Adam Berkhoel

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
prospect_team=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
prospect_league=AHL
team=free agent
former_teams = Atlanta Thrashers, Detroit Red Wings
league = NHL


image_size =
position = Goaltender
catches = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 190
draft = 240th overall
draft_year = 2000
draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks
nickname =
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|5|16|mf=y
birth_place = Woodbury, MN, USA
career_start = 2004

Adam Berkhoel (born May 16, 1981 in Woodbury, Minnesota) is a professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He was drafted 240th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.

Playing career

Berkhoel was originally drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2000 but was eventually traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations. He splits his playing time between the ECHL and AHL mainly. He played his first set of NHL games once the Thrashers ran into goaltending troubles in the 2005–2006 season where he went 2–4–1 in seven full games while posting a subpar .882 SV% and an 3.80 GAA along with one shutout. The Thrashers opted not to resign him and Berkhoel signed with the Buffalo Sabres during the offseason preceding the 2006–2007 season.

Prior to his NHL Career, Berkhoel backstopped the University of Denver to the 2004 NCAA title, with a memorable 1–0 shutout of the University of Maine in the Championship game, including stopping a six skaters-on-three skaters advantage for Maine in the final 90 seconds of the contest. The opposing goaltender in that game was Jimmy Howard, Jimmy was a teammate of Adam's in Grand Rapids in 2007-08.

On July 16, 2007, Berkhoel was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Red Wings

On August 15, 2008, Adam signed with the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

External links

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