Stephon Williams

Stephon Williams
Born (1993-04-28) April 28, 1993
Fairbanks, AK, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
New York Islanders
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
NHL Draft 106th overall, 2013
New York Islanders
Playing career 2015present

Stephon Williams (born April 28, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Islanders in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Williams plays college hockey with the Minnesota State Mavericks in the NCAA Men's Division I WCHA conference. In his freshman year, Williams' outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 All-WCHA First Team.[1]

Upon completion of his junior campaign with the Mavericks, Williams turned professional by signing a two-year entry-level contract with the New York Islanders on April 2, 2015. He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers to finish the 2014–15 season.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2010–11 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 35 20 7 6 2042 88 1 2.59 .909 5 4 1 298 11 0 2.21 .924
2011–12 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 21 6 9 2 1113 50 1 2.70 .913
2011–12 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 19 10 6 2 1054 49 1 2.79 .896 15 10 5 895 34 1 2.28 .921
2012–13 Minnesota State U – Mankato WCHA 35 21 12 2 2043 68 4 2.00 .924
2013–14 Minnesota State U – Mankato WCHA 12 5 6 0 594 32 1 3.23 .862
2014–15 Minnesota State U – Mankato WCHA 35 25 6 3 1999 55 5 1.65 .925
2014–15 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 5 3 1 0 255 9 1 2.12 .936
2015–16 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 29 15 13 1 1605 74 1 2.77 .899 2 0 2 120 6 0 3.00 .920
2015–16 Missouri Mavericks ECHL 7 2 3 2 412 0 1 3.95 .892
AHL totals 34 18 14 1 1860 83 2 2.75 .905 2 0 2 120 6 0 3.00 .920

Awards and honours

Award Year Ref
All-WCHA First Team 2012–13 [3]
All-WCHA Rookie Team 2012–13 [3]
WCHA Goaltending Champion 2014–15 [4]
All-WCHA Second Team 2014–15 [4]

References

  1. "All-WCHA First Team announced". WCHA. 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  2. "Stephon Williams agrees to entry-level contract". New York Islanders. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  3. 1 2 "WCHA Conference Honors". collegehockeyinc.com. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  4. 1 2 "WCHA Awards for 2015" (PDF). WCHA. 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Joey LaLeggia
WCHA Rookie of the Year
2012–13
Succeeded by
Alex Globke
Preceded by
Kent Patterson
Cole Huggins
WCHA Goaltending leader
2012–13
2014–15
Succeeded by
Cole Huggins
Cole Huggins
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