Buffalo Sabres 2012-13 Media Guide - NHL.com

AHL Affiliate: Rochester Americans
Season Stats:
Nathan Lieuwen GOALTENDER Left
BORN: August 8, 1991, Abbotsford, British Columbia HT: 6 ft 5 in WT: 192
LasT amaTeuR CLuB: Kootenay (WHL)
HOW aCquiRed: Selected by Buffalo in the sixth round (167th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
2011-12: Set career bests in all goaltending categories, including games played (57), minutes played (3,340), saves (1,483), goals against average
(2.50) and save percentage (.914) • Ranked third and fifth among league goaltenders in goals against average and save percentage, respectively •
Set a new franchise record for the most wins by a goaltender with 85 career victories, surpassing the mark of 82 that was previously held by Taylor
Dakers from 2003 to 2007… 2010-11: Led the Kootenay Ice to the WHL Championship and a berth in the Memorial Cup • Was named WHL Playoffs
Most Valuable Player • Led all WHL goaltenders in postseason wins, shutouts, GAA and saves • Set a franchise record for the most shutouts (3)
during one postseason • Named the Kootenay Ice Scholastic Player of the Year for the second straight season… 2009-10: Went 10-10-0 with a 3.09
goals against average and a .896 save percentage in 26 games with Kootenay of the WHL • Named the Kootenay Ice Scholastic Player of the Year
• Also appeared in three playoff games for the Ice, making his WHL postseason debut on 3/24 and stopping all six shots he faced in 26 minutes of
relief action… 2008-09: Named to team Cherry for the Home Hardware top Prospects game • Made 18 saves in a win over Prince Albert to record
his first career WHL shutout (10/17)… 2007-08: Recorded his first WHL win in Kootenay’s 8-3 victory over Prince Albert (1/25)… INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITION: Represented Team Canada as the starting goaltender at the 2008 U-18 Ivan Hlinka tournament in Slovakia, helping his country
to a gold medal • Was part of Team Pacific at the 2007 U-17 championship in London, Ontario.
Career Stats Lieuwen Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OT GA SO GAA SV% MIN GP W L GA SO GAA SV% MIN
2007-08 Westside BCHL 13 9 2 0 23 0 1.94 -- 710 3 0 2 10 0 4.32 -- 139
Kootenay WHL 3 1 1 0 10 0 3.26 .910 184 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2008-09 Kootenay WHL 37 14 12 2 94 3 2.94 .885 1915 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2009-10 Kootenay WHL 26 10 10 0 64 0 3.09 .896 1244 3 0 1 4 0 1.92 .892 125
2010-11 Kootenay WHL 55 33 16 4 144 3 2.79 .903 3098 19 16 3 44 3 2.24 .923 1178
2011-12 Kootenay WHL 57 27 20 8 139 3 2.50 .914 3340 4 0 4 14 0 3.53 .896 238
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