Pickard, 29, has appeared in two games with the Red Wings this season, posting a 1-1-0 record with a 2.90 goals-against average and a 0.915 save percentage. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound netminder also ranks among the AHL's top goaltenders this season with 21 wins (5th), 2,534 minutes played (2nd), 1,221 saves (2nd) and a 0.918 save percentage (T8th) in 43 games for Grand Rapids. Pickard saw time in three different leagues in 2020-21, notching a 2-1-1 record with a 3.16 goals-against average and 0.874 save percentage in six games with the Red Wings in addition to playing three games with the Griffins and six for the Vienna Capitals in Austria's top professional league. Pickard has played in 11 games for Detroit over the last three seasons and has made 115 appearances in his NHL career, logging a 35-54-10 record, 3.01 goals-against average, 0.904 save percentage and four shutouts with the Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Arizona Coyotes and Red Wings.
A 10th-year pro, Pickard has also played 279 AHL games with the Lake Erie Monsters, San Antonio Rampage, Toronto Marlies, Tucson Roadrunners and Griffins since 2011-12. He has a 132-100-25 record, 2.64 goals-against average, 0.913 save percentage and 16 shutouts. Originally drafted in the second round (49th overall) by the Avalanche in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Pickard spent his entire major-junior career with the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds from 2008-12, totaling a 91-120-27 record, 3.29 goals-against average, 0.909 save percentage and 12 shutouts. The Moncton, New Brunswick, native has also represented Canada at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF World Championships, winning a gold and silver medal, respectively.
