Mark Fitzpatrick
Mark Fitzpatrick | ||||||
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | November 13, 1968|||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | |||||
Position | Goaltender | |||||
Caught | Left | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft | 27th overall, | ||||
Playing career | 1988–2001 |
Mark Fitzpatrick (born November 13, 1968) is a
Kitimat, British Columbia, where he started minor hockey, when he was ten years old. He won the Memorial Cup twice as a member of the Medicine Hat Tigers before going on to a professional career with the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League
.
Fitzpatrick was drafted 27th overall in the
1987 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings but only spent a season with the Kings organization before he was traded along with Wayne McBean to the New York Islanders on February 22, 1989 for Kelly Hrudey
.
During his time with the Islanders, he contracted
expansion draft for the Florida Panthers and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim approaching, the Islanders traded him to the Quebec Nordiques for Ron Hextall
and a swap of first-round picks. Four days later, the Panthers claimed him in the expansion draft.
Fitzpatrick spent five seasons with the Panthers serving as backup goaltender to fellow expansion draft pick
Michal Sykora and spent the season in a backup capacity to Jocelyn Thibault
.
He moved to
International Hockey League for the Cincinnati Cyclones and just played three games for the Hurricanes. Fitzpatrick spent one more season in the IHL for the Detroit Vipers
before retiring in 2001.
Personal life
Fitzpatrick was previously married, from which he has a daughter. The marriage ended after Fitzpatrick was charged with assault and aggravated domestic battery on July 13, 1994 in Islamorada, Florida following an argument with his wife while she was seven months pregnant.[1][2]
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% | |||
1983–84 | Revelstoke Rangers | BCHL | 21 | — | — | — | 1019 | 90 | 0 | 5.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1984–85 | Calgary Canucks | AJHL | 29 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1631 | 102 | 2 | 3.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1984–85 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | — | |||
1985–86 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 41 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2074 | 99 | 1 | 2.86 | — | 19 | 11 | 5 | 986 | 58 | 0 | 3.53 | — | |||
1986–87 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 50 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2844 | 159 | 4 | 3.35 | — | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1224 | 71 | 1 | 3.48 | — | |||
1986–87 | Medicine Hat Tigers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 300 | 10 | 1 | 2.00 | — | |||
1987–88 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 63 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 3600 | 194 | 2 | 3.23 | — | 16 | 12 | 4 | 959 | 52 | 1 | 3.25 | — | |||
1987–88 | Medicine Hat Tigers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 280 | 17 | 0 | 3.64 | — | |||
1988–89 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 957 | 64 | 0 | 4.01 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1988–89 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 980 | 54 | 1 | 3.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1988–89 | New York Islanders | NHL | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 627 | 41 | 0 | 3.92 | .869 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1989–90 | New York Islanders | NHL | 47 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 2653 | 150 | 3 | 3.39 | .898 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 13 | 0 | 5.13 | .817 | |||
1990–91 | New York Islanders | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1990–91 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 734 | 47 | 0 | 3.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1991–92 | New York Islanders | NHL | 30 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1743 | 93 | 0 | 3.20 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1991–92 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 782 | 39 | 0 | 2.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1992–93 | New York Islanders | NHL | 39 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2253 | 130 | 0 | 3.46 | .878 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 3.12 | .826 | |||
1992–93 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 284 | 18 | 0 | 3.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1993–94 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 28 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1603 | 73 | 1 | 2.73 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1994–95 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 819 | 36 | 2 | 2.64 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1995–96 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 34 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1786 | 88 | 0 | 2.96 | .891 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | .800 | |||
1996–97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 30 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1680 | 66 | 0 | 2.36 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1997–98 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 640 | 32 | 1 | 3.00 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1997–98 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 4.03 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1997–98 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 34 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1938 | 102 | 1 | 3.16 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 27 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1403 | 64 | 0 | 2.74 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1999–2000 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 8 | 0 | 4.49 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1999–2000 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 24 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1379 | 59 | 4 | 2.57 | .916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2000–01 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 485 | 21 | 0 | 2.60 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
NHL totals | 329 | 113 | 136 | 49 | 18,329 | 953 | 8 | 3.12 | .896 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 289 | 23 | 0 | 4.78 | .815 | |||||
AHL totals | 49 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2780 | 158 | 1 | 3.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
IHL totals | 35 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1983 | 88 | 4 | 2.66 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards
- WHL East Second All-Star Team – 1986 & 1988
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database