Goaltenders of the 2006-07 Season I Quiz

Answer: Atlanta Thrashers

Kari Lehtonen was drafted in the 1st round, 2nd overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. His break-out year had to have been during the 2006-07 season when he recorded an Atlanta franchise record 34 wins, along with 24 losses, 9 overtime losses, 4 shutouts, a 2.79 goals against average and an impressive 0.912% save average.

Johan Hedberg was drafted in the 9th round, 218th overall by Philadelphia in the 1994 draft. Hedberg had been a part of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks and Dallas Stars before being acquired by Atlanta via free agency in the 2005-06 off-season. During the 2006-07 season, Hedberg played 21 games and compiled a 9-4-2 record, with 0 shutouts, a 2.89 goals against average and a 0.898% save percent.

Other goaltenders that were in the Thrashers system, but never played for the big team were Michael Garnett and Fred Brathwaite.

Answer: John Grahame

Los Angeles was truly a prospective goaltender's paradise during the 2006-07 season. The team played goaltenders Sean Burke, Dan Cloutier, Mathieu Garon, Yutaka Fukufuji and Barry Brust.

Dan Cloutier was brought in, from Vancouver, to be the original starter for the team. He was injured during the season and could not play again. His record wasn't very impressive anyways. In 24 games, he posted a 6-14-2 record with an abysmal 3.98 goals against average, and an even less impressive 0.860% save average.

Mathieu Garon was the starter for the team, during the 2005-06 season and he got the opportunity to get the job back after Dan Cloutier's injury. Garon played 32 games and posted a 13-10-6 record with 2 shutouts, a 2.66 goals against average and a 0.907% save percent.

Veteran goaltender Sean Burke was shipped to Los Angeles after being placed on waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He played a total of 23 games, posting a 6-10-5 record with one shutout, a 3.11 goals against average and a 0.901% save average.

Yutaka Fukufuji and Barry Brust were minor league goaltenders who were brought in to play only when the regular starters and backups were injured. Fukufuji played four games, posting a 0-3-0 record with a 4.38 goals against average and a 0.837% save percent. Brust played 11 games, posting a 2-4-1 record in the meantime. He earned a 3.70 goals against average and a 0.878% save average.

Answer: Dany Sabourin

Vancouver's starting goaltender, Robert Luongo was brought to the team via a multi-player trade. The Canucks traded Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan Allen and Alex Auld to the Florida Panthers for Roberto Luongo, Lukas Krajicek and a 6th round selection in 2006. Luongo started shaky but ended up with a 47-22-6 record, with 5 shutouts a 2.28 goals against average and a 0.921% save average.

Luongo's backup was Dany Sabourin, a very inexperienced goaltender who was picked up off of waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Prior to joining the Canucks, Sabourin had zero wins in five NHL games. Sabourin played 9 games with the Canucks recording a 2-4-1 record with a 2.63 goals against average and a 0.906% save average. One other goalie which was in the Canucks system and dressed for a game without playing was Wade Flaherty.

Answer: Martin Brodeur

Scott Clemmensen was drafted by New Jersey in the 1997 Entry Draft. He was chosen in the 8th round and 215th overall. During the 2006-07 season, Clemmensen had a very un-glamarous position, starting in only four of the team's 82 games. Clemmensen also acted in relief twice during the season. In his 6 total games, Clemmensen posted a 1-1-2 record with a 3.14 goals against average and a 0.889% save average.

Martin Brodeur played in 78 games during the season posting a league record 48 wins. He also had 23 losses, 7 overtime losses, an impressive 12 shutouts, a 2.18 goals against average and a 0.922% save average.

Answer: San Jose Sharks

At the beginning of the 2006-07 season, the two men shared goaltending duties, alternating starts game after game. After Toskala was injured, Nabokov played more games and ended up with a more impressive record. Nabokov finished the season with a 25-16-4 record with 7 shutouts, a 2.29 goals against average and a 0.914% save percentage. Toskala finished with a 26-10-1 record accompanied by 4 shutouts, a 2.35 goals against average and a 0.908% save percentage.

Answer: Steve Shields

The season started with Emmanuel(Manny) Fernandez as the starting goaltender. He played in 44 games and ended up with 2 shutouts and a 0.911% save average before suffering a season ending injury.

After Fernandez's injury, rookie net-minder Niklas Backstrom was put in as the starter. In his 41 games played, he led the league in goals against average(1.97) and save percentage(0.929%). He also had 23 wins and 5 shutouts.

Third-string goaltender, Josh Harding was recalled from the Houston Aeros, of the AHL, to back-up Backstrom. Harding played in 7 games, recording a 3-2-1 record accompanied by an impressive 1.16 goals against average and a 0.960% save percent.

Answer: Jean-Sebastien Aubin

Andrew Raycroft started the year as the automatic starter for the team. He played in 72 games and posted 37 wins, along with a 0.894% save average. His team fell one point short of making the playoffs.

Jean Sebastien Aubin was a former Pittsburgh Penguins net-minder who was brought to Toronto in 2005. During his back-up stint, he played in 20 games, most of them through relief of Raycroft. He posted a 3-5-2 record with a large goals against average of 3.43 and a meager 0.876% save percent. Mikael Tellqvist started off the year in Toronto but was traded to Phoenix after one appearance. Sebastien Centomo was the back-up goaltender to Aubin.

Answer: Olaf Kolzig

Olaf Kolzig was drafted by the Capitals way back in 1989. He was a detrimental asset to the team, leading them to the Stanley Cup final in 1998. During the 2006-07 campaign, Kolzig did not have too many wins as he only compiled a 22-24-6 record. Considering that, his 1 shutout and 0.901% save percent are rather impressive.

Brent Johnson was acquired by the Capitals during the 2005-06 season and he's remained a relatively solid back-up to Kolzig. During the 06-07 season, Johnson earned a 6-15-7 record with 0.889% save average. Third stringer Fredric Cassivi was given four games to play. In that time, he earned a 0-1-1 record with a 0.897% save average. The Capitals did not end up making the playoffs.

Answer: Florida Panthers

The Florida Panthers acquired Ed "The Eagle" Belfour from the Toronto Maple Leafs via free agency. Despite his previous season's mediocre results, he slightly rebounded posting a 27-17-10 record, with 1 shutout and a 0.902% save percent.

Alexander Auld was acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in the infamous deal that sent Roberto Luongo to Vancouver. In 27 games with the Panthers, Auld recorded a 7-13-5 record with one shutout and a 0.888% save percentage.

Craig Anderson was intended to be the third-string goaltender of the team, but he ended up with back-up duties by the end of the season. He played in five games and recorded a 1-1-1 record with a 0.931% save average.

Answer: Martin Brochu

The goaltenders who each got the opportunity to play were Curtis Joseph, Mike Morrison, David Leneveu and Mikael Tellqvist. Curtis "Cujo" Joseph was a member of the team the previous season. During the 2006-07 season, his number dropped drastically. He played in 55 games, posting 18 wins, 31 losses and 2 overtime losses. He recorded 14 less wins, 10 more losses, and 1 less overtime loss during the season. His save percentage also faltered to a slightly disappointing 0.893%.

Mike Morrison started the year as the team's back-up. He was acquired off of waivers from the Ottawa Senators. Unfortunately, his back-up duties were quickly taken away when he recorded a 0-3-0 record with a terrible 6.14 goals against average and an even worse 0.790% save percentage. To try and tackle the issue of back-up goaltending, David Leneveu was recalled from the Coyotes', minor league affiliate. Leneveu played in 6 games, recording a 2-1-0 record, accompanied by a 3.86 goals against average and a 0.894% save average.

Mikael Tellqvist finally solved the team's back-up issues when he was acquired from Toronto for a minor-league offenseman. Tellqvist started his Coyote career with a shutout and eventually finished off his year with a 11-12-3 record and 2 shutouts. His save percentage was 0.885% and his goals against average was 3.35.