Kay Whitmore
Kay Whitmore | ||||||
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Born |
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | April 10, 1967|||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | |||||
Position | Goaltender | |||||
Caught | Left | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft |
26th overall, 1985 Hartford Whalers | ||||
Playing career | 1987–2002 |
Kay Whitmore, Jr. (born April 10, 1967) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. He played for the Hartford Whalers, Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, and Calgary Flames during his career, as well as several teams in the minor American Hockey League and International Hockey League, from 1987 until 2002.
Hockey career
As a youth, Whitmore played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Greater Sudbury.[1]
In 1983-84, Whitmore joined OHL's Peterborough Petes and went 17-8-0 as a major junior rookie. The following season, he paced the league with 53 games by a goalie and 35 wins. In the playoffs, he went 10-4. In 1985-86, he went 27-12-2 with a league-best three shutouts and 2.77 GAA. At year's end, he was named an OHL First Team All-Star.[citation needed]
Whitmore was drafted 26th overall in the 1985 Entry Draft by the
The
In the
His contract expiring thereafter, Whitmore spent the next five seasons in the minor leagues, his most successful season being 1998, when he led the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the International Hockey League into the league semi-finals, as well as winning First Team All-Star accolades.[citation needed]
Being traded to the
Post playing career
Following his hockey career, Whitmore was the goaltending coach for the
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
1982–83 | Sudbury Legionnaires | NOHA | 43 | — | — | — | 2580 | 108 | 4 | 2.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 29 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1471 | 110 | 0 | 4.49 | .858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 53 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 3077 | 172 | 2 | 3.35 | .901 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1020 | 58 | 0 | 3.41 | — | ||
1985–86 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 41 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 2467 | 114 | 3 | 2.77 | .901 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 837 | 40 | 0 | 2.87 | — | ||
1986–87 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2159 | 118 | 1 | 3.28 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 366 | 17 | 1 | 2.79 | — | ||
1987–88 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 38 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2137 | 121 | 3 | 3.40 | .885 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 10 | 0 | 5.08 | .873 | ||
1988–89 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | .896 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 10 | 0 | 4.44 | .863 | ||
1988–89 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 56 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 3200 | 241 | 1 | 4.52 | .864 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 442 | 26 | 0 | 3.53 | .858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1386 | 109 | 0 | 4.72 | .858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 18 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 850 | 52 | 0 | 3.67 | .863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 33 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1916 | 98 | 1 | 3.07 | .892 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 926 | 37 | 0 | 2.40 | — | ||
1991–92 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 45 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 2567 | 155 | 3 | 3.62 | .880 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3.23 | .800 | ||
1992–93 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1817 | 94 | 1 | 3.10 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 32 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 1921 | 113 | 0 | 3.53 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 558 | 37 | 0 | 3.98 | .867 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | .889 | ||
1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 501 | 33 | 0 | 3.95 | .860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Los Angeles Ice Dogs
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IHL | 30 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1563 | 99 | 1 | 3.80 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 663 | 37 | 0 | 3.35 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 9 | 0 | 4.27 | .868 | ||
1996–97 | Södertälje SK | SWE | 25 | — | — | — | 1320 | 85 | 0 | 3.86 | .858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 46 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2516 | 109 | 3 | 2.60 | .898 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 838 | 43 | 0 | 3.08 | — | ||
1998–99 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1080 | 47 | 0 | 2.61 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1304 | 64 | 2 | 2.95 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00
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Providence Bruins | AHL | 43 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 2393 | 127 | 1 | 3.18 | .899 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 2.04 | .939 | ||
2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 18 | 0 | 5.33 | .809 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1460 | 65 | 2 | 2.67 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 3.08 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 36 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2001 | 83 | 0 | 2.49 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL Totals | 155 | 60 | 64 | 16 | 8597 | 508 | 4 | 3.55 | .875 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 174 | 13 | 0 | 4.49 | .865 |
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ "Kallio hat trick leads Thrashers". ESPN. Associated Press. 2000-11-04. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Pollard, Dan (2004-09-13). "Tough times for Kiprusoff's mentor". TSN. Archived from the original on February 10, 2005. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database