Mika Noronen

Photo taken from nhl.com press photo. Reprinted without permission.

BORN: Tampere, Finland, June 17, 1979.
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 191. pounds.
CATCHES: Left.

STRENGTHS: Excellent swagger and poise. Thrives in big games, and loves to see plenty of action.
WEAKNESSES: Could use more fluidity in his lateral movement.

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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"The Sabres raised eyebrows when they drafted an unknown goaltender from Finland. After all, they seemed secure at the position with Dominik Hasek and Steve Shields. But Noronen carried Finland to the gold medal in the 1998 World Junior Championship. He was picked as a second team all-star at the competition and got rave reviews from most of the scouts because of his quickness and composure under fire. Noronen was virtually invisible coming up through the system, largely because he played just five games in 1996-97. But the Sabres first started tracking him at youth tournaments for 15- and 16-year-olds in Europe and North America." (Jim Kelley, The Hockey News Future Watch 1998)

"The Finnish stopper had a sluggish performance at the 1999 WJC, one year after guiding his nation to a gold medal. He's the sole reason why Finland won in 1998 and he has a proven track record in other top tournaments, so I'm not going to let one bad performance change my opinion of him," one scout said. "He'll be a No. 1 goalie in the NHL."" (Jim Kelley, The Hockey News Future Watch 1999)

"Formerly, Noronen - still a top prospect - was rated ahead of Biron, but a so-so season in 1998-99 dropped his value. Things should be interesting when he brings his game over to North American ice. Enjoyed a brilliant season in 1997-98 - was great at the WJC for Finland." (The Sports Forecaster 1999-2000, p. 79)

"Noronen has become the glue that has enabled the Amerks to grab first place in the Empire Division and keep it. He should eclipse the 30-win mark this season, something that hasn't been done in the AHL since 1994-95. The 20-year-old Finn has made a surprisingly easy transition to the North American pro game and played every minute in Rochester's recent 14 game unbeaten streak (12-0-2). His progress has been outstanding and I can't say enough about what he's done in the streak," said Amerks' coach Brian McCutcheon." (Jim Kelley, The Hockey News Future Watch 2000)

"This netminder has been a pleasant surprise for the Sabres. With Dominik Hasek returning and Martin Biron waiting in the wings, the Sabres can be patient with the AHL Rookie of the Year. Noronen thrives on a big workload, which is why another year in Rochester will benefit him. He was a huge part of the Amerks run to the Calder Cup final as he pucked up right where Biron left off. His play could easily force a deal sooner or later." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 68)

"The Sabres could have one of the better goaltending combinations in years to come if they decide to keep Noronen and current backup Martin Biron. Noronen, 21, named the top minor prospect by The Hockey News last season, had six shutouts in the American League playoffs a year ago. He started the season in Buffalo and earned two victories before Biron re-signed with the Sabres. Noronen had a rough start in Rochester, but has since settled down. He takes up plenty of space in the net and has great instincts. He's usually a step or two ahead of the play." (Bucky Gleason, The Hockey News Future Watch 2001)

"The Finnish netminder is perhaps the best goaltending prospect currently outside the NHL. He has dominated the AHL for two seasons in a row and is ready for the big league. Noronen was voted to the AHL's second all-star team in 2000-01 and also led the Rochester Americans to the best team goals-against average. He's a big goaltender with excellent flexibility and a propensity for making huge stops at the right time. Noronen finally has a golden opportunity. He is a lock to at least back up Martin Biron but will push the latter for playing time all season long." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 70)

"Noronen has struggled this season after spending two years as the American League's most dominant goaltender. He also had a few problems after being called up twice this season by the Sabres. The Sabres like his size (6-foot-1, 210 pounds), his stand-up style and his anticipation, but given what he has done in the past, this season has been a bit of a setback. (Bucky Gleason, The Hockey News Future Watch 2002)

"With Martin Biron now established as the No. 1 man in Buffalo, Noronen is resigned to a role as a full-time backup - since he has nothing left to prove down on the farm. At 23, Noronen is among the best goaltending prospects in the game. He can dominate a game with his athleticism. The Finnish goalie has supreme confidence in his abilities, which makes him a sure-fire starter down the road. Noronen will continue his apprenticeship as the Sabres' backup in 2002-03 while providing Biron with friendly competition. However, both youngsters will soon be pushed by a third hotshot netminder in the system - Ryan Miller." (The Sports Forecaster 2002-03, p. 68)

"He has been in the AHL trying to regain his confidence following a terrible start with the Sabres. Noronen had a chance to claim the top job because Biron left the door open with his poor play. Instead, Noronen opened the door for Miller and was demoted. Noronen was 0-6-1 with a 3.54 goals-against average and .865 save percentage before getting sent down. He showed problems maintaining his focus while being used sparingly with Buffalo." (Bucky Gleason, The Hockey News Future Watch 2003, p. 22)

"Mika Noronen spent most of last season in [Buffalo coach Lindy] Ruff's doghouse, but responded well when given a chance late in the season and had the best goals-against average of the three. Noronen might be the obvious candidate for a trade, but such a move could backfire if the other two don't live up to their potential. (Sporting News Hockey 2003-04, p. 33)

"If Martin Biron has pressure to maintain his spot in Buffalo, the 26-year-old Finn is under even more under the microscope. Noronen played well at home for HPK Hameenlinna during the lockout, but is running out of time to prove he is Buffalo's best bet to become the starter. He needs a big training camp." (The Sports Forecaster 2005-06, p. 103)

TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Buffalo Sabres in first round (first Sabres pick, 21st overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 21, 1997.
Resigned as restricted free agent with Sabres, July 12, 2002.
Resigned to two-year contract with Sabres, July 31, 2004.
Signed with HPK Hameenlinna (SM-Liiga) during National Hockey League lockout, November 2, 2004.
Traded by Sabres to Vancouver Canucks in exchange for second-round selection in 2006 entry draft, March 9, 2006.

ACCOLADES:

Named to American Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1999-2000.
Winner, Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Trophy, 1999-2000.
Named to American Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 2000-01.
Shared (with Tom Askey) Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award (AHL), 2000-01.

INJURIES:

Suffered neck injury; missed one game, December 9, 2003.
Suffered groin injury; missed six games, December 30, 2003.
Left game with groin injury; missed two additional games, November 22, 2005.

NHL SHOOTOUTS:

DATE	DEC	OPPONENT	GF	GA
11/22/2005	-	NY Rangers			Martin Straka

DID YOU KNOW?

On February 14, 2004, Mika became just the eighth National Hockey League goaltender to be credited with a goal, in Buffalo's 6-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. After replacing Martin Biron midway through the second period, Mika helped the Sabres gain a 5-4 advantage over the Leafs, who pulled netminder Trevor Kidd for a sixth attacker. Toronto centre Robert Reichel tried to pass the puck from behind Buffalo's net, but the puck went all the way down the ice and into the vacated Maple Leaf net. Noronen was the last Buffalo player to touch the puck, and initially thought he would get credit for it, but teammate Dmitri Kalinin was announced as the scorer. Noronen didn't find out until ten minutes after the game. "It's too bad. Maybe I'll get to hear my name next time...it's pretty funny. It's my first goal ever. Hopefully, it's not the last one," said Noronen.

REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS:

YEAR	TEAM	LEAGUE	AGE	GP	MIN	W	L	T	OL	W%	GA	GAA	SA	SVPCT	ShO	G	A	PiM	S/60	UNI#	SOUT	GFA	S+/30	Z-SC	GD	GAR	SNW%	SNW	SNL	VAR	BAV	AVG	AAV	SoS	OS%+
1995-96	Tappara Tampere	FINLAND JR	16	16	962						37	2.31			2
1996-97	Tappara Tampere	FINLAND	17	5	215						17	4.74
1997-98	Tappara Tampere	FINLAND	18	47	1703	14	12	3		0.534	83	2.92			1
1998-99	Tappara Tampere	FINLAND	19	43	2494	18	20	5		0.477	135	3.25	1257	0.893	2			4	30.2
1999-00	Rochester Americans	AHL	20	54	3089	33	13	4		0.700	112	2.18	1408	0.920	6	0	3	8	27.3				0.41	1.8	19.1	40.2	0.578	29	21
2000-01	Rochester Americans	AHL	21	47	2753	26	15	5		0.620	100	2.18	1143	0.913	4	0	2	28	24.9				0.17	0.7	6.6	23.7	0.532	24	22
2000-01	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	21	2	108	2	0	0		1.000	5	2.77	39	0.872	0	0	0	0	21.6	35		4.04	-0.94	-0.7	-1.2	-0.6	0.363	1	1	0.04	0%	100%	0%	-0.14	5.7%
2001-02	Rochester Americans	AHL	22	45	2764	16	17	12		0.489	115	2.50	1217	0.906	3	0	1	8	26.4				-0.21	-0.9	-8.4	9.8	0.462	21	24
2001-02	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	22	10	518	4	3	1		0.563	23	2.66	217	0.894	0	0	0	2	25.1	35		2.23	-0.41	-0.7	-3.0	0.3	0.431	3	5	0.87	39%	46%	15%	-0.03	1.8%
2002-03	Rochester Americans	AHL	23	19	1169	5	9	5		0.395	55	2.82	568	0.903	2	0	0	6	29.2				-0.20	-0.6	-3.8	4.7	0.464	9	10
2002-03	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	23	16	891	4	9	3		0.344	36	2.42	411	0.912	1	0	0	0	27.7	35		2.03	0.11	0.3	1.5	7.6	0.520	8	8	1.17	17%	34%	48%	-0.35	-5.2%
2003-04	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	24	35	1796	11	17	2		0.400	77	2.57	821	0.906	2	1	0	0	27.4	35		2.20	-0.14	-0.5	-3.9	8.4	0.474	14	16	1.03	25%	38%	37%	-0.07	0.1%
2003-04	Finland	WORLD	24	5	306	2	2	1		0.500	8	1.57	102	0.922	1				20.0	35	0-0 (/)		0.37	0.4	1.3	2.8	0.573	3	2
2005-06	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	26	4	170	1	1		0	0.500	10	3.52	77	0.870	0	0	0	0	27.1	31	0-0 (0/0)	2.05	-0.94	-0.9	-2.4	-1.2	0.366	1	1	1.02	44%	44%	12%	0.35	7.9%
2005-06	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	26	4	169	1	2		0	0.333	12	4.27	77	0.844	0	0	0	2	27.4	35	0-0 (0/1)	2.57	-1.72	-1.7	-4.4	-3.2	0.286	1	2	1.18	36%	64%	0%	0.14	0.5%
2005-06	Rochester Americans	AHL	26	2	121	0	2		0	0.000	6	2.99	59	0.898	0	0	0	0	29.4	29	0-0 (0/0)	1.97	-0.18	-0.2	-0.3	0.5	0.470	1	1	0.16	0%	100%	0%
2005-06	HPK Hammeenlinna	FINLAND	26	27	1614	14	8	4		0.615	54	2.01	740	0.927			1	29	27.5
2008-09	Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo	KHL	29	14	713	2	9	2		0.231	31	2.61	281	0.890	1	0	0	2	23.7	30			-0.45	-0.8	-4.2	0.0	0.428	6	7
2008-09	Linkopings HC	SWEDEN	29	3	160	1	1	0		0.500	11	4.13	105	0.895	0	0	0	0	39.4	90			-0.44	-0.5	-1.6	0.0	0.425	1	1
2013-14	HC Davos	SWITZ	34	15	891						42	2.83	516	0.919	1	0	0	2	34.8	35			0.07	0.2	1.2	8.9	0.514
2013-14	EHC Red Bull Munchen	GERMANY	34	5	312	2	3	0		0.400	11	2.12	204	0.946	0				39.3	33			0.84	1.5	5.7	8.8	0.697	3	2
		NHL TOTALS		71	3653	23	32	6	0	0.426	163	2.68	1642	0.901	3	1	0	4	27.0		0-0 (0/1)				-13.4	11.2	0.464	28	33

POSTSEASON STATISTICS:

YEAR	TEAM	LEAGUE	AGE	GP	MIN	W	L	W%	GA	GAA	SA	SVPCT	ShO	G	A	PiM	S/60	UNI#	S+/30	Z-SC	GD	GAR	SNW%	SNW	SNL
1997-98	Tappara Tampere	FINLAND	18	4	196	1	2	0.333	12	3.67			0
1999-00	Rochester Americans	AHL	20	21	1235	13	8	0.619	37	1.80	577	0.936	6	0	0	6	28.0
2000-01	Rochester Americans	AHL	21	4	250	1	3	0.250	11	2.64	96	0.885	0	0	0	0	23.0
2001-02	Rochester Americans	AHL	22	1	59	0	1	0.000	3	3.05	23	0.870	0	0	0	0	23.4
2004-05	HPK Hammeenlinna	FINLAND	25	9	482	4	4	0.500	21	2.61	256	0.918	1				31.9
2008-09	Linkopings HC	SWEDEN	29	3	221				8	2.17	77	0.896	1				20.9	90	-0.89	-1.0	-2.3	-1.1	0.338
2013-14	EHC Red Bull Munchen	GERMANY	34	3	180	1	2	0.333	10	3.33	106	0.906	0				35.3	33	-0.80	-1.1	-2.8	-1.2	0.341	1	2

NHL GAME LOGS:

DATE	DEC	MIN	SEC	SAVES	SHOTS	SCORE	OT	SOUT	OPP	LOC	GOALTENDERS	SUBSTITUTION
	Selected by Buffalo Sabres in National Hockey League entry draft, June 21, 1997.
10/05/2000	W	48	25	15	17	4-2		/	Chicago	Home	Thibault	Replaced Hasek
10/07/2000	W	60		19	22	5-3		/	Los Angeles	Home	Storr
10/13/2000						2-3		/	Edmonton	Road	Salo
10/14/2000						0-4		/	Vancouver	Road	Potvin
10/17/2000						3-4		/	Montreal	Road	Theodore
11/11/2000						4-0		/	New Jersey	Road	Brodeur
12/14/2001	W	60	50	22	24	3-2	OT	/	Carolina	Home	Barrasso
12/15/2001	L	45	8	18	21	2-4		/	NY Rangers	Road	Richter	Replaced by Biron
12/21/2001	T	65		30	33	3-3	OT	/	Toronto	Home	Joseph
12/22/2001						2-3		/	Toronto	Road	Joseph
12/26/2001	W	59	53	15	16	3-1		/	Montreal	Home	Theodore
12/29/2001						2-2	OT	/	Columbus	Road	Tugnutt
12/31/2001	-	20		9	11	4-5		/	Carolina	Home	Irbe	Replaced by Biron
03/14/2002	W	59	58	31	32	3-1		/	Philadelphia	Road	Boucher
03/15/2002	-	53	54	15	17	2-5		/	Florida	Road	Luongo	Replaced Biron
03/17/2002						2-2	OT	/	Tampa Bay	Road	Khabibulin
03/19/2002						5-1		/	Ottawa	Home	Lalime
03/21/2002						1-2		/	Boston	Home	Dafoe
03/23/2002						0-2		/	Toronto	Road	Schwab
03/24/2002	W	61	27	25	27	3-2	OT	/	Ottawa	Road	Lalime
03/26/2002						3-4		/	Washington	Home	Kolzig
03/28/2002	L	32	47	15	19	1-4		/	St. Louis	Road	Johnson	Replaced by Biron
03/30/2002						3-1		/	Philadelphia	Road	Boucher
04/01/2002						3-1		/	Philadelphia	Home	Cechmanek
04/03/2002						1-1	OT	/	NY Islanders	Home	Osgood
04/05/2002						3-1		/	Florida	Home	Kidd
04/07/2002						5-3		/	Tampa Bay	Road	Khabibulin
04/12/2002	L	59	3	14	17	1-3		/	Washington	Home	Charpentier
04/13/2002						3-0		/	Montreal	Road	Theodore
10/10/2002						5-1		/	NY Islanders	Home	Osgood, Snow
10/12/2002						6-1		/	Montreal	Road	Theodore
10/13/2002						0-3		/	Chicago	Road	Thibault
10/17/2002						4-4	OT	/	NY Rangers	Home	Blackburn
10/19/2002	L	59	41	25	28	2-3		/	Phoenix	Home	Burke
10/22/2002						2-1		/	Philadelphia	Home	Cechmanek
10/25/2002						1-2		/	New Jersey	Home	Brodeur
10/26/2002						2-5		/	Pittsburgh	Road	Hedberg
10/29/2002						1-1	OT	/	Vancouver	Road	Cloutier
10/31/2002						0-3		/	Calgary	Road	Turek
11/01/2002	T	65		39	40	1-1	OT	/	Edmonton	Road	Salo
11/03/2002						2-3		/	Columbus	Road	Denis
11/07/2002	L	59	58	19	21	0-2		/	Carolina	Road	Weekes
11/09/2002	L	26	14	6	7	4-6		/	Atlanta	Home	Nurminen	Replaced Biron
11/12/2002	L	28	38	10	14	3-4		/	Boston	Home	Shields	Replaced by Biron
11/15/2002						2-3		/	Toronto	Home	Belfour
11/16/2002						1-4		/	Ottawa	Road	Lalime
11/27/2002						1-1	OT	/	Tampa Bay	Home	Hodson
11/29/2002						1-4		/	Pittsburgh	Home	Hedberg
11/30/2002						1-3		/	Toronto	Road	Belfour
12/04/2002						4-0		/	Anaheim	Home	Gerber
12/06/2002						4-1		/	NY Rangers	Road	Blackburn
12/07/2002						4-3		/	Washington	Home	Charpentier
12/10/2002						2-4		/	Ottawa	Home	Prusek
12/13/2002						1-1	OT	/	Chicago	Home	Thibault
12/14/2002						0-2		/	Philadelphia	Road	Esche
12/18/2002						4-2		/	Boston	Home	Shields
12/20/2002						0-3		/	Florida	Home	Luongo
12/21/2002	L	39	34	6	10	2-6		/	Montreal	Road	Theodore	Replaced Biron
12/23/2002	L	60		23	28	2-5		/	Pittsburgh	Road	Hedberg
12/26/2002						2-3		/	Ottawa	Home	Prusek
12/28/2002						3-4		/	Minnesota	Home	Fernandez
12/30/2002						3-4		/	Washington	Road	Kolzig
02/23/2003						4-1		/	Tampa Bay	Road	Grahame
02/24/2003						2-2	OT	/	Florida	Road	Luongo
02/26/2003						2-3		/	Washington	Road	Kolzig
02/28/2003						5-3		/	Dallas	Home	Tugnutt
03/01/2003	L	62	41	31	33	1-2	OT	/	NY Islanders	Road	Snow
03/04/2003						1-2		/	Washington	Home	Kolzig
03/06/2003						4-2		/	Toronto	Home	Belfour
03/08/2003	W	60		29	29	4-0		/	Florida	Road	Hurme
03/09/2003	T	65		27	28	1-1	OT	/	Tampa Bay	Road	Khabibulin
03/12/2003						2-3	OT	/	Carolina	Home	Desrochers
03/14/2003	L	59	9	29	32	2-4		/	Tampa Bay	Home	Grahame
03/15/2003						3-5		/	Atlanta	Road	Nurminen
03/18/2003						5-2		/	Philadelphia	Home	Esche
03/19/2003						0-3		/	NY Rangers	Road	Dunham
03/22/2003	L	60	35	16	19	2-3	OT	/	Toronto	Road	Belfour
03/24/2003						4-3	OT	/	Colorado	Home	Aebischer
03/26/2003	W	60		29	30	2-1		/	Florida	Home	Luongo, Hurme
03/28/2003						4-1		/	Montreal	Home	Garon
03/29/2003	W	59	57	38	39	3-1		/	Carolina	Road	Weekes
03/31/2003						0-3		/	Dallas	Road	Turco
04/02/2003	W	59	58	20	23	4-3		/	Atlanta	Home	Nurminen
04/05/2003						5-8		/	Boston	Road	Shields, Thomas
04/06/2003	T	64	56	28	30	2-2	OT	/	New Jersey	Home	Schwab
10/13/2003						4-3		/	Dallas	Home	Turco, Tugnutt
10/16/2003						1-4		/	Edmonton	Road	Conklin
10/18/2003	W	59	32	20	20	2-0		/	Calgary	Road	Turek
10/20/2003	L	20		5	8	1-6		/	Vancouver	Road	Cloutier	Replaced by Biron
10/23/2003						5-1		/	Los Angeles	Road	Huet
10/24/2003						5-2		/	Anaheim	Road	Giguere
10/26/2003						3-1		/	Colorado	Road	Sauve
10/28/2003						1-3		/	Minnesota	Home	Fernandez
10/30/2003	W	60		18	21	5-3		/	Toronto	Home	Belfour
11/01/2003						1-1	OT	/	Ottawa	Road	Lalime
11/05/2003	-	6	24	1	1	4-7		/	Atlanta	Home	Nurminen	Replaced Biron
11/07/2003	W	60		36	37	2-1		/	Montreal	Home	Theodore
11/08/2003	L	59	44	24	27	0-3		/	Montreal	Road	Theodore
11/12/2003						2-2	OT	/	New Jersey	Home	Brodeur
11/14/2003	L	63	9	21	23	1-2	OT	/	Pittsburgh	Home	Caron
11/17/2003						2-1		/	Ottawa	Road	Prusek
11/19/2003	-	30	35	9	9	1-4		/	New Jersey	Road	Brodeur	Replaced Biron
11/21/2003	W	59	58	35	35	5-0		/	Carolina	Home	Storr
11/22/2003	L	59	8	21	23	1-2		/	Tampa Bay	Road	Grahame
11/24/2003						1-2		/	Florida	Road	Luongo
11/26/2003	W	60		18	20	5-2		/	Washington	Home	Stana
11/28/2003	-	6	39	5	7	4-3		/	Florida	Home	Shields	Replaced by Biron
11/29/2003						1-4		/	Nashville	Road	Vokoun
12/03/2003	W	60		22	24	3-2		/	Chicago	Road	Leighton
12/04/2003	L	58	58	28	31	2-3		/	Phoenix	Home	Boucher
12/06/2003						1-3		/	Tampa Bay	Home	Khabibulin
12/12/2003	L	58	11	31	34	1-3		/	NY Rangers	Home	Markkanen
12/13/2003	L	60		21	24	2-3		/	Minnesota	Road	Fernandez
12/16/2003	L	59	15	24	26	1-2		/	Pittsburgh	Road	Caron
12/19/2003						2-5		/	New Jersey	Home	Brodeur
12/23/2003	T	64	59	31	33	2-2	OT	/	Ottawa	Home	Lalime
12/26/2003	W	60		30	31	3-1		/	Carolina	Home	Weekes
12/27/2003	W	59	47	21	22	3-1		/	Washington	Road	Kolzig
12/29/2003	L	58	51	29	31	1-2		/	Carolina	Road	Weekes
01/12/2004						3-4		/	Boston	Road	Raycroft
01/13/2004	W	60		35	37	6-2		/	Philadelphia	Home	Hackett
01/15/2004	L	59	0	23	24	0-1		/	Boston	Home	Potvin
01/17/2004	L	58	36	19	23	2-4		/	NY Islanders	Road	DiPietro
01/20/2004	L	59	58	19	23	1-4		/	Atlanta	Road	Nurminen
01/22/2004						3-2		/	Boston	Road	Raycroft
01/24/2004	L	59	17	20	22	1-2		/	Philadelphia	Road	Esche
01/25/2004						4-2		/	Carolina	Road	Storr
01/27/2004						4-1		/	Montreal	Home	Theodore
01/30/2004						3-1		/	NY Rangers	Road	Dunham
01/31/2004						3-1		/	NY Rangers	Home	Markkanen
02/05/2004	-	20		3	5	2-6		/	Boston	Home	Raycroft	Replaced Biron
02/10/2004						2-1		/	San Jose	Home	Nabokov
02/13/2004						8-3		/	Los Angeles	Home	Cechmanek, Huet
02/14/2004	W	27	8	17	18	6-4		/	Toronto	Road	Kidd	Replaced Biron
02/16/2004	W	60		23	25	7-2		/	Atlanta	Home	Nurminen, Dafoe
02/18/2004	T	64	56	22	23	1-1	OT	/	Florida	Home	Luongo
02/20/2004						4-3	OT	/	Tampa Bay	Home	Grahame
02/21/2004	-	20		11	11	1-4		/	NY Islanders	Road	DiPietro	Replaced Biron
02/25/2004	L	42	46	19	24	2-8		/	New Jersey	Road	Brodeur	Replaced by Biron
02/27/2004						2-4		/	NY Islanders	Home	DiPietro
02/28/2004	L	59	54	26	33	1-7		/	Ottawa	Road	Lalime
03/03/2004						4-3		/	Ottawa	Home	Lalime
03/06/2004						5-1		/	Toronto	Road	Belfour
03/07/2004						1-5		/	St. Louis	Home	Divis
03/10/2004						6-0		/	Washington	Road	Kolzig
03/11/2004						2-3	OT	/	Boston	Home	Potvin
03/13/2004						2-3	OT	/	Boston	Road	Raycroft
03/15/2004						5-6	OT	/	Toronto	Home	Kidd
03/17/2004						4-3	OT	/	Atlanta	Road	Nurminen
03/18/2004	L	59	30	23	25	1-3		/	Tampa Bay	Road	Khabibulin
03/20/2004						2-1		/	Florida	Road	Luongo
03/24/2004						2-1		/	Montreal	Home	Garon
03/26/2004						5-1		/	Pittsburgh	Home	Caron
03/27/2004						2-2	OT	/	Pittsburgh	Road	Caron
03/29/2004						6-0		/	Columbus	Home	Brathwaite
03/31/2004						4-3		/	NY Rangers	Road	Dunham
04/02/2004						0-2		/	Toronto	Home	Belfour
04/03/2004	L	60		33	39	3-6		/	Montreal	Road	Theodore
11/02/2005	L	32	33	13	17	4-10		/	Ottawa	Home	Emery	Replaced Biron, replaced by Biron
11/04/2005						2-3		/	Montreal	Home	Danis
11/05/2005						2-3		/	Montreal	Road	Theodore
11/09/2005						3-5		/	Carolina	Home	Gerber
11/11/2005						5-2		/	Toronto	Home	Belfour
11/12/2005						1-6		/	Ottawa	Road	Emery
11/15/2005						4-1		/	New Jersey	Home	Brodeur
11/17/2005						8-5		/	Washington	Home	Johnson
11/19/2005	W	59	58	20	22	3-2		/	Boston	Road	Raycroft
11/22/2005	-	64	35	25	27	2-3	SO	0/1	NY Rangers	Home	Weekes	Replaced by Biron
11/27/2005						3-2		/	Washington	Road	Kolzig
11/29/2005						3-2		/	Pittsburgh	Road	Fleury
12/01/2005						3-2	OT	/	Montreal	Road	Theodore
12/02/2005	L	11	26	7	11	0-5		/	San Jose	Home	Nabokov, Schaefer	Replaced by Biron
12/04/2005						6-4		/	Colorado	Home	Aebischer, Budaj
12/08/2005						3-2	OT	/	Anaheim	Home	Giguere
12/11/2005						3-2		/	Minnesota	Road	Roloson
12/14/2005						4-3		/	Dallas	Home	Turco
12/16/2005						4-3	OT	/	Pittsburgh	Road	Fleury
12/17/2005						4-3		/	Pittsburgh	Home	Thibault
	Traded by Sabres to Vancouver Canucks, March 9, 2006.
03/11/2006						1-2		/	Dallas	Home	Turco
03/13/2006						2-4		/	Dallas	Road	Turco
03/14/2006	L	59	51	22	27	0-5		/	Nashville	Road	Vokoun
03/17/2006						3-2		/	Columbus	Road	Leclaire
03/19/2006	-	16	18	9	9	3-7		/	Detroit	Home	Osgood	Replaced Auld
03/21/2006						4-1		/	Edmonton	Road	Roloson
03/23/2006						4-3	SO	/	Edmonton	Home	Roloson
03/25/2006						2-3		/	Edmonton	Home	Roloson
03/27/2006						7-4		/	Los Angeles	Home	Garon
03/29/2006						2-1		/	Minnesota	Home	Fernandez
03/31/2006						1-2	SO	/	Minnesota	Home	Fernandez
04/02/2006	-	30	4	5	7	2-6		/	Anaheim	Road	Giguere	Replaced Auld
04/03/2006						0-1		/	Los Angeles	Road	Garon
04/08/2006						3-2	OT	/	Calgary	Home	Kiprusoff
04/10/2006						2-4		/	Anaheim	Home	Giguere
04/12/2006						4-5	OT	/	San Jose	Home	Toskala
04/13/2006						3-5		/	San Jose	Road	Nabokov
04/15/2006	W	64	2	31	34	4-3	OT	/	Colorado	Home	Theodore

Game logs have been compiled using the best information that I can find; for a detailed list of known concerns, please click here. I am always looking for assistance in making these more accurate, and welcome your help. For the 1983-84 season and prior, one of my key sources was the Hockey Summary Project, a tremendous resource and one of the best data collections on the Internet. In return, I have attempted to make these data better where possible.

AHL GAME LOGS:

DATE	DEC	MIN	SEC	SAVES	SHOTS	SCORE	OT	SOUT	OPP	LOC	GOALTENDERS
	Assigned to Rochester Americans on conditioning assignment, March 2006.
03/01/2006	L	59	4	30	33	2-3		/	Peoria	Road	Divis
03/03/2006	L	61	32	23	26	2-3	OT	/	Milwaukee	Road	Finley

INTERNATIONAL GAME LOGS:

DATE	DEC	MIN	SEC	SAVES	SHOTS	SCORE	OT	SOUT	OPP	LOC	GOALTENDERS	NOTES
	Played for Finland at 2004 IIHF World Championships (Czech Republic).
04/24/2004	W	60		15	17	4-2		/	United States	Home	Dunham
04/28/2004	L	59		27	31	2-5		/	Slovakia	Home	Lasak
04/30/2004	T	60		28	29	1-1		/	Sweden	Home	Lundqvist
05/03/2004	W	60		19	19	3-0		/	Russia	Home	Podomatski
05/06/2004	L	65	33	32	37	4-5	OT	/	Canada	Home	Luongo	Quarterfinals

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