 45

| 14

| 19

| 6

| 2341

| 127

| 0

| 3.25

| .902

| —

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| 2013–14

| Phoenix Coyotes

| NHL

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 59

| 3

| 0

| 3.05

| .906

| —

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| 2015–16

| Rockford IceHogs

| AHL

| 13

| 4

| 6

| 2

| 716

| 31

| 1

| 2.60

| .906

| —

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| 2016–17

| Cincinnati Cyclones

| ECHL

| 26

| 10

| 11

| 2

| 1469

| 72

| 2

| 2.94

| .893

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| Milwaukee Admirals

| AHL

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 65

| 2

| 0

| 1.85

| .944

| —

2017–18

|Alba Volán Székesfehérvár

|EBEL

|20

|15.00

|.643

|—

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 1

! 0

! 1

! 0

! 59

! 3

! 0

! 3.05

! .906

! —

Awards and honours

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! Honours

! Year

OHL First All-Star Team

| 2010–11

OHL Goaltender of the Year

| 2010–11

Dave Pinkney Trophy – OHL Lowest Team Goals Against (shared with Christopher Festarini)

| 2011–12

| {{cite web | url = http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=44778 | title = OHL Defensive Award Winners | publisher = BayShoreBroadcasting.com | date = 2012-04-01 | accessdate = 2012-04-01 | archive-date = 2014-07-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140727093016/http://www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca/news_item.php?NewsID=44778 | url-status = dead }}