Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Linus Ullmark was born on July 31st, 1993 in Lugnvik, Sweden. He is a goaltender in the National Hockey League.

Ullmark was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the sixth round, 163rd overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. On 27 May 2014, Ullmark was signed by the Buffalo Sabres to a three-year, entry-level contract and made his NHL debut on October 24, 2015 and his first victory came in his second start. On 13 June 2017, the Sabres re-signed Ullmark to a two-year, $1.5 million contract with an annual average of $750,000. Ullmark joined the Sabres full-time during the 2018–19 season. In his season debut on October 13, he recorded his first career NHL shutout, stopping all 36 shots faced and on 22 December, Ullmark stopped all 40 shots faced to shut out the Anaheim Ducks. On 3 August 2019, the Sabres re-signed Ullmark to a one-year, $1.325 million and on 25 October 2020, Ullmark signed a one-year, $2.6 million contract with the Sabres. On 28 July 2021, Ullmark left the Sabres as a free agent and signed a four-year, $20 million contract to be the starting goaltender with the Boston Bruins. Ullmark played his first regular season game for the Bruins on 22 October 2021. Ullmark was named one of three Boston Bruins to the 2023 NHL All–Star Weekend.