Roberto Luongo

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: St. Leonard, Quebec, April 4, 1979.
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HEIGHT: 6'3".
WEIGHT: 175 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 1 (NY Islanders, Florida, Canada)
CATCHES: Left

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Name pronounced luh-WAHN-goh.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"He turns 19 on April 4 and is considered the franchise's goalie of the future. Luongo started shakily with the Val d'Or Foreurs this season, but rebounded and, according to a club scout, "for the most part, he has been great." Goaltending consultent Gilles Gilbert has worked with Luongo on standing up more and handling the puck better." (Jim Smith, The Hockey News Future Watch 1998)

"Luongo has signed a three-year, $2.775-million contract with the Islanders, but will ripen in the AHL for at least one season because Milbury is expected to trade Tommy Salo and hand the starting job to Felix Potvin next season. Luongo has it all: size, poise, intelligence, reflexes and a good glove hand. He is not a great stick-handler, but who's perfect?" (Jim Smith, The Hockey News Future Watch 1999)

"Possibly one more full season away from playing with the Islanders, Luongo's a potential franchise goalie. The highest selection ever for a netminder, fourth overall in the 1997 draft, the Quebec athlete is a butterfly-style goaltender with outstanding form and size. Also possesses a glove hand and plays his angles brilliantly. Has led his junior club to two Memorial Cup tournaments and is destined to be a top-level goaltender in the NHL." (The Sports Forecaster 1999-2000, p. 105)

"Team brass does not feel the progress of the highest drafted goalie in NHL history [sic] was retarded in any way by his 23-game (6-14-1, 3.31 GAA) baptism by fire with the Isles, necessitated by an injury to veteran Wade Flaherty. The technically sound butterfly specialist still needs to work on controlling rebounds and handling the puck behind the net, but the team thinks he should gain invaluable experience backing Lowell in the American League playoffs. "We projected him to spend the whole year in the minors, but he certainly did not show he doesn't belong (in the NHL)," Islanders assistant GM and personnel director Gordie] Clark said." (Peter Botte, The Hockey News Future Watch 2000)

"Still the best goaltending prospect in the NHL - Rick DiPietro or no Rick DiPietro - Luongo is a butterfly-style goalie with tremendous form and size. Quick glove hand, too. Luongo, who starred in his NHL debut last season, a brilliant 2-1 win over the Bruins, was returned to the minors in February after the Isles wisely decided they shouldn't burn their hottest property at the time. Goaltenders with this kind of potential don't come around every year, and Panthers GM Bryan Murray, who orchestrated his acquisition, knows that. If he's given the proper time to settle in, Panthers fans will be spoiled by two franchise-type players - Pavel Bure and Luongo." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 125)

"If the talented netminder had received any offensive support at all last year, he may have been the one getting all the accolades that Sharks rookie Evgeni Nabokov garnered. Luongo quickly displaced veteran Trevor Kidd early in the season and became the No. 1 backstop for the Panthers. He'll probably remain in that position for at least a decade. At 6-3, the Montreal native covers a lot of net. He also has tremendous technical ability and a burning desire to achieve. Luongo is already one of the best young goaltenders to come along in a while and is being compared to Hall of Fame types such as Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur. For both Luongo and the Panthers, the best is yet to come." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 127)

"The Panthers' future is in good hands with Luongo between the pipes. The 23-year-old QMJHL product is at the forefront of the next wave of great young NHL goaltenders. He played brilliantly in 2001-02, albeit in a losing cause on most nights, until a torn ankle ligament ended his year. Luongo is tall, rangy and athletic while his reflexes are lightning fast. He raises his game when the pressure mounts. His main problem may be a propensity to take on too much responsibility for his team's defensive shortcomings. Luongo enters the season primed to lead the Panthers back to respectability. The undisputed No. 1 goaltender can expect 65-70 appearances." (The Sports Forecaster 2002-03, p. 125)

"Luongo might not be a franchise goaltender yet, but he's getting close. In his fourth season, the former first-round pick set career highs for wins, games, saves, shots against and shutouts while eclipsing John Vanbiesbrouck's club record for shutouts. Not bad for a 24-year-old. Playing his first season under goaltending coach Clint Malarchuk, Luongo also made big strides in controlling rebounds and handling the puck. Luongo's shots against total was higher than any goalie other than the Blue Jackets' Marc Denis, which raises concerns he could get burned out if not given a better supporting cast or at least one that is more competent at limiting shots and clearing rebounds. A butterfly goaltender who has learned how to make himself big in net and who possesses an excellent glove hand, Luongo appears to be on the verge of joining the ranks of the elite as part of a changing of the guard at the position. Luongo was also superb in the World Championships, taking over for an injured Sean Burke and leading Canada to the gold medal. He said he felt his performance might have taken him to a new level in understanding the demands of the position." (The Sporting News Hockey Yearbook 2003-04, p. 41)

"Despite the fact Florida took Luongo to arbitration this summer, he's still the team's backbone and foundation. The big, athletic netminder is lightning quick and remains poised in all game situations. Luongo is capable of winning games all by himself. This season, he should get greater defensive support." (The Sports Forecaster 2005-06, p. 103)

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VEZINA TROPHY BALLOTING:

PTS1st2nd3rdRANKSHARE
2003-044563630.30
2005-06401170.03
2006-071161415120.77

ALL-STAR TEAM BALLOTING:

PTS1st2nd3rdRANKSHARE
2003-0423232191520.45
2005-061201980.02
2006-075215286320.73

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SEASON RECORDS:

SEASONTEAMLEAGUE AGEGPMIN WLTOL WPCTGAGAASA SVPCTShOGA PiMS/60UNI#SHOOTOUTS Z-SCOREGDGARSNW% SNWSNL
1994-95 Montreal-Bourassa College QAAA 16 25 1465 10 14 94 3.85
1995-96 Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 17 23 1199 6 11 4 74 3.70
1996-97 Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 18 60 3305 32 21 2 171 3.10 1742 0.902 2 4 31.62
1997-98 Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 19 54 3046 27 20 5 157 3.09 1547 0.899 7 2 19 30.47
1997-98 Canada WORLD JUNIOR 19 3 145 7 2.89
1997-98 Val d'Or Foreurs MEM CUP 19 3 180 3 19 6.33
1998-99 Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 20 21 1177 6 10 2 77 3.93 707 0.891 1 36.04
1998-99 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 20 22 1341 14 7 1 74 3.31 764 0.903 34.18
1998-99 Canada WORLD JUNIOR 20 7 405 13 1.93
1998-99 Acadie-Bathurst Titan MEM CUP 20 3 180 3 11 3.67
1999-00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 21 26 1517 10 12 4 0 0.462 74 2.93 807 0.908 1 0 0 0 31.92 0.099 0.813 12.918 0.505 13 13
1999-00 New York Islanders NHL 21 24 1292 7 14 1 0 0.341 70 3.25 730 0.904 1 0 0 0 33.90 -0.026 -0.208 10.742 0.499 11 11
2000-01 Louisville Panthers AHL 22 3 178 1 2 0 0 0.333 10 3.38 121 0.917 0 0 0 0 40.90 0.408 1.306 3.121 0.561 2 1
2000-01 Florida Panthers NHL 22 47 2628 12 24 7 0 0.360 107 2.44 1333 0.920 5 0 0 2 30.43 2.071 22.390 42.385 0.594 26 17
2000-01 Canada WORLD 22 2 84 2 1.44 39 0.949 27.86
2001-02 Florida Panthers NHL 23 58 3030 16 33 4 0 0.340 140 2.77 1653 0.915 4 0 1 2 32.73 1.087 12.800 37.595 0.544 29 24
2002-03 Florida Panthers NHL 24 65 3627 20 34 7 0 0.385 164 2.71 2011 0.918 6 0 0 4 33.27 1.540 19.903 50.068 0.557 34 27
2003-04 Florida Panthers NHL 25 72 4252 25 33 14 0 0.444 173 2.44 2475 0.930 7 0 3 2 34.92 3.465 49.290 86.415 0.623 45 27
2003-04 Canada WORLD CUP 25 1 64 1 3 2.82 40 0.925 37.50
2004-05 Canada WORLD 26 2 120 1 1 3 1.50 43 0.930 1 21.50
2005-06 Florida Panthers NHL 27 75 4305 35 30 0 9 0.534 213 2.97 2488 0.914 4 0 3 2 34.68 1 4-4 (20/27) 2.266 33.787 71.107 0.573 42 32
2006-07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 28 76 4490 47 22 0 6 0.667 171 2.29 2169 0.921 5 0 2 10 28.98 1 5-3 (21/31) 2.623 35.889 68.424 0.594 45 30
2007-08 Vancouver Canucks NHL 29 73 4233 35 29 0 9 0.541 168 2.38 2029 0.917 6 0 3 4 28.76 6-8 (39/54) 1.301 16.862 47.297 0.548 40 33
2008-09 Vancouver Canucks NHL 30 54 3181 33 13 0 7 0.689 124 2.34 1542 0.920 9 0 1 4 29.08 1 1.501 16.993 40.123 0.564 30 23
2009-10 Vancouver Canucks NHL 31 68 3899 40 22 0 4 0.636 167 2.57 1915 0.913 4 0 0 0 29.47 0.241 2.997 31.722 0.509 34 32
2010-11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 32 60 3590 38 15 0 7 0.692 126 2.11 1753 0.928 4 0 3 2 29.30 1 3-5 (14/26) 2.313 27.357 53.652 0.597 36 24 
POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
95-96 Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL       3     68   0   1    5   4.41                    0
96-97 Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL      13    777   8   5   44   3.40                    0
97-98 Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL      17   1019  14   3   37   2.18                    2   0   1    16
98-99 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 23   1400  16   6   64   2.74                    0   0   2     0
99-00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL     6    359   3   3   18   3.01                    0   0   1     0
06-07 Vancouver Canucks NHL       12    847   5   7   25   1.77     427   .941     0   0   0     0
ONE (1) NHL POSTSEASON            12    847   5   7   25   1.77     427   .941     0   0   0     0

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