Grant Fuhr

NHL Hall of Fame Goaltender

Career Highlights:  One of the NHL’s all-time great goaltenders, Grant Fuhr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 (his first year of eligibility)…Fuhr played 19 seasons in the NHL from 1981-2000 with six different teams (Edmonton, Toronto, Buffalo, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Calgary)…Drafted by Edmonton, he had his best seasons while playing for the Oilers from 1981 to 1991…While with the Oilers, he earned five Stanley Cup Championships…A six-time NHL All-Star, he was also named the game’s MVP in 1986 and to the NHL All-Star Game First All-Star Team in 1988, the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1982…Fuhr also won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goaltender in 1988 and finished as runner-up several times…Also in 1988, he finished second to teammate Wayne Gretzky for the Hart Trophy (MVP honor)…In his illustrious career, Fuhr played in 868 games and compiled a 403 wins, 295 losses,114 ties, 25 shutouts and a 3.38 goals against average…During the playoffs, Fuhr posted a 92-50 record and six shutouts in 150 career playoff games…Only Patrick Roy has more playoff wins than Fuhr’s 92…During the 1995-96 season while with St. Louis , he set a new NHL record for games played in one season by a goaltender, playing in 79 of 82 games…He started an amazing 76 games setting an NHL record for consecutive starts in a season by a goalie…Fuhr currently is in his fourth season as the Goaltending Coach of the Phoenix Coyotes after spending two years in a similar role with the Calgary Flames.

Updated: May, 2008
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