NHL Goaltending Legends

	Murray Bannerman - Murray Bannerman had the unenviable task of replacing the living legend Tony Esposito in the Hawks' goal crease.
	Tom Barrasso - Right out of high school, Tom Barrasso turned in one of the most amazing rookie seasons in NHL history. He would continue on to have a stellar career complete with 2 Stanley Cups.

Clint Benedict - Praying Bennie was the statistically dominant goalie of the early NHL. He backstopped the Ottawa Senators to the NHL's first dynasty, and wore the very first goalie mask in NHL history.

Bill Beveridge - Bill Beveridge is a long forgotten goaltender of a long forgotten team. There's not many people around anymore that saw the Montreal Maroons play.

	Craig Billington - A true student of the game, Craig Billington went from top prospect, to starter, to backup to Patrick Roy's goalie coach.
	Les Binkley - A long time minor league goalie finally got his chance thanks to 1967 expansion. He was one of the early fan favorites.
	Johnny Bower - "The China Wall" was an aging superstar goalie before he even made it to the NHL. His profile includes war stories and a full version of his song Honky The Christmas Goose.
	Turk Broda - This Maple Leaf great was the clutch goalie of his time. Turk was one of the most popular players in Toronto's long hockey history.

Richard Brodeur - Few players have endeared themselves to the Canucks faithful like "King Richard" Brodeur did and continues to do.

Andy Brown - Though his NHL career was largely insignificant, this second generation NHLer goes down in history as the last NHL goalie to play without a mask.

Steve Buzinski - With a nickname like "The Puck Goes In-ski," it should come as no surprise coach Frank Boucher described Steve Buzinski as "one of the worst goalies in NHL history, but he was also one of the funniest."

Gerry Cheevers - Known for his famous mask, Gerry Cheevers is one of the most exciting goaltenders in memory.

Alec Connell - Known as the "Fireman" simply because he was actually a fireman in addition to a hockey player, Alec Connell also put out the fire of opposing NHL sharpshooters.

Ken Dryden - One of hockey's most interesting people, Ken Dryden was Montreal's dominant goal keeper through 6 Stanley Cup championships in the 1970s.

Bill Durnan - An ambidextrous octopus of a goalie, Durnan owned the Vezina trophy during his brilliant career with the Montreal Canadiens.

Tony Esposito - Tony O was an exciting goaltender who gave his all for a Chicago team that never offered him a lot of help.

	Bob Froese - Reliable Bob Froese tutored Ron Hextall and Pelle Lindbergh in Philadelphia. He'd later do the same for John Vanbiesbrouck and Mike Richter in New York.
	Grant Fuhr - The spectacular goaltending of Grant Fuhr landed him many Stanley Cups, world titles and in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
	Charlie Gardiner - Had his life not ended tragically and prematurely, "Bonnie Prince" Charlie Gardiner may have gone on to have the greatest career of all NHL goaltenders.
	Eddie Giacomin - Eddie Giacomin is an immortal legend of Madison Square Gardens. The night he returned to MSG as a member of the Detroit Red Wings was one crazy night.
	Gilles Gratton - They say goalies are some of the flakiest people around. Well "Grattoony The Looney" takes the cake.

George Hainsworth - George Hainsworth, the winner of the first three Vezina trophies, posted a career 94 shutouts, including 22 in one 44-game season!

	"Mr Goalie" Glenn Hall - The grandfather of butterfly goaltending played a record 502 consecutive games without a mask.
	Sugar Jim Henry - This popular goaltender is best remembered shaking hands with a bloodied Rocket Richard in the dramatic photograph.
	Ron Hextall - Rambunctious Flyers goalie Ron Hextall was known for fighting and scoring goals. He was pretty good at preventing goals, too.

	Charlie Hodge - Charlie Hodge had the unfortunate role of being number two goalie to the great Jacques Plante.
	Jiri Holecek - Many in the know will tell you that it was Czech Jiri Holecek who was the best international goalie never to play in the NHL, not Russian Vladislav Tretiak.
	Kelly Hrudey - Now known as the man behind Hockey Night In Canada's feature segment "Behind The Mask," Kelly Hrudey was once one of the top goalies in hockey.
	Mike Karakas - The inconsistent Karakas was hot during the 1938 playoffs, leading the Cinderella Hawks to the Stanley Cup title despite a broken toe.

Dave Kerr - The acrobatic Dave Kerr backstopped the New York Rangers to the Stanley Cup in 1940. Two years earlier, he was the first hockey player to grace the cover of Time Magazine.

Hugh Lehman - Arguably the greatest goalie in PCHA history, he is best remembered by NHL audiences as the first goalie in Chicago Blackhawks history.

	Percy Lesueur - Peerless Percy was the first great goaltender in Ottawa history.
	Mike Liut - For a brief period of time at the turn of the 1980s, Mike Liut took Ken Dryden's torch as the best goalie in the NHL.
	Harry Lumley - "Apple Cheeks" Lumley is often forgotten about nowadays, but he was once one of hockey's top goaltenders.
	Cesare Maniago - Post-1967 expansion fans in Minnesota and Vancouver loved to Hail Cesare!

Ulcers McCool - An unknown goalie from Gonzaga University led the Toronto Maple Leafs to a surprise war time Stanley Cup.

	Kirk McLean - For a period of about 3 years in the early 1990s, Kirk McLean was one of the top 3 goaltenders in the entire National Hockey League.
	Gilles Meloche - In the 1970s and 1980s he played for the Seals, Barons, North Stars and Penguins. No wonder why his 351 career losses is only 1 loss off of the all time record.
	Andy Moog - After backing up too often in Edmonton, Andy Moog had a stellar career with Boston and Dallas.
	Alfie Moore - In the afternoon he was enjoying himself to much at a Toronto tavern, wishing he had tickets to the opening game of the 1938 Stanley Cup finals. By evening he was the starting goaltender.
	Phil Myre - A former Montreal back up, Phil Myre teamed with Dan Bouchard to give the Atlanta Flames instant respectability between the pipes.
	Mike Palmateer - Mike Palmateer wasn't exactly Johnny Bower, but "The Popcorn Kid" was a very popular Maple Leafs goalie in the 1970s.
	Bernie Parent - In 1974 and 1975 Bernie Parent put together perhaps the most impressive back to back NHL campaigns in league history..
	Lester Patrick - Known as the coach who took to the nets in the Stanley Cup finals, that game overshadows Lester Patrick's status as probably the game's greatest contributor.

Pete Peeters - In 1982-83 Pete Peeters won the Vezina trophy and finished second in Hart Trophy balloting.

	Steve Penney - A la Ken Dryden, Steve Penney came out of nowhere to lead Montreal to a Cinderella playoff run in 1984. He disappeared quickly thereafter.
	Jacques Plante - Best known for literally changing the face of hockey, Jake The Snake may be the greatest goalie of all time if not the most important.

	Michel Plasse - Michel Plasse was the first goalie drafted 1st overall. He was also the first modern professional goalie to score a goal by directly shooting it into the opposition's net.
	Bill Ranford - Spectacular Bill Ranford filled the huge skates of Grant Fuhr for both the Edmonton Oilers and Team Canada. .

Dave Reece - Dave Reece will always go down in history as the Bruins goalie who surrendered 10 points in one game to Darryl Sittler.

	Chico Resch - The loveable Chico Resch starred with the New York Islanders and later with the Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils.
	Al Rollins - Chicago's saving grace during the lean 1950s, this superb goalie beat out Rocket Richard and Gordie Howe as league MVP in 1954.

Patrick Roy - The greatest goaltender of all time? The Montreal Forum was St. Patrick's cathedral for many years before moving on to Colorado.

	Terry Sawchuk - Though modern fans will likely choose Patrick Roy or Dominik Hasek, veteran fans will tell you Terry Sawchuk is the greatest goaltender of all time.
	Battlin' Billy Smith - The ornery Billy Smith was as competitive and as clutch of a performer as any goaltender in NHL history.
	Bobby Taylor - As Bernie Parent's back up, Bobby Taylor was probably the least known of the Broad Street Bullies to win back to back Stanley Cups.

Tiny Thompson - As a rookie in 1929, Tiny Thompson backstopped the Boston Bruins to their first Stanley Cup Championship.

	Georges Vezina - The Chicoutimi Cucumber was forever immortalized in hockey history when the NHL debuted the trophy bearing his name to honour the top goaltender each season.
	Bernie Wolfe - Bernie Wolfe was the goaltender for the worst team in hockey. His record shows it.
	Gump Worsley - Rescued from the "jailhouse" known as the New York Rangers, Worsley led Les Canadiens to four Stanley Cup championships in the 1960s..

Shrimp Worters - The smallest man to play in the NHL was also the first goaltender to be named as the league's most valuable player.

International Goalies

	Vladimir Dzurilla - One of Slovakia's greatest hockey players, "Dzurilla the Gorilla" became a legend in Canada too, thanks to the 1976 Canada Cup
	Karl Friesen - Winnipeg born goaltender became one of the top goaltenders in German hockey history.

Pauli Jaks - The Swiss goaltending sensation of the 1991 World Junior Hockey Championships became a cult hero thanks to his amazing performance.

	Steve Janaszak - Jim Craig's backup for the "Miracle on Ice" gold medal USA team, Janaszak was the only competitor in any sport not participate in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
	Ray Leblanc - For two weeks in 1992, Ray Leblanc became the talk of the hockey world. He caught fire as he unexpectedly led Team USA to their best Olympic showing since the Miracle on Ice in 1980.
	Seth Martin - Trail Smoke Eater Seth Martin is a goaltending legend over in Russia and Europe, but he is practically unknown in his native Canada.

Mike Richter - This saving grace may be the single most important player in USA Hockey history. He was the brick wall Team USA leaned on time and time again.

Vladislav Tretiak - Vladislav Tretiak is one of the greatest hockey heroes, not just in Russia but also in Canada and all around the world.