Darcy Wakaluk
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Darcy Wakaluk | |||
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Born |
Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada | March 14, 1966||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
Phoenix Coyotes | ||
NHL draft |
144th overall, 1984 Buffalo Sabres | ||
Playing career | 1986–1997 |
Darcy Wakaluk (born March 14, 1966) is a
from 1988 to 1997.Wakaluk played for the WHL's Kelowna Wings and Spokane Chiefs. After being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres, Wakaluk then spent part of 5 seasons with the Rochester Americans of the AHL, winning the Calder Cup Championship in his first year (1986–87) and reaching the Finals once again in 1989-90.
On December 6, 1987, Wakaluk became the first American Hockey League goaltender to score a goal when he shot the puck the length of the ice into an empty net in a game with Rochester against Utica. Two days later, Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers would accomplish the same feat becoming the first NHL goalie to score a goal by shooting the puck, also shooting into an empty net (Billy Smith had been credited with a goal a few years earlier, but it had been an instance of an opposing player accidentally shooting the puck into his own empty net). Darcy would go on to be inducted into the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame in 2012.
He was selected 144th overall by the
He played for the North Stars for two seasons, and subsequently the
Since retiring Darcy has been a Goaltending Coach for four teams in the WHL and another in the AJHL. He spent 9 seasons as Goaltending Coach with the Calgary Hitmen, (where he won a WHL Championship in 2010 while coaching a young future NHL star netminder Martin Jones), previously with the Vancouver Giants, Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves, Kamloops Blazers, and most recently with the Lethbridge Hurricanes.[2][3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1982–83 | Pincher Creek Oilers | AAHA
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38 | — | — | — | 2280 | 116 | 0 | 3.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Kelowna Wings | WHL | 31 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1555 | 163 | 0 | 6.29 | .836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Kelowna Wings | WHL | 54 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 3094 | 244 | 0 | 4.73 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 282 | 22 | 0 | 4.68 | — | ||
1985–86 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 47 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 2562 | 224 | 1 | 5.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 545 | 26 | 0 | 2.86 | .910 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 11 | 0 | 4.68 | — | ||
1987–88 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 55 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 2763 | 159 | 0 | 3.45 | .881 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 328 | 22 | 0 | 4.02 | .852 | ||
1988–89 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 214 | 15 | 0 | 4.21 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 33 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1566 | 97 | 1 | 3.72 | .869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 56 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 3095 | 173 | 2 | 3.35 | .883 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1001 | 50 | 0 | 3.01 | — | ||
1990–91 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 630 | 35 | 0 | 3.32 | .880 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 3.24 | .909 | ||
1990–91 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 26 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1363 | 68 | 4 | 2.99 | .900 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 544 | 30 | 0 | 3.31 | — | ||
1991–92 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 36 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1905 | 104 | 1 | 3.28 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 29 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1596 | 97 | 1 | 3.65 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 36 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2000 | 88 | 3 | 2.64 | .910 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 307 | 15 | 0 | 2.93 | .911 | ||
1994–95 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 754 | 40 | 2 | 3.18 | .883 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .889 | ||
1995–96 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 37 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1875 | 106 | 1 | 3.39 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes
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NHL | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 789 | 39 | 1 | 2.99 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL Totals | 191 | 67 | 75 | 21 | 9756 | 524 | 9 | 3.22 | .889 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 364 | 18 | 0 | 2.97 | .910 |
References
- ^ Bio. Wakaluk In Minnesota he teamed up with Jon Casey to share starting duties.
- ^ "Calgary Hitmen - Hockey Operations & Staff". www.hitmenhockey.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-27.
- ^ "Darcy Wakaluk". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database