Jhonas Enroth

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 230px
position = Goalie
catches = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 174
team = Buffalo Sabres
league = NHL
prospect_team = Portland Pirates
prospect_league = AHL
nationality = Sweden
birth_date = Birth date and age|1988|6|25|mf=y
birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
career_start = 2007
draft = 46th overall
draft_year = 2006
draft_team = Buffalo Sabres

Jhonas Enroth (born June 25, 1988, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender, currently with the Buffalo Sabres organization in the NHL.

Playing career

Enroth was selected on June 24, 2006, by the Buffalo Sabres as their 2nd draft choice (46th overall), in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

In 2007 he was named as the first of four candidates for Elitserien "2008 Rookie of the Year". [cite web |title=Jhonas Enroth Årets Rookiekandidat 1 |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association |url=http://www.swehockey.se/t2.asp?p=65501&x=1&a=1108801 |language=Swedish |date=2007-10-19 |accessdate=2007-10-20] The award was eventually won by another goaltender, Daniel Larsson. [cite web | title=Larsson named Elitserien Rookie of the year| publisher=European Hockey.Net | url=http://www.eurohockey.net/news/story.html?id=20080326173539larssonnamedelitserienrookieoftheyear | accessdate=June 26 | accessyear=2008] He ended the 2007–08 regular season in Sweden as the leading goaltender in save percentage and goals against average. [cite web |title=Jhonas Enroth |publisher=Elite Prospects |url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=3688&lang=en |accessdate=2009-06-01] On May 31, 2008, Enroth signed a three year level entry contract with the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL. [cite web |title=BUFFALO SABRES SIGN JHONAS ENROTH |publisher=Buffalo Sabres |url=http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=364865 |date=2008-05-31 |accessdate=2008-06-01] He also was the top European goaltender in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He had his first NHL pre-season apperance on September 22nd, playing the second half of the game for the Buffalo Sabres.

Awards

*Elitserien 2007–08 Rookie of the Year Nominee

References

External links

*hockeydb|84558