2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com
2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com
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PERSONAL<br />
Brian and his wife, Melissa, have a son, Tyler (8), and a daughter, Brianna (7)… They spend<br />
their summers in Rhode island… Brian was involved with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia<br />
during his time there… He started playing hockey at 6, and tried goalie when his Mite team in<br />
Woonsocket, R.i., needed one… His first job was as a caddie… His favorite television show<br />
2010-11 SEASON<br />
Completed his 11th <strong>NHL</strong> season and fifth with Philadelphia, posting an 18-10-4 record, a 2.42<br />
goals-against average and a .916 save percentage in 34 games played… Recipient of the<br />
Yanick dupre Class Guy Memorial award as the Flyer who best illustrated character, dignity,<br />
and respect for the sport, both on and off the ice, as voted on by the Philadelphia Chapter of<br />
the Professional Hockey Writers association… Finished the season with team bests in save<br />
percentage (.916) and goals-against average (2.42)… Won four consecutive starts from 2/5-<br />
<strong>2011</strong> PLAYOFFS<br />
Backstopped the Flyers in nine of the team’s 11 playoff games, earning a 4-4 record, 3.13<br />
goals-against average and .904 save percentage… Recorded all four wins, a 2.10 Gaa and<br />
a .917 save percentage in the Flyers’ series victory against Buffalo in the eastern Conference<br />
CAREER<br />
is in his <strong>12</strong>th <strong>NHL</strong> season and first with the <strong>Hurricanes</strong>… Signed a two-year contract with<br />
the <strong>Hurricanes</strong> on July 1, <strong>2011</strong>… 1994-95: Went 17-11-2 with a 3.29 goals-against average<br />
with the Tri-City americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL)… Ranked sixth in the WHL<br />
in goals-against average… Was 6-5 with a 3.77 goals-against average in the playoffs, as<br />
the americans topped Spokane before falling to Kamloops in the division finals… 1995-96:<br />
Ranked fifth in the WHL in goals-against average (3.41), earning 33 regular-season wins…<br />
Was named to the WHL West Second all-Star Team… Was 6-5 with a 3.40 goals-against<br />
average in the playoffs as Tri-City beat Kelowna before falling to Kamloops for the second<br />
consecutive year… 1996-97: Was named WHL Goaltender of the Year after going 10-24-6<br />
with a 3.64 goals-against average in his final season of junior hockey… Was also selected<br />
to the WHL West First all-Star Team… 1997-98: Played his first professional season with<br />
Philadelphia of the american Hockey League (aHL)… Was a member of the PlanetuSa Team<br />
for 1998 aHL all-Star Classic… Was 16-<strong>12</strong>-3 with a 3.19 goals-against average in the regular<br />
season… Played in two playoff games, earning a 1.95 goals-against average, as the Phantoms<br />
captured the Calder Cup championship… 1998-99: Was 20-8-5 with a 2.59 goals-against<br />
average in 36 aHL games with the Philadelphia Phantoms… Played in all 16 of the Phantoms’<br />
Calder Cup Playoff games, going 9-7 with a 2.85 goals-against average as Philadelphia<br />
advanced to the conference final before falling to Rochester… 1999-00: Completed his first<br />
<strong>NHL</strong> season with the Flyers, earning <strong>NHL</strong> all-Rookie Team honors after going 20-10-3 with a<br />
1.91 goals-against average… Led the <strong>NHL</strong> in goals-against average (1.91)… Became the first<br />
rookie goalie since 1950-51 to play at least 25 games and have a goals-against average of<br />
less than 2.00… Ranked fourth in <strong>NHL</strong> and led all rookies with .918 save percentage… Led<br />
the Flyers in shutouts (4)… Registered his first <strong>NHL</strong> shutout with a 4-0 win vs. TB (<strong>12</strong>/18)…<br />
earned his first <strong>NHL</strong> win with a 5-3 victory vs. NJ (10/30)… Made his <strong>NHL</strong> debut vs. MTL<br />
(10/14)… Made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut, going 11-7 with a 2.03 goals-against average<br />
in 18 playoff games as the Flyers advanced to the eastern Conference Final before falling to<br />
New Jersey in seven games… Played 151:48 and did not allow a goal in 149:26, stopping 57<br />
of 58 shots in a 2-1, 5 OT win at PiT (5/4)… earned his first playoff shutout in 2-0 win at BuF<br />
(4/16)… Won first career <strong>NHL</strong> playoff game with a 3-2 win vs. BuF (4/13)… 2000-01: Split<br />
time in net with Roman Cechmanek, playing 27 regular-season games with a record of 8-<strong>12</strong>-<br />
5… appeared in one playoff game, as the Flyers fell to Buffalo in the first round… 2001-02:<br />
Went 18-16-4 with a 2.41 goals-against average… Recorded consecutive shutouts for the<br />
first time in his career and became the first Flyers goalie to record shutouts on consecutive<br />
days at WSH (10/30) and vs. PiT (10/31)… appeared in two of the Flyers’ five playoff games<br />
is Modern Family and favorite movie is Goodfellas… His biggest talent outside of hockey is<br />
“impersonations”… His favorite athlete is david Ortiz, and favorite former teammate is Jody<br />
Shelley… Brian’s most memorable moments were his five shutout streak in 2003-04, and his<br />
shootout victory against the Rangers on 4/11/10, clinching a playoff spot for the Flyers.<br />
2/20… Made 37 saves in a 4-2 win at NYR (2/20)… Stopped 31 of 32 shots to earn a 2-1<br />
victory vs. CaR (2/10)… Made 30 saves on 31 shots in a 3-1 win vs. daL (2/5)… Played in his<br />
300th game in the <strong>NHL</strong> vs. NJ (1/22)… Went unbeaten in six consecutive games (5-0-1) from<br />
11/20-<strong>12</strong>/18 with a 1.83 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage… Stopped 35<br />
of 36 shots in a 2-1 overtime victory at BOS (<strong>12</strong>/11)… Made his season debut at STL (10/9),<br />
stopping 23 of 25 shots in a 2-1 overtime loss.<br />
Quarterfinals… Stopped 35 of 37 shots in a 4-2 Game 2 victory at BuF (4/18)… Made 26<br />
saves in a 5-2 victory in Game 7 vs. BuF (4/26)… appeared in three of the four games as the<br />
Flyers were swept in the second round by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins.<br />
as they fell to Ottawa in the first round… 2002-03: Traded to Phoenix in June, and set career<br />
highs in games (45) and minutes (2544) during his first season with the Coyotes… 2003-<br />
04: Was 10-19-10 for the Coyotes with a 2.74 goals-against average and a career-high five<br />
shutouts… From <strong>12</strong>/22-1/11, set two new modern-day <strong>NHL</strong> records with five consecutive<br />
shutouts and a shutout sequence of 332:01, breaking the 55-year-old records of Montreal’s Bill<br />
durnan (four, 309:21 sequence in 1948-49)… The shutouts came at La (<strong>12</strong>/31: 4-0, 21 saves),<br />
at daL (1/2: 6-0, 35 saves), at CaR (1/4: 3-0, 26 saves), at WSH (1/7: 3-0, 27 saves) and at<br />
MiN (1/9: 2-0, 21 saves)… Played 332:01 without allowing a goal from 19:15 of the second<br />
period at NSH (<strong>12</strong>/22) through 6:16 of the first period vs. aTL (1/11)… Recorded the first<br />
shutout at the new Glendale arena with a 4-0 win vs. La (<strong>12</strong>/31)… 2004-05: Played for HV71<br />
in Sweden during the <strong>NHL</strong> work stoppage… 2005-06: Split the season between Calgary and<br />
Phoenix in the <strong>NHL</strong> and San antonio in the aHL, skating in 14 total <strong>NHL</strong> games with a record of<br />
4-8-0… 2006-07: Split season with Columbus and Chicago, going 2-11-3 with one shutout…<br />
2007-08: Spent the majority of the season in the aHL with the Philadelphia Phantoms before<br />
signing as a free agent with San Jose on 2/26… Went 3-1-1 with a 1.76 goals-against average<br />
for San Jose… With a shutout at STL (3/1), became the first goalie in San Jose franchise<br />
history to record a shutout win in his Sharks debut (Nabokov earned a shutout tie in his first<br />
appearance)… appeared in 42 aHL games with Philadelphia, going 23-16-1 with a 2.47 goalsagainst<br />
average… Played just two minutes during the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Sharks…<br />
2008-09: Went <strong>12</strong>-6-3 with a .917 save percentage and a 2.18 goals against average for<br />
San Jose, his best save percentage and goals-against average since his rookie season in<br />
1999-00… Started the season with back-to-back shutouts and became the only goaltender<br />
since 1989-90 to begin his tenure with a franchise with three shutouts in his first five starts…<br />
Posted shutout in his season-debut at La (10/<strong>12</strong>), the second consecutive season in which he<br />
debuted without allowing a goal… 2009-10: Was 9-18-3 with a 2.76 goals-against average in<br />
33 games with the Flyers… Stopped 24 of 25 shots and 2 of 3 players in a shootout to record<br />
a 2-1 win vs. NY Rangers in the final game of the regular season to clinch playoff berth…<br />
Recorded his 100th <strong>NHL</strong> victory on 4/6 at Toronto, a 2-0 shutout… Played <strong>12</strong> of Philadelphia’s<br />
23 playoff games, as the Flyers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final before falling to Chicago…<br />
Had a 1.59 goals-against average and .940 save percentage in the conference quarterfinals vs.<br />
NJ, leading all <strong>NHL</strong> goalies in the first round… Stopped all 28 shots to post a 3-0 win in Game<br />
5 vs. NJ, marking his first playoff shutout since april 16, 2000 vs. Buffalo… it was the longest<br />
streak between <strong>NHL</strong> playoff shutouts (10 years, 6 days) since Jim Henry (3/24/42 – 4/3/52:<br />
10 years, 10 days).<br />
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