2007-02-10 05:53:50 · 24 answers · asked by putrosat 2 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Patrick Roy:
No goaltender in the history of the NHL has had more success between the pipes than Roy. The former Colorado Avalanche goaltender not only holds the record for regular-season wins in the NHL, he also is the all-time leader in victories in the playoffs.
The Quebec City native has captured four Stanley Cup championships in his stellar career (two with Montreal and two with Colorado).
In his rookie year, he not only won his first-ever Stanley Cup, but also captured his first Conn Smythe trophy as playoff MVP. The former Canadien goaltender is the youngest player ever to win the distinguished award (20) and also is the only player ever to win the trophy three times.
The future Hall of Famer has won the Vezina trophy three times, the William Jennings Trophy four times and has played in 10 NHL All-Star Games.
Roy is the NHL's all-time leading goaltender in games, minutes and shutouts in the postseason and the all-time leader in 10-plus win playoff seasons (8).
The Avalanche goalkeeper has won 20 games or more 16 times, 30 or more 12 times and 40 or more one time in his noteworthy career.
2007-02-10 05:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by Lebanese_Mafia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Martin Brodeur is the greatest goalie of all time. He is only 24 at the moment is about to break almost every record a goal can hold. He is third in history with shutouts and is only about 15 away from 1st. He has been the starting goaltender for all three of the New Jersey Devils Stanely Cup championship that have been accumalted by the devils. He is one of only two goalies to score not 1 but 2 goals. He is only another 1 or 2 seasons away from breaking Roy's record of the most wins and Brodeur is a standup goalie which gave Roy an advantage. Martin Brodeur is still a young player and has near 4-6 seasons left in him. Martin Brodeur is the greatest goalie of all time.
2007-02-10 13:07:17 · answer #2 · answered by FireonIce431 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Terry Sawchuk
Playing Career
Sawchuk is considered by many to be the greatest goaltender to ever play the game, having won 447 games while recording 103 shutouts. Terry Sawchuk was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and played hockey on an outdoor rink. Nicknamed "Uke" because of his Ukrainian ancestry, Sawchuk began his professional career at age 17, winning rookie-of-the-year honors in the United States Hockey League. He won rookie-of-the-year honors again after being promoted to the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League. Called up to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League for the 1950-51 season, he won the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie, making him the first player to win the rookie-of-the-year award in three different professional leagues.
[edit] Awards & Achievements
1950-51 - Calder Trophy Winner
1951-52 - Stanley Cup Champion
1951-52 - Vezina Trophy Winner
1952-53 - Vezina Trophy Winner
1953-54 - Stanley Cup Champion
1954-55 - Stanley Cup Champion
1964-65 - Vezina Trophy Winner
1966-67 - Stanley Cup Champion
1971 - Lester Patrick Trophy Winner
1971 - Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
1998 - Ranked 9th on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, the highest-ranking goaltender
March 6, 1994 - his jersey, number #1, retired by Detroit Red Wings
GP Min GA W L T SO GAA
NHL Totals 971 57228 2401 447 330 172 103 2.52
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Sawchuk
2007-02-10 06:16:40 · answer #3 · answered by al_batros59 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Martin Brodeur. Right now, Patrick Roy is holding a lot of career records, but it will shortly be replaced by Brodeur. Patrick Roy definitely revolutionized the position with the Butterfly style, Ron Hextall added the dimension of stickhandling, but Brodeur has been a master of both. This coming from a Flyers fan no less. 3 Stanley Cups for Brodeur, and a perpetual contender his entire career.
2007-02-10 08:18:47 · answer #4 · answered by Mark S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say Terry Sawchuck. Patrick Roy maybe has the best stats, but Terry dominated his position in a time where keepers would get bombed by shots, also they had MUCH smaller pads back then and not many rules protecting them. Patrick Roy and Brodeur are great. But Terry just is a notch over
2007-02-10 06:04:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definatly Martin Brodour
2007-02-10 07:14:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patrick Roy
2007-02-10 05:58:03 · answer #7 · answered by Sexy_Bunny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i like hasek, usually via fact he had greater "awe" moments than the different goaltenders. truthfully however, to assert that one goalie is the main suitable would be unfair to truly some others. there have been some very solid ones interior the nhl.
2016-11-03 02:10:32 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens.
2007-02-10 10:09:40 · answer #9 · answered by TWT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to go way back in time to find the best. Sawchuck, Plante, Durnan, Brimsek, Hainsworth. There is some great sports history reading there. Reading about Sawchuck is fascinating but what a tormented soul he was. Nobody is ever going to beat his 103 career shutouts. Nobody.
2007-02-10 07:09:07 · answer #10 · answered by fighting saints 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋