Grant Fuhr
| Grant Fuhr | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2003 | |||
 Grant Fuhr at an Autograph Show in Oaks, PA in late 2015 | |||
| Born |
September 28, 1962 Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Right | ||
| Played for |
Edmonton Oilers Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Calgary Flames | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
8th overall, 1981 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1981–2000 | ||
| Website | Official Grant Fuhr | ||
Grant Scott Fuhr (born September 28, 1962) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League. In 2003, he was added into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Born of biracial parents, Fuhr was adopted as a baby and raised in Spruce Grove, Alberta.[1][2]
Awards
[change | change source]- Named to NHL Second All-Star Team in 1982
- Named to NHL First All-Star Team in 1988
- Won Vezina Trophy in 1988
- Won William M. Jennings Trophy in 1994 (shared with Dominik Hašek)
- Participated in NHL All-Star Game in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 (MVP), 1988, 1989
- In 1997, he was ranked number 70 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Sports of The Times; Hockey's Minority Players Moving Past Trailblazer Stage, George Vescey, New York Times, August 23, 2001
- ↑ Grant Fuhr, Edmonton Oilers Legends Blog
Other websites
[change | change source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- One on One at Legends of Hockey.com
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian adoptees
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Cape Breton Oilers players
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Moncton Alpines (AHL) players
- Rochester Americans players
- Saint John Flames players
- St. Louis Blues players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Vezina Trophy winners
- Victoria Cougars (1971–94) players