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PLAYER PROFILE
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| Position: |
Goaltender |
| Jersey No.: |
1 | | Height: |
6' 3 /1.9 m | | Weight: |
205 lbs /93 kg |
| Catches: |
Left |
| MHA: |
AHM St. Léonard | | Hometown: | Montréal, Que., CAN |
| Born: |
April 4, 1979 |
| NHL Draft: |
NYI '97 (1, 4) |
| Team: |
Vancouver Canucks |
| League: |
NHL |
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Preliminary round action at the 2008 World Jr. A Challenge |
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# |
Season |
Event |
Team |
GP |
Mins |
GA |
SO |
Avg |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
SVS% |
| 1 |
1998-06 |
INTL TOTAL |
CAN |
28 |
1589 |
57 |
5 |
2.15 |
18 |
5 |
4 |
0.926 | |
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2008-09: His ninth NHL season, third with Vancouver … Registered over 30 wins for a fourth consecutive
season … 2007-08: Set a franchise record for longest consecutive shutout streak (over three complete games,
210:34 minutes from November 23 – December 2) … 2006-07: Set an NHL record for most shots faced by a
goaltender and most shots set in his NHL Playoff debut (76) … Set franchise and personal records for wins
(47) and games played (76) … Finished in top five in wins and save percentage, as well as sixth in goals
against average and shutouts Played in his 400th career NHL game on February 27 vs. St. Louis … Acquired by
Vancouver along with Lukas Krajicek from Florida in exchange for Todd Bertuzzi, Alex Auld and Bryan Allen on
June 23 … 2005-06: Set a Florida record with his 107th career win, on April 13 at Ottawa … 2003-04: Set NHL
records for saves (2303) and shots faced (2475) … Ranked third among NHL goaltenders with a 0.931 save
percentage … 2002-03: Set a Florida franchise record with a 144:51 scoreless streak on January 20 vs.
Montreal … 2001-02: Appeared in 58 games with Florida … 2000-01: Registered the sixth best save percentage in
the NHL, and the second-best save percentage for a rookie in NHL history (behind only Manny Fernandez in
1999-00) … … 1999-00: Registered his first NHL shutout on December 27 vs. Boston … Appeared in his first NHL
game on November 28 vs. Boston, registering his first win … Minor professional: Played parts of two seasons
in the AHl, with Lowell in 1999-00 and Louisville in 2000-01… Minor hockey: Played with Montreal-Bourassa
from peewee through midget, reaching the provincial championships in 1993 (peewee) and 1994 (bantam) …
Started playing minor hockey in St-Léonard |
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Played with Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Italy … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2005
IIHF World Hockey Championship in Austria … Played with Canada at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, winning the
tournament … Won back-to-back gold medals at the 2003 and 2004 IIHF World Hockey Championships in the Czech
Republic and Finland … Played for Canada at the 2001 IIHF World Hockey Championship in Germany, finishing 5th
… Won a silver medal with Canada at the 1999 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Winnipeg, Man. … Played
for Canada at the 1998 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, finishing 8th … Won a bronze medal with Team
Quebec at the 1995 World Under-17 Challenge in New Brunswick |
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Nickname: Louie … Married to Gina, with daughter Gabriella … Favourite player growing up: Grant Fuhr …
Founded charity called Louie Saves Lives … First job was selling shoes in his father’s store … Enjoys playing
poker, golf and watching movies … Son of Antonio and Pasqualina … Has two brothers, Leo and Fabio |
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For more information:
Brad Pascall Vice-President, Hockey Operations
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