Dwayne Roloson

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Position Goaltender
Catches Left
Nickname(s) Roli (the goalie),
Height
Weight		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
178 lb (81 kg/12 st 10 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 Edmonton Oilers
Minnesota Wild
Buffalo Sabres
Calgary Flames
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born October 12, 1969 (1969-10-12) (age 38),
Simcoe, ON, CAN
Pro career 1994 – present

Albert Dwayne Roloson (born October 12, 1969 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey goaltender with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League.

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[edit] Playing career

[edit] Pre-NHL

A Hobey Baker Award nominee and NCAA All-American while tending goal for University of Massachusetts Lowell, Roloson went undrafted after graduating. He was signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames in 1994. After splitting time between the Flames and their American Hockey League counterpart, the Saint John Flames, he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres to back up Dominik Hašek. Following two years with the Sabres' organization, he was picked up in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Rather than joining the Blue Jackets, Roloson signed with the AHL team of the St. Louis Blues, the Worcester IceCats.

[edit] NHL years

[edit] Minnesota years

Deciding to give the NHL one more try, Roloson earned a roster spot with the Minnesota Wild in 2001. In the 2002–03 NHL season, Roloson shared netminding duties with Manny Fernandez as the Wild made their first ever appearance in the post-season, defeating the Colorado Avalanche in the first round and the Vancouver Canucks in the second round. Despite splitting goaltending duties with Fernandez, Roloson earned his first All-Star appearance at age 34, appearing in the 2004 NHL All-Star Game with the Western Conference team. He also won the Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award for having the NHL's best save percentage.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Roloson played with the SM-liiga's Lukko. He returned to the Wild once the lockout concluded.`

[edit] Edmonton years and playoffs

On March 8, 2006, Roloson was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for the first round pick that later became James Sheppard and a conditional draft pick that later became a third rounder. Initially, Oilers General Manager Kevin Lowe was harshly criticized for the acquisition when Roloson struggled during the regular season. Lowe was criticized both for not acquiring a better goaltender, and also for surrendering a first round draft pick to a divisional rival.

Criticism was muted following sensational play by Roloson, backstopping the Oilers to the final of the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He had a record of 12–5 through the first three rounds, and along with Chris Pronger, was considered a front-runner for the Conn Smythe Trophy if the Oilers were victorious in the finals.

However, during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes, Roloson suffered a third degree MCL sprain of his right knee when Hurricanes forward Andrew Ladd was pushed into Roloson by a back-checking Oiler defensemen Marc-Andre Bergeron. Oilers coach Craig MacTavish announced that Roloson would not be able to continue in the series. It was also learned that he had hyper-extended his right elbow in the collision as well. As a result, Ty Conklin lost Game 1 after Roloson's departure and co-backup goalie Jussi Markkanen was left to finish the series. The Oilers eventually lost to the Hurricanes in seven games. Months of intense rehabilitation would follow in order to prepare Dwayne for the 2006–2007 season.

Roloson could have tested the Unrestricted Free-Agency market in the summer of 2006 but opted to re-sign with the Oilers on July 1, 2006. The majority of Edmonton fans were expecting Kevin Lowe to sign Roloson to a one or two year contract due to his age, but in the end a three year deal was signed.

He was a member of the Canadian 2007 IIHF World Championship team that won gold in a 4–2 win against Finland in Moscow.

In the 2007–08 season, Roloson started out strong before seeing his record fall to 7–12–0. In early January 2008, original backup Mathieu Garon had taken the reigns as starter. It wasn't until March 13, 2008 when Roloson had seen regular play - he came in as relief to an injured Garon and started each subsequent game.

[edit] Awards

  • NHL Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award - 2004
  • NHL All-Star Game - 2004
  • AHL Baz Bastien Memorial Trophy (Best Goaltender) - 2001
  • AHL First All-Star Team - 2001
  • HE First All-Star Team - 1994
  • HE Player of the Year - 1994
  • HE William Flynn Tournament MVP Award - 1994
  • NCAA East First All-American Team - 1994

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season

   
Season Team League GP W L T OT MIN GA SO GAA S/P
1990–91 UMass-Lowell HE 15 5 9 0 – 823 63 0 4.59 n/a
1991–92 UMass-Lowell HE 12 3 8 0 – 660 52 0 4.73 n/a
1992–93 UMass-Lowell HE 39 20 17 2 – 2342 150 0 3.84 n/a
1993–94 UMass-Lowell HE 40 23 10 7 – 2305 106 0 2.76 n/a
1994–95 Saint John AHL 46 16 21 8 – 2734 156 1 3.42 .900
1995–96 Saint John AHL 67 33 22 11 – 4026 190 1 2.83 .905
1996–97 Saint John AHL 8 6 2 0 – 481 22 1 2.75 .910
1996–97 Calgary NHL 31 9 14 3 – 1618 78 0 2.89 .897
1997–98 Saint John AHL 4 3 0 1 – 245 8 0 1.96 .939
1997–98 Calgary NHL 39 11 16 8 – 2205 110 0 2.89 .897
1998–99 Rochester AHL 2 2 0 0 – 120 4 0 2.00 .922
1998–99 Buffalo NHL 18 6 8 2 – 911 42 1 2.77 .909
1999–00 Buffalo NHL 14 1 7 3 – 677 32 0 2.84 .884
2000–01 Worcester AHL 52 32 15 5 – 3127 113 6 2.17 .929
2001–02 Minnesota NHL 45 14 20 7 – 2506 112 5 2.68 .901
2002–03 Minnesota NHL 50 23 16 8 – 2945 98 4 2.00 .927
2003–04 Minnesota NHL 48 19 18 11 – 2847 89 5 1.88 .933
2004–05 Lukko Rauma Fin 34 20 10 4 – 2048 70 4 2.05 .931
2005–06 Minnesota NHL 24 6 17 – 1 1361 68 1 3.00 .910
2005–06 Edmonton NHL 19 8 7 – 5 1163 47 1 2.42 .905
2006–07 Edmonton NHL 68 27 34 – 6 3931 180 4 2.75 .909
2007–08 Edmonton NHL 43 15 17 – 5 2340 119 0 3.05 .901
NHL CAREER TOTALS 399 139 174 42 16 22504 975 22 2.60 .909
AHL CAREER TOTALS 179 92 60 25 – 10733 493 9 2.76 .911
  • Stats as of end of 2006–07 season

[edit] Playoffs

   
Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SO GAA S/P
1994–95 Saint John AHL 5 1 4 299 13 0 2.60 .897
1995–96 Saint John AHL 16 10 6 1027 49 1 2.86 n/a
1998–99 Buffalo NHL 4 1 1 139 10 0 4.31 .870
2000–01 Worcester AHL 11 6 5 697 23 1 1.97 .931
2002–03 Minnesota NHL 11 5 6 578 25 0 2.59 .903
2004–05 Lukko Rauma Fin 9 4 5 512 18 2 2.10 .941
2005–06 Edmonton NHL 18 12 5 1159 45 1 2.33 .927
NHL CAREER TOTALS 33 18 12 1878 80 1 2.56 .915
AHL CAREER TOTALS 32 17 15 2022 85 2 2.52  ?
  • Stats as of June 6th 2006

[edit] International statistics

Year Team Event   MINS GA GAA SO Sv.%
1995 Canada WJC - - - - -
2007 Canada WHC 240 10 2.50 0 .910

[edit] Personal life

  • Roloson and his wife, Melissa,who were married around 1999–2000, have two sons, Brett, 7, and Ross, 5
  • Best friends with Rob Blake, with whom he played in high school [1]
  • Dwayne wears contact lenses and writes with his left hand.
  • The Saint Paul Police Federation swore in Dwayne Roloson as an honorary police officer for his interest and involvement.. The award is to recognize the contribution and support to local law inforcement. Roli can now patrol his former neighborhood from when he played for the Wild.
  • Teaches his goalie school with Wild goaltending coach Bob Mason

[edit] See also

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Preceded by
Marty Turco		 Winner of the Crozier Award
2004		 Succeeded by
Cristobal Huet
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