Tom Barrasso
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| Position | Goaltender |
| Caught | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg/14 st 0 lb) |
| Pro clubs | NHL Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues AHL Rochester Americans |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | March 31, 1965 , Boston, MA, U.S. |
| NHL Draft | 5th overall, 1983 Buffalo Sabres |
| Pro career | 1983 – 2003 |
Thomas Patrick Barrasso (born March 31, 1965 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former National Hockey League goaltender who played 18 seasons for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues. He currently serves as director of goaltending development for the Carolina Hurricanes.
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[edit] Playing career
Tom Barrasso grew up in the town of Stow, Massachusetts, playing ice hockey on an outdoor rink. He started playing goalie when he was only 4 years old and by the time he was a teenager, playing in net for Acton-Boxborough high school with fellow NHL player Jeff Norton, Barrasso was considered one of the most promising American goaltending prospects of all time. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres with the 5th overall pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, becoming the highest drafted goalie ever until Roberto Luongo was taken 4th overall in 1997. Skipping a college career, he went straight from high school to the NHL where he exceeded all expectations. Barrasso won the Calder Trophy and Vezina Trophy in his first season, becoming just the third player to win both awards in the same year.
In 1988, the Sabres traded Barrasso to the Pittsburgh Penguins where he won two Stanley Cups, in 1991 and 1992. It was his outstanding play in these Cup runs that established him as a "money goalie", someone who could deliver wins when it counted the most. In the following years, Barrasso almost entirely missed two seasons, the 1994–95 NHL season and the 1996–97 NHL season with injuries but came back with good performances in the next years. In 1997 he became the first American goaltender to record 300 NHL wins. A fiercely proud competitor, in his later seasons in Pittsburgh he developed a strained relationship with the local media whom he felt were disrespectful of him and his family.
In March 2000, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators for Ron Tugnutt and Janne Laukkanen. He spent the 2000–01 season out of hockey and returned with the Carolina Hurricanes in time for the 2001–02 season. He enjoyed some late international success, winning Silver at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
In his last few seasons he briefly played for several teams, the Ottawa Senators, the Carolina Hurricanes, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the St. Louis Blues until retiring from ice hockey in 2003. He signed a pro forma contract with Pittsburgh on the day he declared retirement so he could leave hockey as a Penguin.
Barrasso now serves as the goaltender coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. He lives with his wife Megan, as well as his three daughters, Ashley, Kelsey, and Mallory. Barrasso founded the Ashley Barrasso Cancer Research Fund during the early 1990s after his daughter survived a bout with neuroblastoma cancer.
[edit] Awards and achievements
- 1984 - Calder Trophy (Top rookie in NHL)
- 1984 - Vezina Trophy (Top goaltender in NHL)
- 1984 - NHL First All-Star Team
- 1985 - NHL Second All-Star Team
- 1985 - William M. Jennings Trophy (Team with fewest goals allowed - shared with Bob Sauve)
- 1985 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
- 1991 - Stanley Cup Champion (Pittsburgh Penguins)
- 1992 - Stanley Cup Champion (Pittsburgh Penguins)
- 1993 - NHL Second All-Star Team
- 2002 - Olympic ice hockey silver medalist (Team USA)
- 2007 - Inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
[edit] Records
- Second most NHL wins by a U.S.-born goaltender - 369
- Most NHL assists by a goaltender - 48
- Most NHL points by a goaltender - 48
[edit] Career statisitics
Season Team Lge GP Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983-84 Buffalo Sabres NHL 42 2475 117 0 2 2.84 26 12 3 981 0.893 1984-85 Buffalo Sabres NHL 54 3248 144 4 5 2.66 25 18 10 1130 0.887 1984-85 Rochester Americans AHL 5 267 6 0 1 1.35 3 1 1 88 0.936 1985-86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 60 3561 214 0 2 3.61 29 24 5 1564 0.880 1986-87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 46 2501 152 4 2 3.65 17 23 2 1046 0.873 1987-88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 54 3133 173 1 2 3.31 25 18 8 1484 0.896 1988-89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10 545 45 1 0 4.95 2 7 0 239 0.842 1988-89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44 2406 162 4 0 4.04 18 15 7 1279 0.888 1989-90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 24 1294 101 2 2 4.68 7 12 3 647 0.865 1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 48 2754 165 2 1 3.59 27 16 3 1414 0.896 1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 57 3329 196 2 1 3.53 25 22 9 1506 0.885 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63 3702 186 2 4 3.01 43 14 5 1699 0.901 1993-94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 44 2482 139 2 2 3.36 22 15 5 1165 0.893 1994-95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2 125 8 0 0 3.84 0 1 1 67 0.893 1995-96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 49 2799 160 5 2 3.43 29 16 2 1466 0.902 1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 270 26 1 0 5.78 0 5 0 160 0.860 1997-98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63 3542 122 8 7 2.07 31 14 13 1556 0.922 1998-99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 43 2306 98 4 4 2.55 19 16 3 895 0.901 1999-00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 870 46 2 1 3.17 5 7 2 340 0.881 1999-00 Ottawa Senators NHL 7 418 22 0 0 3.16 3 4 0 160 0.879 2000-01 Did Not Play Ind 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.000 2001-02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 34 1908 83 2 2 2.61 13 12 5 803 0.906 2001-02 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 219 10 0 0 2.74 2 2 0 100 0.909 2002-03 St. Louis Blues NHL 6 293 16 0 1 3.28 1 4 0 116 0.879
[edit] International play
Barrasso won an Olympic silver medal for his role on the United States Men's Ice Hockey Team in 2002. He made his debut for Team USA at the 1984 Canada Cup at only 19 years of age (Barrasso had previously turned down an offer to play for the 1984 US Olympic team, choosing instead to sign a pro contract with the Sabres). He also played at the 1986 Ice Hockey World Championship and the 1987 Canada Cup.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Tom Barrasso's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Tom Barrasso's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Tom Barrasso's profile at Hockeydraftcentral.com
- More Career Stats
| Preceded by Steve Larmer |
Winner of the Calder Trophy 1984 |
Succeeded by Mario Lemieux |
| Preceded by Pete Peeters |
Winner of the Vezina Trophy 1984 |
Succeeded by Pelle Lindbergh |
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