Sparks played the final 37:13 after the team fell in a 5-1 hole with Quick in net. If he wanted to come and play, I was all for it. Hes a big body that can take up space at 6-foot-3 and 183 pounds, but a criticism of his game is that he can be herky-jerky in net. He was compelled to deploy bear spray on the latter for this reason. He has a career .916 SV% and is someone that teams have called upon in the past, showing his reputation as a reliable backup. Moreover, Blackhawks fans would also have fun with his famous Hamburglar nickname after making a big save. "[9] Sparks returned to the team later in December. People who have known Sparks for a long time noticed that things started to slide into place for him even before he dropped down to the ECHL. He picked up technical stuff from Wolfie. Now, nearly four decades later, the family is still missing and the case has gone cold. Yet, on Nov. 5 against the Winnipeg Jets, Soderblom was taken out of the game during the second intermission due to an undisclosed injury, which had Wells making his NHL debut. The puck drops at 7:00 p.m. Orlando welcomes the Jacksonville Icemen back to AdventHealth Rink at Amway Center on Friday, March 24. It started out as a game pitting the third-worst and the worst teams in the NHL with the only serious ramifications being which team would fall further down the standings and further up the Auston Matthews Sweepstakes. An error has occurred while trying to update your details. Hes a big man. Sparks was a seventh-round selection (#190 overall) of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'oursportscentral_com-box-4','ezslot_4',168,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-oursportscentral_com-box-4-0'); NEXT GAMES: The Solar Bears host the Maine Mariners for their only trip to AdventHealth Rink at Amway Center on Wednesday, March 22. I owe everything to them.. Sorry we could not verify that email address. While we do not condone some of the things posted, we would like to say that we completely support Garret's honest intentions and stand behind him and only apologize that this has snowballed into something much bigger than it needed to be.". Garret Sparks Born: June 28, 1993 Birthplace: Elmhurst, IL, USA Catches: Left Draft: 2011 TOR, 7th rd, 9th pk (190th overall) View Player Bio + Follow NHL News Garret Sparks News Postgame. Leafs backup Garret Sparks tried to make the most of his missed Fatal crash sparks fire on major Connecticut highway bridge [8] In November 2016, Sparks was suspended indefinitely by the Maple Leafs for violating team policy after directing violent and sexist language toward a user in an online hockey related Facebook group he is an admiminstrator of.