"Confident, not cocky. Cool under pressure, unless it's of the playoff variety. (ESPN Hockey 96, p. 71)

"With Jim Carey and Olie Kolzig in goal, the Capitals don't have to worry about keeping the puck out of the net." (The Sporting News Hockey Yearbook 1996-97, p. 14)

"The puck stops here, literally. In just his second season, Jim Carey, 22, won the Vezina Trophy; he was 35-9 [sic, he was actually 35-24-9] backstopping a low-scoring team, with a 2.26 goals-against average and a league-leading nine shutouts (he has 13 in his 13-month NHL career). He was third in the Vezina balloting in his rookie season. (The Sporting News Hockey Yearbook 1996-97, p. 76)

"Did Washington's suffocating defensive system make Carey look better than he really is? Did Boston's terrible defense make him look worse than he really is? Carey calmly insists he can make any adjustments necessary. He had better be right, because at the tender age of 23, Carey went into the off-season as the only experienced goalie in the [Boston] system. (The Hockey News 1997-98 Yearbook, p. 75)

"Now affectionately known as the Net Defective", the hometown hero wannabe will have to get his act together as the porous Ruins' last line of defense. No. 1 goalie with Blaine Lacher's ghost haunting him." (The Sports Forecaster Hockey '97-'98, p. 74)

"When [Bruins coach] Pat Burns looks at his net, he'll see Jim Carey. To say Carey stunk last year would be an insult to skunks. (The Sports Forecaster Hockey '97-'98, p. 71)

"Carey's confidence is shaky at best and a solid backup is desperately needed. (The Sports Forecaster Hockey '97-'98, p. 71)

"Jim Carey was absolutely awful last year. Since Colorado owns Boston's first-round pick, there's no benefit to finishing low in the standings. If Carey stinks again, they'll make a deal. (The Sports Forecaster Hockey '97-'98, p. 49)

"Carey had a miserable time in his first six weeks as a Bruin (5-13-0, 3.82 goals-against average). If he can't come closer to the Vezina Trophy form of 1995-96, Boston is in huge trouble... (The Hockey News 1997-98 Yearbook, p. 75)

"The future doesn't look too rosy for 1996 Vezina Trophy winner Jim Carey, who toils for the Bruins' American Hockey League affiliate in Providence. A right shoulder injury has jeapordized his season, though even before that setback Boston officials were criticizing his poor conditioning. Byron Dafoe has played well as the Bruins' No. 1 netminder, but the scary part for Boston is that it still owes Carey more than $4 million for the remaining two years of his guaranteed contract." (Pierre Maguire, Sports Illustrated, February 2, 1998, p. 68)

• Selected by Washington Capitals in second round (second Capitals pick, 32nd overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 20, 1992.
• Traded by Capitals (with C Jason Allison, C Anson Carter, third-round pick (RW Lee Goren) in 1997 draft and conditional pick in 1998 draft) to Boston Bruins in exchange for C Adam Oates, RW Rick Tocchet, and G Bill Ranford, March 1, 1997.
• Released by Bruins; signed as free agent with St. Louis Blues, March 1, 1999.

• Winner, Western Collegiate Hockey Association Rookie of the Year award, 1992-93.
• Named to Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Star second team, 1992-93.
• Named to Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Rookie team, 1992-93.
• Finished third in voting for National Hockey League All-Star team, 1994-95.
• 1994-95 Rookie of the Year, Hockey Stars Presents, Summer 1995.
• Named to American Hockey League All-Star first team, 1994-95.
• Finished second in voting for Calder Memorial Trophy, 1994-95.
• Named to National Hockey League All-Rookie team, 1994-95
• Winner, Aldege "Baz" Bastien Trophy, 1994-95.
• Winner, Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Trophy, 1994-95.
• Finished third in voting for Vezina Trophy, 1994-95.
• Rated #19 in Hockey Stars Presents "The Top 50 Netminders in Pro Hockey", November 1995.
• Finished eighth in voting for Hart Memorial Trophy, 1995-96.
• Winner, Vezina Trophy, 1995-96.
• Named to National Hockey League All-Star first team, 1995-96.
• Shared (with G Byron Dafoe) National Hockey League Player of the Week honours, October 20, 1997.
• Inducted into Portland Pirates Hall of Fame, March 28, 2008, becoming the eleventh member. "Jim Carey put together back-to-back rookie seasons in the AHL and the NHL that have never been equaled. His accomplishments were remarkable and are deserving of Hall of Fame recognition," said the Pirates Managing Owner/CEO Brian Petrovek.

• On March 2, 1995, Jim made his National Hockey League debut for the Washington Capitals, winning 4-3 at the New York Islanders.

• On May 16, 1995, Jim was the starting goaltender for the Washington Capitals in a game where they would eventually play three different netminders. The Capitals had a chance to close out their conference quarterfinal series against Pittsburgh, but starter Carey had trouble with the Penguin offense. Olaf Kolzig replaced him, but was forced from the nets due to torn cartilage in his right knee.

  Carey returned, and in the meantime Byron Dafoe began to dress in the Capital dressing room. At some point during the second intermission, Carey was himself "injured" and Dafoe played the final period. For all of these machinations, Washington still lost the game by a 7-1 margin, and would fall to the Penguins in seven games.

• One of the most frequently-asked questions I receive at the GHP is "what happened to Jim Carey"? While with the IHL Cincinnati Cyclones, Carey suffered an inner ear concussion and missed the remainder of the postseason. He has yet to return to professional hockey, and is the owner and president for OptiMED Billing Solutions, Inc., a medical billing company.