Ed Belfour

Ed Belfour was born on April 21, 1965, Carmain, Manitoba, Canada.  He was signed as a free agent for the Chicago Black Hawks in 1987. He played for Chicago, San Jose, Dallas, and Toronto.  He attended the University of  North Dakota.  He wears number 20 in honor of Vladislav Tretiak, who is the best goalie of all time who played for the USSR.

Martin Brodeur

May 6, 1972, Montreal, Quebec, Canada was the date and place of the birth for Martin Brodeur.  At the age of 3, he put the goalie pads on for the first time.  When younger, his idol was Patrick Roy.  In 1990 he was selected in the first round by the New Jersey Devils.  He has played for the Devils from 1991 to present and won a cup in 1995.

Tony Esposito

A famous Hall of Famer, Tony Esposito.  He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and was born on April 23, 1944.  He went to Michigan Tech University and played in the NHL for 16 years. From 1968 he played for Montreal and played from 1969- 1984 for Chicago.  He won a championship with Michigan Tech as a sophomore

Grant Fuhr

On September 28, 1962 in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada a goalie was born with the name of Grant Fuhr.  He was the first black hockey player to have his name ingraved on the Stanley cup.  He played for Edmonton, Toronto, Buffalo, Los Angeles, and St. Louis.

Jacques Plante

Jacques Plante was born on January 17, 1929, Mont Carmel, Quebec, Canada.  He was the first goalie to wear a mask.  He played for the Montreal Canadians, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins over a 21 season career.  He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Patrick Roy     

Patrick Roy was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on October 5, 1965.  He played for the Montreal Canadians from 1984-1995 and played for the Colorado Avalanche from 1995-2002.  Daniel Bouchard, Roy’s idol as a kid, gave him a stick and Roy slept with it every night.

Terry Sawchuk

Billy Smith

Billy Smith

Ken Dryden

Tom Barraso