John Blue
BIOGRAPHY
- BORN: February 19, 1966, Huntington Beach, California.
- HOME:
- HEIGHT: 5'10"
- WEIGHT: 185-190 lbs
- UNIFORM #: 37, 39
- CATCHES: Left
- COLLEGE: University of Minnesota
- STYLE: Hybrid style; relies on reflexes, may appear to ``flop'' excessively, frequently leaves crease to play the puck.
- STRENGTHS: work ethic.
- WEAKNESSES: concentration can be broken by taunting or roughing, may mis-play puck.
TRANSACTIONS:
- Selected by Winnipeg Jets in tenth round (ninth Jets pick, 197th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, 1986.
- Traded by Winnipeg to Minnesota North Stars for seventh-round pick (C Markus Akerblom) in 1988 draft, March 7, 1988.
- Signed as free agent by Boston Bruins, August 1, 1991.
- Attended Los Angeles Kings training camp; signed as free agent by IHL affiliate Phoenix Roadrunners, September 1995.
- Released from 25-game try-out contract with Phoenix Roadrunners, November 24, 1995.
- Signed as free agent by Buffalo Sabres, December 28, 1995.
ACCOLADES:
- Named to Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Star second team, 1984-85.
- Named to Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Star first team, 1985-86.
- Member of United States Olympic Ice Hockey Team (along with Mike Richter and Chris Terreri), 1988.
- Made National Hockey League debut with Boston Bruins, January 7, 1993.
- Earned first National Hockey League victory (5-2 victory over Buffalo), January 12, 1993.
INJURIES:
PENALTY SHOTS:
- Stopped penalty shot (Denis Savard), January 25, 1993.
DID YOU KNOW?
SEASON-BY-SEASON:
REGULAR SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L T GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
83-84 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 15 753 63 5.02
84-85 Univ. of Minnesota WCHA 34 1964 23 10 0 111 3.39 2 0 1 7
85-86 Univ. of Minnesota WCHA 29 1588 20 6 0 80 3.02 2 0 1 4
86-87 Univ. of Minnesota WCHA 33 1889 21 9 1 99 3.14 3 0 6 6
87-88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 15 847 3 8 4 65 4.60 0 0 0 4
United States NATIONAL 13 588 3 4 1 33 3.37 0
United States OLYMPIC SPARE GOALTENDER
88-89 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 17 970 8 6 0 69 4.27 570 .879 0 0 1 4 35.26 937.71
Virginia Lancers ECHL 10 570 38 4.00 365 .896 0 0 2 9 38.42 959.93
89-90 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 4 232 2 1 1 18 4.66 0 0 1 0
Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 19 986 5 10 3 93 5.66 0 0 1 10
Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 19 1000 6 10 1 85 5.10 691 .877 0 0 0 0 41.46 946.09
United States WORLD 5 204 2 2 0 17 4.99 0
90-91 Maine Mariners AHL 10 545 3 4 2 22 2.42 301 .927 0 0 0 4 33.14 982.14
Kalamazoo Wings IHL 1 64 1 0 0 2 1.88 0 0 0 0
Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 3 149 1 1 0 13 5.23 86 .849 0 0 0 2 34.63 906.56
Albany Choppers IHL 19 1077 11 6 0 71 3.96 0 0 0 0
Peoria Rivermen IHL 4 240 4 0 0 12 3.00 0 0 0 0
91-92 Maine Mariners AHL 43 2168 11 23 6 165 4.57 1192 .862 1 0 4 14 32.99 916.56
United States WORLD SPARE GOALTENDER
92-93 Providence Bruins AHL 19 1159 14 4 1 67 3.47 655 .898 0 0 0 18 33.91 954.22
Boston Bruins NHL 23 1322 9 8 4 64 2.90 597 .893 1 0 2 6 27.10 937.96
93-94 Boston Bruins NHL 18 944 5 8 3 47 2.99 407 .885 0 0 0 7 25.87 927.64
Providence Bruins AHL 24 1298 7 11 4 76 3.51 636 .880 1 0 1 41 29.40 929.50
94-95 Providence Bruins AHL 10 577 6 3 0 30 3.11 268 .888 0 0 0 0 27.87 934.51
95-96 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 8 309 1 5 0 21 4.07 157 .866 0 0 0 8 30.49 917.05
Fort Wayne Komets IHL 5 249 1 2 2 19 4.58 122 .844 0 0 0 4 29.40 893.26
Rochester Americans AHL 14 671 4 6 1 41 3.67 336 .878 0 0 1 4 30.04 928.05
Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 255 2 2 0 15 3.53 137 .891 0 0 0 0 32.24 944.24
96-97 Austin Ice Bats WPHL 33 1955 17 11 5 113 3.47 1208 .906 1 0 3 46 37.07 968.25
United States WORLD 1 60 1 0 0 1 1.00 0
THREE (3) NHL SEASONS 46 2521 16 18 7 126 3.00 1141 0.890 1 0 2 13 27.16 934.83
POST-SEASON
Year Team GP Min W L GA GAA Shots Sv% ShO G A PiM S/60 PERS
87-88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 1 40 0 1 6 9.00 0
90-91 Maine Mariners AHL 1 40 0 1 7 10.50 0
92-93 Boston Bruins NHL 2 96 0 1 5 3.13 49 .898 0 0 0 0 30.63 949.00
94-95 Providence Bruins AHL 4 220 1 3 19 5.18 .854 0
95-96 Rochester Americans IHL 1 27 0 1 1 2.24 0
96-97 Austin Ice Bats WPHL 2 97 0 2 11 6.82 0
ONE (1) NHL POSTSEASON 2 96 0 1 5 3.13 49 .898 0 0 0 0 30.63 949.00
NHL GAME DIRECTORY:
- Signed as free agent by Boston Bruins.
- 01/07/93: L (61m35s, 21/24) 2-3 OT defeat vs. Quebec (Hextall).
- 01/09/93: L (33m19s, 16/20) 2-6 defeat vs. New Jersey (Terreri) [Replaced by Bales].
- 01/12/93: W (60m, 25/27) 5-2 victory vs. Buffalo (Puppa).
- 01/14/93: W (60m, 21/21) 7-0 victory vs. Pittsburgh (Wregget).
- 01/19/93: T (65m, 32/34) 2-2 OT tie at NY Islanders (Fitzpatrick).
- 01/25/93: L (60m14s, 26/29) 2-3 OT defeat at Montreal (Roy).
- 01/28/93: W (60m, 16/18) 6-2 victory vs. Winnipeg (Essensa, O'Neill).
- 01/30/93: W (60m, 21/26) 6-5 victory at NY Islanders (Healy).
- 02/02/93: - (40m, 15/15) 3-4 defeat vs. Edmonton (Tugnutt) [Replaced Moog].
- 02/03/93: W (60m, 20/21) 4-1 victory at Quebec (Hextall).
- 02/08/93: L (60m, 23/27) 0-4 defeat [in Atlanta] vs. Pittsburgh (Wregget, Barrasso).
- 02/09/93: W (60m, 16/17) 6-1 victory at St. Louis (Hebert).
- 02/11/93: L (60m, 21/27) 3-6 defeat at Chicago (Belfour).
- 02/14/93: T (65m, 28/31) 3-3 OT tie at Tampa Bay (Young).
- 02/17/93: W (60m, 29/31) 5-2 victory at Montreal (Roy).
- 02/20/93: T (65m, 35/39) 4-4 OT tie at Toronto (Potvin).
- 02/25/93: T (65m, 25/28) 3-3 OT tie vs. Minnesota (Casey).
- 03/01/93: L (59m, 12/16) 2-5 defeat vs. Montreal (Roy).
- 03/09/93: L (60m, 27/30) 2-3 defeat at Pittsburgh (Barrasso).
- 03/16/93: W (60m, 33/34) 3-1 victory [in Providence] vs. New Jersey (Terreri).
- 03/20/93: L (60m, 30/37) 4-7 defeat vs. Detroit (Cheveldae).
- 04/11/93: W (60m, 24/26) 4-2 victory vs. Ottawa (Sidorkiewicz).
- 04/14/93: - (30m22s, 16/18) 4-2 victory at Ottawa (Sidorkiewicz, Berthiaume) [Replaced Moog].
- 04/20/93: - (34m57s, 14/15) 0-4 defeat vs. Buffalo (Fuhr) [Replaced Moog].
- 04/22/93: L (61m05s, 30/34) 3-4 OT defeat at Buffalo (Fuhr).
- 10/09/93: W (60m, 28/31) 7-3 victory vs. Quebec (Fiset, Thibault).
- 10/15/93: T (65m, 17/18) 1-1 OT tie at Anaheim (Tugnutt).
- 10/19/93: L (27m03s, 11/12) 4-5 defeat at Vancouver (Whitmore) [Replaced Casey].
- 11/02/93: L (60m, 17/23) 1-6 defeat at Detroit (Osgood).
- 11/18/93: W (60m, 27/28) 3-1 victory vs. San Jose (Irbe).
- 11/26/93: W (60m, 40/42) 3-2 victory vs. Florida (Fitzpatrick).
- 11/27/93: L (60m, 19/23) 2-4 defeat at Toronto (Potvin).
- 12/04/93: - (38m17s, 11/16) 1-8 defeat vs. Montreal (Roy) [Replaced Casey].
- 12/11/93: L (20m, 4/5) 4-5 defeat vs. Chicago (Belfour) [Replaced Casey].
- 12/12/93: T (65m, 25/27) 2-2 OT tie vs. Hartford (Burke).
- 12/19/93: W (61m55s, 28/29) 2-1 OT victory at Florida (Vanbiesbrouck).
- 12/23/93: L (60m, 27/31) 3-4 defeat vs. Pittsburgh (Wregget).
- 01/08/94: T (65m, 21/23) 2-2 OT tie vs. Florida (Fitzpatrick).
- 01/10/94: - (27m07s, 7/7) 0-3 defeat vs. Toronto (Potvin) [Replaced Casey].
- 01/11/94: L (64m09s, 19/24) 4-5 OT defeat at Pittsburgh (Wregget).
- 01/13/94: L (29m14s, 14/18) 2-6 defeat at Philadelphia (Roussel) [Replaced by Casey].
- 01/15/94: L (60m, 27/30) 2-3 defeat vs. Detroit (Cheveldae).
- 01/17/94: W (60m, 19/22) 5-3 victory vs. Hartford (Burke).
- Signed as free agent by Buffalo Sabres.
- 12/29/95: L (60m, 34/39) 2-5 defeat vs. Chicago (Belfour).
- 12/31/95: L (59m, 23/27) 2-5 defeat vs. NY Islanders (Soderstrom).
- 01/05/96: W (60m, 26/27) 3-1 victory vs. Toronto (Potvin).
- 01/06/96: W (40m34s, 17/21) 7-6 victory at Montreal (Thibault) [Replaced by Biron, replaced Biron].
- 01/27/96: - (35m36s, 22/23) 3-6 defeat at Florida (Fitzpatrick) [Replaced Hasek].
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