A towering presence in goal, the 6-foot-4, 187-pound Lack has been nicknamed "The Stork" by his teammates, a reference to his long legs and height.
A native of Norrtalje, Sweden, Lack is the grandson of Hans Wilhelmsson, a speed skater who fell one-tenth of a second short of winning a bronze medal in the 500 meters at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.
A towering presence in goal, the 6-foot-4, 187-pound Lack has been nicknamed "The Stork" by his teammates, a reference to his long legs and height.
A native of Norrtalje, Sweden, Lack is the grandson of Hans Wilhelmsson, a speed skater who fell one-tenth of a second short of winning a bronze medal in the 500 meters at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.
Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Vancouver Canucks on April 6, 2010, Lack began a two-season run that produced a 49-41-7 record and 2.28 goals-against average while playing for Manitoba and Chicago in the American Hockey League.
Lack missed the majority of the 2012-13 season after undergoing hip surgery but he bounced back well in 2013-14, moving up to the NHL and setting a Canucks record for most shutouts by a rookie with four. He finished the season with a 16-17-5 record, a 2.41 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.
In 2014-15, Lack had an 18-13-4 record, 2.45 GAA and .921 save percentage, but he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2015 NHL Draft.
NOTES & TRANSACTIONS
- AHL All-Rookie Team (2011)
- Signed as a free agent by Vancouver, April 6, 2010.
- Traded to Carolina by Vancouver for Carolina's 3rd round pick (Guillaume Brisebois) in 2015 NHL Draft and Carolina's 7th round pick (Brett McKenzie) in 2016 NHL Draft, June 26, 2015.
- Traded to Calgary by Carolina with Ryan Murphy and Carolina's 7th round pick in 2019 NHL Draft for Keegan Kanzig and Calgary's 6th round pick in 2019 NHL Draft, June 29, 2017.
- Traded to New Jersey by Calgary for Dalton Prout, December 30, 2017.
