Philipp Grubauer

Philipp Grubauer
Grubauer with the Capitals in 2016.
Born	(1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 (age 25) Rosenheim, Germany
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
NHL team	Washington Capitals
National team	Germany
NHL Draft	112th overall, 2010 Washington Capitals
Playing career	2011–present

Philipp Grubauer (born 25 November 1991) is a German professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Capitals in the fourth round, 112th overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Grubauer has played with the German national team in several international tournaments, including the 2008 U18 World Championships and the 2009 World Junior Championships. Grubauer won the Memorial Cup with the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Windsor Spitfires in 2010.

On 17 April 2015, Grubauer became the first German-born goaltender to start and win a Stanley Cup playoff game.

Grubauer began his career in Germany, playing for the junior (U18) team of his hometown Starbulls Rosenheim beginning in 2006 at the age of 15. The following season, 2007–08, Grubauer played 23 games for the Starbulls U18 team, as well as five games with the senior club. Following the 2007–08 season, Grubauer moved to North America to play with the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) after being selected 25th overall in the 2008 CHL Import Draft.

Grubauer served as the Bulls' back-up goaltender in the 2008–09, but became the team's starter in 2009–10. That season, he played in 31 games for the Bulls before being traded in January 2010 to the Windsor Spitfires in a seven-player deal. The Spitfires won the Memorial Cup for the second consecutive year that May, and Grubauer led all goaltenders in the tournament with a .930 save percentage and a 2.14 goals against average (GAA).