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Tony Esposito Tony Esposito stared his career at 25 years of age with the Montreal Canadiens. His first year he played just 14 games. Everyone knew from the begining that he had a bright future in the NHL. He won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens, but the next season, he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks and never had his name put on the cup for the rest of his career. One of Esposito's most fascinating records is 7th most shutouts with 76 in his 16 year career.
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Vladislav Tretiak Vladislav Tretiak is by far one of the most talented players ever to play the game of hockey. Although he is more commonly known as the goalie for team Russia when the 1980 team USA defeated the Russians and went on to win the 1980 winter olympics. But he in fact only played one period of this game. He was pulled after letting up 2 goals in the 1st period. Many feel that if Tretiak would have played the whole game, Russia would have won that game against team America. Tretiak was never allowed by his country to come and play for the NHL but he will always be remembered as a great goalie.
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Ken Dryden Ken Dryden, although he only played 8 years, had a very successful career. He was a very big man and he used this to his advantage as a goaltender. Ken Dryden in his 8 years in the NHL had an imppressive record of 259 and 57. Ken Dryden also had his name engraved on the cup a mind bobbling six times in just 8 years in the NHL. Many of the players who play with him said his most imppressive attribute as a goaltender was his mental toughness and his consistency. |
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Billy Smith Billy Smith had a great 18 season career that included 4 Stanley cups, Vezina, Jennings, and Con Smythe trophies. He made his NHL debut in 1971 with the L.A. Kings but only played 5 games with the team. He was traded to the New York Islanders and there he started his legacy where he won many awards and got his name on the Stanley Cup 4 times. He was no doubt one of the greats of his time. |
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