Blaine Lacher

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Medicine Hat, Alberta, September 5, 1970
HOME: Medicine Hat, Alberta
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 205 lbs
UNIFORM #: 31 (Boston).
CATCHES: Left
COLLEGE: Lake Superior State
STYLE: Butterfly.
STRENGTHS: Confidence, mental toughness, can channel his anger into increased concentration.
WEAKNESSES: Rebounds, may tend to drop early.

name pronouced LAH-kuhr

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"No one knows what to expect in this [goaltending] department. If the Bruins don't make a deal for an established goalie, Lacher (barring a terrible training camp) looms as the favorite to win the starting job. The club likes Lacher's feisty attitude, which has drawn comparisons to Ron Hextall. He is big (6-foot-1, 200 pounds), cocky and confident that he can stand the pressure of playing in Boston. He posted a 1.98 goals-against average for Lake Superior State last year." (The Sporting News 1994-95 Hockey Yearbook, p. 44)

TRANSACTIONS:

Signed by Boston Bruins as a free agent, May 19, 1994.

ACCOLADES:

Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association-champion Lake Superior State University, 1994.
Named to National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship All-Tournament Team, 1994.
Rated #33 in Hockey Stars Presents "The Top 50 Netminders in Pro Hockey", November 1995.

INJURIES:

Injured hamstring; missed four games, February 10, 1995.

MISCELLANEOUS:

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
89-90 Melville Millionaires SJHL  39   2250               134   3.57                    1
90-91 Lake Superior State CCHA    ACADEMICALLY INELIGIBLE
91-92 Lake Superior State CCHA    10    413   5   3   0    23   3.34                    0   0   1     0
92-93 Lake Superior State CCHA    34   1915  24   5   3    86   2.69                    2   0   2     8
93-94 Lake Superior State CCHA    30   1785  20   5   4    59   1.98                    6   0   2    28
94-95 Boston Bruins NHL           35   1965  19  11   2    79   2.41     805   .902     4   0   1     4    24.58  942.83
      Providence Bruins AHL        1     59   0   1   0     3   3.05      25   .880     0   0   0     0
95-96 Providence Bruins AHL        9    461   3   5   0    30   3.90     246   .878     0   0   0     2
      Boston Bruins NHL           12    670   3   5   2    44   3.94     284   .845     0   0   0     4    25.43  887.46
      Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL    8    478   3   4   1    28   3.51     258   .891     0   0   0     6
96-97 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL   11    510   1   8   1    32   3.76     261   .877     0   0   0    18
TWO (2) NHL SEASONS               47   2635  22  16   4   123   2.80    1089  0.887     4   0   1     8    24.80  928.38

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
94-95 Boston Bruins NHL            5    283   1   4   12   2.54     125   .904     0   0   0     0    26.50  948.17
95-96 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL    3    191   0   3   10   3.14                    0   0   0     0
ONE (1) NHL POSTSEASON             5    283   1   4   12   2.54     125   .904     0   0   0     0    26.50  948.17

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Signed as free agent by Boston Bruins.
01/22/95: W (60m, 18/19) 4-1 victory vs. Philadelphia (Roussel).
01/23/95: W (60m, 29/30) 2-1 victory at NY Rangers (Richter).
01/26/95: W (63m43s, 33/33) 1-0 OT victory vs. New Jersey (Terreri).
01/28/95: L (60m, 12/14) 1-2 defeat at Philadelphia (Roussel).
02/02/95: W (60m, 17/21) 6-4 victory vs. Ottawa (Beaupre, Bales, Beaupre).
02/04/95: W (60m, 28/32) 5-4 victory vs. Hartford (Burke).
02/07/95: W (60m, 24/28) 7-4 victory vs. Montreal (Roy, Tugnutt).
02/11/95: - (21m17s, 13/14) 1-1 OT tie vs. Washington (Tabaracci) [Replaced by Riendeau].
02/22/95: L (62m59s, 17/20) 2-3 OT defeat at Hartford (Burke).
02/23/95: W (60m, 21/23) 3-2 victory at New Jersey (Brodeur).
02/25/95: T (65m, 23/24) 1-1 OT tie at Quebec (Thibault).
02/27/95: W (60m, 28/28) 2-0 victory at Ottawa (Madeley).
03/02/95: W (60m, 30/32) 7-2 victory vs. New Jersey (Terreri).
03/04/95: - (20m, 8/10) 3-4 OT defeat vs. Pittsburgh (Wregget) [Replaced by Riendeau].
03/07/95: L (60m, 26/29) 1-3 defeat vs. Washington (Carey).
03/09/95: L (60m, 18/21) 2-3 defeat at Philadelphia (Hextall).
03/11/95: L (60m, 15/17) 0-2 defeat vs. Florida (Vanbiesbrouck).
03/16/95: W (60m, 29/29) 6-0 victory vs. Montreal (Tugnutt).
03/18/95: W (60m, 17/20) 4-3 victory vs. NY Islanders (McLennan).
03/19/95: L (61m09s, 33/37) 3-4 OT defeat at New Jersey (Terreri) [Replaced by Riendeau, replaced Riendeau].
03/24/95: W (63m32s, 23/26) 4-3 OT victory at Tampa Bay (Puppa).
03/28/95: W (60m, 18/19) 5-1 victory vs. Philadelphia (Roussel).
03/30/95: W (60m, 18/20) 3-2 victory at NY Islanders (Soderstrom, McLennan).
04/01/95: L (60m, 24/27) 2-3 defeat vs. NY Rangers (Healy).
04/02/95: L (60m, 13/15) 1-2 defeat at Washington (Carey).
04/06/95: T (65m, 22/23) 1-1 OT tie vs. Buffalo (Hasek).
04/08/95: W (60m, 17/18) 5-1 victory vs. Tampa Bay (Puppa, Bergeron).
04/12/95: L (60m, 12/16) 0-4 defeat vs. Quebec (Fiset).
04/14/95: - (12m52s, 4/7) 3-5 defeat at NY Rangers (Richter) [Replaced by Billington].
04/23/95: W (40m, 26/28) 5-4 victory vs. NY Rangers (Healy) [Replaced Billington].
04/24/95: L (60m, 23/28) 3-5 defeat at NY Islanders (Soderstrom).
04/26/95: W (60m, 22/22) 1-0 victory vs. Hartford (Burke).
04/28/95: L (53m50s, 25/29) 1-4 defeat at Pittsburgh (Wregget) [Replaced by Billington, replaced Billington].
05/01/95: W (60m, 17/21) 5-4 victory vs. Ottawa (Beaupre).
05/03/95: W (60m, 23/25) 4-2 victory at Montreal (Roy).
05/07/95: L (34m59s, 13/17) 0-5 defeat vs. New Jersey (Brodeur) [Replaced by Billington].
05/08/95: L (59m, 28/30) 0-3 defeat vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
05/10/95: W (60m, 31/33) 3-2 victory at New Jersey (Brodeur).
05/12/95: L (68m51s, 24/25) 0-1 OT defeat at New Jersey (Brodeur).
05/14/95: L (60m, 17/20) 2-3 defeat vs. New Jersey (Brodeur).
10/07/95: T (65m, 21/25) 4-4 OT tie vs. NY Islanders (Soderstrom).
10/09/95: W (60m, 19/22) 5-3 victory vs. Buffalo (Hasek).
10/12/95: T (65m, 19/25) 6-6 OT tie at San Jose (Irbe).
10/21/95: L (59m, 25/28) 2-4 defeat at Detroit (Osgood).
10/26/95: L (60m, 17/21) 2-4 defeat vs. Washington (Carey).
10/31/95: - (39m11s, 13/13) 1-3 defeat vs. Montreal (Roy) [Replaced Billington].
11/02/95: L (61m50s, 28/34) 5-6 OT defeat vs. Detroit (Osgood).
11/04/95: L (60m, 22/26) 1-4 defeat at Montreal (Roy).
11/07/95: W (60m, 23/26) 4-3 victory at Washington (Carey, Kolzig).
11/09/95: - (20m, 5/7) 4-3 victory vs. Ottawa (Bales) [Replaced by Billington].
11/14/95: L (60m, 24/29) 3-5 defeat at Tampa Bay (Puppa).
12/14/95: W (60m, 24/28) 6-4 victory vs. Florida (Vanbiesbrouck).

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