Thatcher Douglas Demko was born on December 8,1995 and is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League.
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15 Facts About Thatcher Demko
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Thatcher Demko helped the Eagles earn their 5th consecutive title in the prestigious Beanpot tournament played between Boston's elite hockey universities.
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Thatcher Demko would be picked by the Vancouver Canucks, 36th overall in the 2nd round.
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Thatcher Demko helped the Eagles reach the Frozen Four, but again fell in the semi-final, this time to Quinnipiac.
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Thatcher Demko earned a number of other accolades, making the AHCA All-American Second Team, the Hockey East First All-Star team, and finally was named Co-Player of the Year by Hockey East, alongside UMass Lowell's goaltender Kevin Boyle.
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Forgoing his senior year at Boston College, Thatcher Demko signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Canucks on April 20,2016.
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Thatcher Demko would spend the rest of the season with the Utica Comets.
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Thatcher Demko, who had spent most of the season recovering from a concussion and playing in the AHL, would finish the season on the Canucks roster for the first time.
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On September 1,2020, Thatcher Demko would make his first NHL playoff start in relief of the injured Markstrom.
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Thatcher Demko was named the first star for all three of the games he played.
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Thatcher Demko won a silver medal as a member of the US national under-18 team at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships.
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Thatcher Demko was a member of the US national junior team at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship, and was a backup to fellow Hockey East goaltender Jon Gillies of Providence.
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Thatcher Demko would get his first appearance at a senior men's international tournament at the 2019 IIHF World Championship as a backup to Cory Schneider.
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Thatcher Demko is a top-level, workhorse goaltender that has excellent size for the position and has garnered experience under the big-game spotlight.
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