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Andrew Raycroft

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Andrew Raycroft
Raycroft during a Boston Bruins meet and greet in January 2023
Born (1980-05-04) May 4, 1980 (age 46)
Belleville, Ontario
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Colorado Avalanche
Vancouver Canucks
Dallas Stars
Hockey Milano Rossoblu
NHL draft 135th overall, 1998
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2000–2014

Andrew Joseph Ernest Raycroft (born May 4, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played parts of 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, and Dallas Stars. Outside of the NHL, Raycroft played for Tappara of the SM-liiga, Hockey Milano Rossoblu of Serie A, and IF Björklöven of the HockeyAllsvenskan.

Raycroft was the winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy in 2003.

Career

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Before playing in the NHL, Raycroft played parts of two seasons with the Sudbury Wolves and one season with the Kingston Frontenacs of Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He had a successful time with his teams. He was named to the OHL First All-Star Team and the CHL First All-Star Team. He was also named the CHL Goaltender of the Year and was awarded the Jim Rutherford Trophy for best goaltender in OHL and the Red Tilson Trophy for most valuable player in the OHL.[1]

He was drafted 135th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1998 NHL entry draft. On June 1, 2000, Raycroft signed a three-year contract to join the Bruins.[2] He was immediately sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Providence Bruins. On October 7, 2000, Boston called him up and Raycroft made his NHL debut, coming in for relief for Byron Dafoe and stopping 4 of 4 shots in a 5–1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers.[3] Two days later on October 9, he stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 4–2 win against the Florida Panthers to earn his first official NHL starting victory.[4] On October 15, 2003, Raycroft stopped all 27 shots he faced in a 2–0 win against the Dallas Stars to record his first NHL shutout.[5] On July 31, 2003, Raycroft signed a one-year contract to stay with the Bruins.[6] He finished that season by posting a 29–18–9 record with a 2.05 goals against average and a .926 save percentage. For his efforts, the NHL named him the Rookie of the Month for the month of January and the Defensive Player of the Week for the week of February 2.[7][8] He was also selected to play in the NHL YoungStars Game, was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team and was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year.[9][10][11] On September 16, 2005, Raycroft signed a one-year contract to stay with the Bruins.[12]

On June 24, 2006, the Bruins traded Raycroft to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for the rights to Tuukka Rask.[13] The NHL named him the First Star of the Week for the week of February 4 and the Second Star of the Week for the week of November 5.[14] On April 3, 2007, Raycroft won his 37 game with the Leafs, tying Ed Belfour's team record for most wins by a goaltender in the regular season.[15] On June 24, 2008, the Maple Leafs decided to place Raycroft on waivers and he cleared them to become a free agent.[16]

On July 1, 2009, Raycroft signed a one-year, $800,000 contract to join the Colorado Avalanche.[17] He played one season with the Avalanche.

On July 6, 2009, Raycroft signed a one-year, $500,000 contract to join the Vancouver Canucks.[18] During his time with the Canucks, he was the backup goaltender to Roberto Luongo. On February 12, 2010, Raycroft stopped 32 of 35 shots in a 4–3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets to earn his 100th NHL win.[19] During his one seasons with the Canucks, he posted a 9–5–1 record with a 2.42 goals against average and a .911 save percentage.

On July 1, 2010, Raycroft signed a two-year, $1.3 million contract to join the Dallas Stars.[20] He played parts of two seasons with the Stars, mainly as a backup goaltender for Kari Lehtonen. On December 29, 2011, Dallas sent Raycroft down to play for their AHL-affiliate Texas Stars where he played 21 regular season game with them.[21]

On July 3, 2012, Raycroft left North American and headed overseas after signing a one-year contract to play for Hockey Milano Rossoblu of Serie A.[22] He played one season with the team.

On July 15, 2013, Raycroft signed a contract to join IF Björklöven of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[23] He played one season with Björklöven.

On April 9, 2014, Raycroft announced that he was retiring from playing professional ice hockey.[24]

References

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  1. ↑ "Alumni Profile: Andrew Raycroft". Kingston Frontenacs. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Raycroft plays it safe by signing". The Hockey News. Retrieved March 30, 2026.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ "N.H.L. Roundup; Thornton Powers The Bruins". The New York times. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Bruins Keep Rolling". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Raycroft, Bruins blank Stars". CBC sports. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Bruins Agree to Terms with Raycroft, Kutlak and Campbell". Boston Bruins. Archived from the original on January 9, 2004. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Raycroft NHL Rookie of the Month". Boston Bruins. Archived from the original on June 13, 2004. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "Daily Scoop (2/2/04)". Boston Bruins. Archived from the original on June 13, 2004. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "2004 YoungStars Game rosters". ESPN. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Postseason All-Star Teams". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  11. ↑ "P-Bruins alum Raycroft named NHL's Rookie of the Year". OurSports Central. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Bruins re-sign Andrew Raycroft to one-year deal". Boston Bruins. Archived from the original on November 22, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ↑ "Bruins trade Raycroft to Leafs for goaltending prospect". ESPN. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  14. ↑ "NHL Three Stars of the Week". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Like it or not, Raycroft key to Leafs' shot at playoffs". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  16. ↑ "NHL Three Stars of the Week". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Avalanche sign Tucker, Raycroft, Ledin". 9News. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Canucks sign goaltender Raycroft, re-sign blueliner O'Brien". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Quirky goal gives Canucks comeback win over Blue Jackets". The Sporting Network. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Dallas signs Adam Burish and Andrew Raycroft". Dallas Stars. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  21. ↑ "Dallas Stars Assign Andrew Raycroft to Texas Stars". Texas Stars. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Vladimir Zharkov signs with KHL, Andrew Raycroft signs in Italy". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Raycroft klar för Björklöven". IF Björklöven (in Swedish). Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  24. ↑ "Raycroft tackar för sig". umeatidning.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on April 12, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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