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Roberto Luongo
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2022
An ice hockey goaltender with his mask pulled off of his face looking forwards. He wears a green jersey with a logo of a stylized orca in the shape of a "C".
Luongo practicing with the Vancouver Canucks in April 2009
Born (1979-04-04) April 4, 1979 (age 45)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 217 lb (98 kg; 15 st 7 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for New York Islanders
Florida Panthers
Vancouver Canucks
National team  
NHL Draft
 4th overall,
1997
New York Islanders
Playing career 1999–2019

Roberto Luongo (

Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player voted by his peers (2004 and 2007), and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player (2007).[1][2] Luongo is second all time in games played as an NHL goaltender (1,044) and fourth all time in wins (489). He employed the butterfly style of goaltending.[3]

Born in

Lowell Lock Monsters in 1999–2000, he was traded to the Panthers. In five seasons with Florida, Luongo established team records for most games played, wins and shutouts; despite several strong seasons, however, the Panthers remained a weak team and were unable to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs
during Luongo's initial stint with the team. During the 2006 off-season, he was traded to the Canucks after failed contract negotiations with the Panthers.

In his first season in Vancouver, Luongo won 47 games, and was runner-up in voting for both the Hart Memorial Trophy (league MVP) and Vezina Trophy (best goaltender). Following his second year with the Canucks, he became the first NHL goaltender to serve as a team captain since Bill Durnan in the 1947–48 season.[5] Luongo served in that capacity for two seasons before resigning from the position in September 2010.[6] In the subsequent 2010–11 season, he helped the Canucks to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals but lost to the Boston Bruins. During his eight-year tenure with Vancouver, Luongo became the team's all-time leader in wins and shutouts. He returned to the Panthers during the 2013–14 season, where he spent the remainder of his career, qualifying for the playoffs with the Panthers only once during that time. He was the last active goaltender to have played in the NHL in the 1990s.

Internationally, Luongo has competed for

2005 World Championships. He also won the 2004 World Cup championship and appeared in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin as a backup to Martin Brodeur in both instances. He succeeded Brodeur as Canada's starting goaltender during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, winning a gold medal. On January 7, 2014, he was named to the 2014 Canadian Olympic hockey team, where he won his second Olympic gold medal in a largely backup role to Carey Price
.

Early life

Luongo was born to Pasqualina and Antonio Luongo in Montreal, Quebec.[7] His father is an Italian immigrant, born in Santa Paolina, Avellino.[8] He worked in the construction and delivery of furniture,[7] while Luongo's mother, an Irish-Canadian,[9][10][11] worked in marketing with Air Canada.[7] Antonio and Pasqualina married in Montreal after Antonio immigrated there in 1976.[8]

Luongo has two younger brothers, Leo and Fabio, who also aspired to be goaltenders.

Williams Lake Timberwolves in 2004–05 before injuries ended his career.[12] He has since become a Junior AAA coach, while Leo is a goaltending coach with HC Lugano.[13] Luongo and his family lived in Saint-Leonard, Quebec, a borough north of Montreal with a strong Italian community,[7][10] just four blocks away from Martin Brodeur,[14] who became the goaltender for the New Jersey Devils six years before Luongo entered the NHL. Luongo is fluent in English, French and Italian.[7][10] His father spoke Italian and his mother spoke English with a little French at home.[12]

Luongo graduated from Montreal

soccer and Luongo played until he was 14, at which point he decided to concentrate on hockey.[7] Although he initially had the desire to play in net, his parents wanted him to develop his skating first.[10] Several years later, after Luongo was cut from a peewee team, he made the switch to goaltender.[10] At 11 years old, his team's usual goaltender did not show up and after begging his mother, still hesitant about Luongo playing the position, he went in net and posted a shutout.[16] In August 2009, the arena in which Luongo played his minor hockey in St. Leonard was named after him as the Roberto Luongo Arena. It is the second arena in the community to be named after an NHL goaltender after the Martin Brodeur Arena was renamed as such in 2000.[16]

By 15, Luongo was playing midget with Montreal-Bourassa, the same team that produced NHL Quebecer goaltenders Brodeur and

Félix Potvin.[10] Luongo has credited Hall of Fame goaltender Grant Fuhr as his inspiration growing up, citing an admiration for his "spectacular glove saves".[10] He had the opportunity to first meet Fuhr before a game against the Calgary Flames during his rookie season with the Islanders.[7][10]

Playing career

Junior career (1995–1999)

The

CHL Top Prospects Game, opposing coach Don Cherry likened Luongo to Montreal Canadiens' Hockey Hall of Famer Ken Dryden, while NHL Central Scouting Bureau director Frank Bonello heralded him as a "franchise goaltender".[17]

At the

2000).[23][24][25][note 1]

Upon his draft, Luongo continued to play junior with the Foreurs in 1997–98. He recorded 27 wins and a 3.09 goals against average (GAA). His seven shutouts tied Nick Sanza's QMJHL record, set in 1974–75 (Adam Russo later tied it as well in 2002–03).[26]

Although the Islanders planned to have Luongo play in the NHL for the

Acadie-Bathurst Titan during the 1999 World Junior Championships for the remainder of the 1998–99 season. He went on to lead the Titan to his second consecutive President's Cup championship with a 2.74 GAA in 23 games. He finished his QMJHL playoff career with the all-time league record in games played (56), minutes played (3,264:22), wins (38) and shots faced (1,808).[4]

New York Islanders (1999–2000)

After his performance at the

Félix Potvin.[7] Nearly a month after Luongo's debut in New York, Potvin was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on December 19 in exchange for backup goaltender Kevin Weekes.[28] The next month, he recorded his first career NHL shutout in his eighth game, stopping 34 shots in a 3–0 victory over the Bruins on December 27.[29]

In January 2000, Luongo was publicly criticized by Islanders

general manager Mike Milbury for having gone looking for an apartment in New York on a game day before letting in seven goals to the Boston Bruins.[30] Milbury told the media, "You can't do that in the NHL. You have to prepare yourself." Luongo defended himself by saying he did not divert from his usual game day routine by looking at just one apartment.[30]

In the off-season, the Islanders selected goaltender

2000 NHL Entry Draft. DiPietro's selection supplanted Luongo as the highest-drafted goaltender in NHL history and the Islanders' goaltender of the future.[31] Consequently, Milbury traded Luongo to the Florida Panthers along with centre Olli Jokinen for winger Mark Parrish and centre Oleg Kvasha that same day on June 24, 2000.[31] The deal would later be seen to have disproportionately benefited the Panthers, as both Jokinen and Luongo would eventually develop into star players, in contrast to Parrish and Kvasha.[32] Later in his career, Luongo expressed surprise at the trade, saying that before the Islanders drafted DiPietro, he had believed the team was preparing to make him its starting goaltender for the upcoming season.[33]

Florida Panthers (2000–2006)

An ice hockey goaltender removing his mask. He wears a white and orange jersey with the number "1" on his elbow.
Luongo with the Panthers in November 2005. Luongo has always worn the number "1" in the NHL.

The Panthers' organization expressed high praise for Luongo following the trade. General manager Bryan Murray characterized him as "a franchise guy", while head coach Terry Murray added "He's the guy teams have to have to win the Stanley Cup."[34] He entered his first training camp with the Panthers competing for the starting role with veteran goaltender Trevor Kidd; coach Terry Murray opted to begin the season with Kidd owing to his experience.[35] Luongo made his first start with the Panthers on October 9, 2000, making 18 saves in a 4–2 loss to the Boston Bruins.[36] When splitting the goaltending duties, Luongo went on to appear in 43 games, in comparison to Kidd's 42. He finished his 2000–01 rookie season (Luongo qualified as a rookie because he had not played in at least 26 games the previous season with New York)[37] by notching a franchise record fifth shutout of the season in a 3–0 win against the New York Rangers on April 7, 2001.[38] The total surpassed John Vanbiesbrouck's four-shutout mark, set in both the 1994–95 and 1997–98 seasons.[39] He posted a 12–24–7 record with the struggling Panthers, who finished 12th in the Eastern Conference, while recording a 2.44 GAA. His .920 save percentage was sixth in the league and second all-time among rookie goaltenders, behind Manny Fernandez's mark set the previous season.[40]

Approaching his third NHL season, Luongo agreed on a four-year contract extension with the Panthers on September 13, 2001.

2002 for Team Melrose, winning 13–7 over Team Fox.[42] After appearing in 58 games in 2001–02, Luongo suffered a torn ligament in his right ankle in a game against the Montreal Canadiens on March 20, 2002.[43] Sidelined for the remainder of the season,[43] he finished with a 16–33–4 record, a 2.77 GAA and .915 save percentage. Luongo returned in 2002–03 to a heavier workload, playing a 65-game season. He had a franchise record-setting shutout streak that lasted 144:51 minutes; it was snapped on January 20, 2003, against the Montreal Canadiens.[40]

In his fourth season with the Panthers (

SuperSkills Competition, allowing the fewest goals on goaltender-related events.[47] The following day, he played in the third period of the All-Star Game and helped the East to a 6–4 win against the West.[48] At the end of the season, he was named to the second NHL All-Star team, but lost the Vezina Trophy to fellow Montreal-native Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils, while Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Pearson Award.[1]

Owing to the

2005 World Championships. With the NHL set to resume in 2005–06, Luongo was without a contract. After negotiations failed, the Panthers filed for arbitration on August 11, 2005.[44] The process awarded Luongo a one-year, $3.2 million contract on August 25.[49]

On April 13, 2006, Luongo became the most-wins Panthers goaltender of all time, passing Vanbiesbrouck,[50] with his 107th win with the team – a 5–4 overtime victory against the Ottawa Senators.[51] He went on to post 35 wins, breaking Vanbiesbrouck's 27-win single-season Panthers mark, set in 1996–97.[52] Set to become a free agent for the second consecutive off-season, he could not come to an agreement with the Panthers, having formally turned down a five-year, $30 million contract offer in January 2006.[53] It was also reported that among Luongo's demands were that backup goaltender Jamie McLennan be re-signed, his long-time goaltending coach François Allaire be hired[54] and that a public statement be released that he would not be traded until the no-trade clause of his contract took effect.[55]

Vancouver Canucks (2006–2014)

Prior to the start of the 2006–07 season, Panthers general manager Mike Keenan traded Luongo to the Vancouver Canucks on June 23, 2006. He was packaged with defenceman Lukáš Krajíček and a sixth round draft pick (Sergei Shirokov) in exchange for forward Todd Bertuzzi, defenceman Bryan Allen and goaltender Alex Auld.[56] Immediately following the deal, Vancouver signed Luongo to a four-year, $27 million deal.[56] He expressed surprise, claiming that he and the Panthers were very close to a deal the day before the trade.[57]

An ice hockey goaltender wearing a white jersey on his knees to make a save. He is looking downwards to the right as an opposing player in black skates towards him.
Luongo with Chris Kunitz of the Anaheim Ducks in a pre-season game at the lip of his crease in September 2006

Luongo's arrival in Vancouver ended a seven-and-a-half-year period of instability for Canucks netminding, with a total of 18 goaltenders having played for the club since Kirk McLean's departure in 1998.[12] General manager Brian Burke had coined the term "goalie graveyard" during his tenure in Vancouver to describe the club's goaltending fortunes.[58]

Luongo recorded a 3–1 win against the

shootout that season by the NHL, allowing more games to be decided with wins, as opposed to ties.[66]

In addition to his 47 wins, Luongo recorded a 2.29 GAA (which was at that time, a personal best) and a team-record .921 save percentage (surpassing

Most Exciting Player Award.[68] He led the Canucks to a Northwest Division title and what was then a franchise record of 105 points,[69] The team was seeded third in the Western Conference. The 2007 playoffs marked Luongo's first NHL postseason appearance. Facing the Dallas Stars in the opening round, he almost set an NHL record for most saves in a playoff game in his postseason debut. He stopped 72 shots, en route to a 5–4 quadruple overtime victory, one save shy of Kelly Hrudey's 73-save mark set in 1987.[70] Luongo went on to win his first playoff series as the Canucks eliminated the Stars in seven games. They were, however, defeated in the second round by the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Anaheim Ducks. Luongo put forth a losing 56-save performance in the deciding fifth game against the Ducks. After the game ended in regulation at a 1–1 tie, he missed the first three minutes of the first overtime period to what was first believed to be an equipment malfunction. However, after the series ended, it was revealed that Luongo, instead, had an untimely case of diarrhea.[71] The Canucks lost the game 2–1 in the second overtime when Luongo took his eye off the puck to look at the referee, believing a penalty should have been issued to the Ducks on a play in which Canucks forward Jannik Hansen was hit by Ducks forward Rob Niedermayer. With Luongo not paying attention, Ducks defenceman Scott Niedermayer shot the puck from the point to score the series-winning goal.[72]

A masked ice hockey goaltender wearing a blue jersey with blue and green pads slightly crouched looking forward.
Luongo with the Canucks in October 2007

At the end of the season, Luongo was nominated for three major NHL awards: the

Lester B. Pearson Award as the most outstanding player judged by members of the NHLPA and Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's regular season MVP.[2] However, Luongo finished second in the voting for all three awards,[73] behind Brodeur for the Vezina and Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Hart and Pearson.[2]

Luongo kept pace statistically with his previous season's work in

2008 NHL All-Star Game's Western Conference starting goaltender for the second consecutive season, although he did not attend in order to be with his pregnant wife in Florida.[75]

With the Canucks battling for the Northwest Division title all season long, a losing streak that saw Luongo win only one of his final eight starts

better source needed] caused the Canucks to miss the playoffs altogether by just three points. Nevertheless, he received his second consecutive team MVP and Molson Cup awards.[77] He also finished seventh in Vezina Trophy balloting.[78]

On September 30, 2008, prior to the start of the 2008–09 season, Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis and head coach Alain Vigneault named Luongo the 12th captain in team history, replacing the departed Markus Näslund.[5] The decision was unconventional, as league rules forbid goaltenders from being captains.[79] As such, Luongo became only the seventh goaltender in NHL history to be named a captain, and the first since Bill Durnan captained the Montreal Canadiens in 1947–48 (after which the league implemented the rule).[5] In order to account for the league rule, Luongo did not perform any of the on-ice duties reserved for captains and did not wear the captain's "C" on his jersey. Instead he incorporated it into the artwork on the front of one of his masks which he occasionally wore for the early months of the 2008–09 season.[80] Canucks defenceman Willie Mitchell was designated to handle communications with on-ice officials, while defenceman Mattias Öhlund was responsible for ceremonial faceoffs and other such formalities associated with captaincy.[5] Centre Ryan Kesler was chosen along with Mitchell and Öhlund as the third alternate captain.[5]

A month into the 2008–09 season, Luongo began a shutout streak that lasted three games against the

NHL All-Star Game in 2009 as the lone Canucks representative.[86] Despite speculation he would have to miss his second straight All-Star Game,[87] Luongo recovered in time and took part in a 12–11 shootout loss to the Eastern Conference. He finished the season with back-to-back shutouts in the final two games against the Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche to establish a new career-high of nine shutouts on the season, breaking Dan Cloutier's previous franchise single-season shutout record of seven, set in 2001–02.[88][89]

Winning their second Northwest Division title in three years, Luongo and the Canucks returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence. During the

Scotiabank Fan Fav Award, a fan-voted award in its inaugural year for the league's favourite player.[93] Also finishing fourth in Vezina Trophy voting, he missed out on his second nomination in three years by one vote,[94] behind Niklas Bäckström of the Minnesota Wild, Steve Mason of the Columbus Blue Jackets and trophy-winner Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins.[95]

With one season left on his original four-year deal with the Canucks, Luongo and agent

Team Canada's summer camp for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Luongo set a September 13 deadline to sign a contract before the Canucks' training camp began, explaining that he "will not be negotiating during the season ... [not wanting] that distraction".[98]

Several days later, on September 2, the Canucks announced that they had signed Luongo to a 12-year contract extension worth $64 million for a $5.33 million annual salary cap hit.[99] The front-loaded deal, which will expire by the time Luongo is 43 and includes a no-trade clause, sees him make $10 million in 2010–11, then approximately $6.7 million annually through to 2017–18, $3.3 million and $1.6 million the subsequent two seasons, before tailing off to $1 million for the final two years.[99] The contract contains two additional clauses to circumvent the no-trade clause that allow Luongo to facilitate a trade after the fifth year and for the Canucks to also facilitate a trade after the seventh year.[100]

Nearly a month into the 2009–10 season, on October 25, 2009, Luongo recorded his 21st shutout as a Canuck (48th career) in a 2–0 win against the

2010 playoffs, the Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings in six games only to be defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks for the second year in a row.[107]

In the 2009 off-season, it was speculated by many in the media whether Luongo would remain Vancouver's captain, citing the added pressure of the goaltending position.[108] After the Canucks' 3–1 series deficit in the second round, Luongo ceased to make himself available for pre-game interviews – a customary practice for goaltenders, but not for captains.[108] When asked after the Canucks' elimination whether he thought he should remain team captain, he told reporters he did not think it was an issue.[108] However, Gillis, who appointed him captain two seasons prior, asserted it was a topic to be addressed in the off-season.[108] On September 13, 2010, Luongo confirmed he was stepping down, stating that "Serv[ing] as captain...in a Canadian city for a team with such passionate fans is a privilege and an experience I will always take pride in. I will continue to be a leader on this team and support my teammates the same way I always have while focusing on our ultimate goal."[6] Centre Henrik Sedin, who won the Hart Trophy for the 2009–10 season, was named Luongo's successor in a pre-game ceremony to the Canucks' season-opener.[109]

Also in the 2010 off-season, Gillis fired Luongo's goaltending coach Ian Clark and hired Roland Melanson in his place. Luongo had been a personal friend of Clark's and publicly stated being surprised and disappointed with the switch. The decision to hire Melanson was largely precipitated on his willingness to work with Luongo on a full-time basis – something Clark was unable to do. Despite the coaching change at the club level, Luongo retained Clark as his personal coach for his summer training.[110] He began working with Melanson leading up to the 2010–11 season and employed several changes in his playing style, which included playing deeper into his crease instead of challenging shooters.[111]

Luongo was named the NHL's Second Star of the Month for December 2010. He posted an 11–1–2 record with a 2.07 GAA, a .922 save percentage and one shutout within that month.

2010–11 campaign]] constituted a decreased workload for Luongo, as he appeared in 60 games. Team management had asserted at the beginning of the campaign that rookie backup Cory Schneider would be given the opportunity to play in 20 to 25 games.[115] Luongo finished the season with a league-leading 38 wins, along with 22 losses (15 in regulation and 7 in overtime or a shootout). His career-high 2.11 GAA ranked second in the league, behind Tim Thomas' 2.00,[116] and set a Canucks record, surpassing Dan Cloutier's 2.27 GAA, set in 2003–04.[117] While his .928 save percentage improved upon his team-record setting .921 in 2006–07, it was bettered by one-hundredth of a point by Schneider.[118] Together, Luongo and Schneider won the William M. Jennings Trophy for leading the Canucks to the lowest GAA in the league; their combined 2.20 GAA was one-tenth better than the Boston Bruins's second-place goaltending tandem of Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask.[119] Luongo helped the Canucks to their first Presidents' Trophy in team history with an NHL-best and franchise-record 54 wins and 117 points.[120] His efforts in the regular season earned him his third career Vezina Trophy nomination, alongside the Boston Bruins' Tim Thomas and the Nashville Predators' Pekka Rinne.[121]

Entering the 2011 playoffs as the first seed in the West, the Canucks were matched against the Chicago Blackhawks for the third straight year, this time in the first round. After opening the series with three straight wins, the Canucks lost the next three, forcing a seventh game. After he was pulled in favour of Schneider during Games 4 and 5 – having allowed six and four goals, respectively – Luongo started Game 6 on the bench.[122][123] During the third period, Schneider suffered a lower-body injury on a Michael Frolík penalty shot goal, forcing Luongo to finish the game. He made 12 saves in relief of Schneider before Blackhawks forward Ben Smith scored in overtime.[124] Although Schneider was available to play for Game 7, Vigneault chose to start Luongo. He made 31 saves in the deciding game, helping the Canucks to a 2–1 overtime win. His efforts included a cross-ice save on a one-timer from Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp during a Blackhawks powerplay early on in the extra period.[125] Going head-to-head against fellow Vezina Trophy nominee Pekka Rinne and the Nashville Predators in round two, Luongo kept Nashville to 11 goals over 6 games to help the Canucks advance. He maintained his performance in the Conference Finals against the San Jose Sharks, allowing 13 goals over 5 contests, including 54 saves in the fifth and deciding match, a game that went to double overtime. Luongo's efforts helped the Canucks reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 17 years.[126] He opened the series against the Boston Bruins stopping all 36 shots in a 1–0 win for his third shutout of the postseason.[127] As the series shifted to Boston's TD Garden with a two-games-to-none Canucks lead, Luongo surrendered eight goals in Game 3.[128] The following contest, he was pulled for the third time in the playoffs after allowing 4 goals on 20 shots.[129] Amidst heavy scrutiny from the media and Canucks fans,[130][131] Luongo recovered for Game 5, stopping all 31 Bruins shots in a 1–0 win for a 3–2 lead in the series.[132] It was his 15th win and fourth shutout of the postseason, tying both of Kirk McLean's single-year playoff team records, previously set in 1994.[133] With an opportunity to clinch the Stanley Cup in Game 6 in Boston, however, he was pulled again after allowing three goals in less than three minutes in the first period; the game ended in a 5–2 loss, forcing a Game 7 back home in Vancouver.[134] Starting for the deciding seventh game, he allowed 3 goals on 20 shots, including one shorthanded goal, as the Canucks lost the game 4–0 and the series 4–3.[135] Luongo had the chance of joining the Triple Gold Club as the first goaltender in this finals series.

Luongo getting in position in his net during a game in February 2012

Nearly a month and a half into the 2011–12 season, Luongo suffered an upper-body injury that sidelined him for two games.[136] The nature of the injury was unspecified, but was believed to have occurred during a game against the New York Islanders on November 13, 2011, when he appeared to be in discomfort.[137] Prior to the injury, Luongo was struggling to perform with his statistics near the bottom of the league.[138] Upon recovering, Schneider's play relegated Luongo to backup status for five games.[139][140] By December 2011, he resumed as the team's starter with an improved performance.[141] The following month, Luongo reached two milestones. On January 4, 2012, he became the 23rd goaltender in league history to play in his 700th game,[142] a contest in which he recorded a 3–0 shutout against the Minnesota Wild.[143] With his 212th victory as a Canuck on January 21 (a 4–3 win against the San Jose Sharks), he surpassed Kirk McLean as the most-wins goaltender in team history. Luongo accomplished the feat in 364 games, 152 less than McLean.[144]

Luongo with the Canucks in January 2013

Facing the eighth-seeded and eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings in the opening round of the

no-trade clause if his management asked him to do so.[147] In June 2012, Schneider was signed to a three-year $12 million contract, which made Luongo expendable, but general manager Mike Gillis' efforts to trade Luongo were unsuccessful owing to his $64 million (U.S.), 12-year contract.[148]

In the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, both goaltenders split the playing duties although Schneider was the number one goaltender. Luongo handled his demotion with class and remained supportive of Schneider, soon calling the Canucks "Cory's team."[148] Head coach Alain Vigneault said "Cory is our MVP and one of reasons why we got into playoffs. I've got a lot of faith in him and that's why we're going with him". In the opening playoff round facing the San Jose Sharks, as Schneider had been injured near the end of the season, Luongo started the first two games and played well but his team lost both. Luongo came off the bench in game three after Schneider was pulled in the third period. Luongo was the backup in game four as the Canucks lost in overtime, ending his team's postseason in four straight games.[149][150] Luongo put his penthouse up for sale, as it was accepted that he had likely played his final game as a Canuck. Although he had nine years left on a 12-year, $64-million contract, which represented a $5.33 million salary cap hit, general manager Mike Gillis remained confident of making a deal in the summer.[148][151]

Schneider was unexpectedly traded to the New Jersey Devils on June 30, 2013, reinstating Luongo in the starting position for the 2013–14.[152] John Tortorella, who had replaced Alain Vigneault as Canucks head coach after their first round sweep at the hands of the San Jose Sharks, chose rookie Eddie Läck to start in goal instead of Luongo in the Heritage Classic against the Ottawa Senators at BC Place. Tortorella's decision was unpopular with the crowd as they booed Läck, while Luongo was also unhappy as he had been looking forward to that game all season with it being outside.[153][154][155]

Return to Florida (2014–2019)

On March 4, 2014, a day before the NHL trade deadline, Luongo was traded back to the Florida Panthers along with prospect Steven Anthony in exchange for goaltender Jacob Markström and centre Shawn Matthias. The Canucks retained part of Luongo's salary.[156] Luongo was seen as key to helping build the Panthers into a strong contender.[157]

On April 5, 2018, Luongo played in his 1,000th NHL game in a 3–2 win over the Boston Bruins, becoming just the third goaltender in NHL history to do so, the other two being Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur.[158] At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Luongo was the Panthers' nomination for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy and eventually a finalist for the award by the NHL and became the franchise all-time leader in games played, wins, and shutouts. The season ended with the Panthers missing the playoffs by just one point in the standings.[159] The Masterton Trophy would eventually go to New Jersey Devils forward Brian Boyle.[160]

On February 10, 2019, Luongo played in his 1030th career game against the inner-state rival Tampa Bay Lightning, passing Roy for second all-time behind Brodeur, who played 1,266 games in his career.[161] With a 4–3 win against the Colorado Avalanche on February 25, Luongo passed Ed Belfour for third-most wins as an NHL goaltender, once again only behind Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur.[162]

On June 26, 2019, Luongo announced his retirement from professional hockey.[163] The Panthers would then retire his number on March 7, 2020, with Luongo becoming the first player to earn this honor with the franchise.[164]

International play

Russia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver
World Championships
Silver medal – second place
2005 Austria
Gold medal – first place
2004 Czech Republic
Gold medal – first place
2003 Finland
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Canada
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Canada
Representing  Quebec
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Canada

Luongo made his international debut at the 1995 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in

Best Goaltender and All-Star team honours.[169]

Luongo first appeared with the

Switzerland on May 4, 2001.[170]

During his next appearance at the

Canadian Press national sports team of the year on January 2, 2004.[174]

Luongo made his third appearance at the

Finland.[177] Brodeur returned for the championship game to backstop Team Canada to a 3–2 win.[178]

Luongo appeared in his fourth World Championships in

Slovenia in the round-robin.[180] Luongo earned a silver medal as Team Canada was shut out by the Czech Republic 3–0 in the final.[181]

United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Luongo was named to his first

Winter Olympics in 2006. The tournament was held in Turin, Italy, his country of cultural origin. He again played behind Brodeur and appeared in two games. He made his Olympic debut in the second game of the round-robin with a 5–1 win against Germany.[182] His second appearance of the tournament was a loss to Finland, also in the round-robin.[183]

Leading up to the

Germany, Russia, Slovakia and the United States to capture the gold medal. During the semifinal against Slovakia, Luongo made a game-saving stop against Canucks teammate Pavol Demitra with nine seconds to go in regulation.[189] With Slovakia's goaltender pulled and down by a goal, the puck bounced to Demitra by the side of the net. Out of position, Luongo managed to get his glove on the puck, deflecting it away from the net and preserving the win.[189] In the subsequent gold medal game, Luongo made 34 saves in Canada's overtime win against the United States.[190]

The following month, Luongo carried the

2010 Paralympics on March 11, 2010.[191]

Four years later, Luongo was selected to Team Canada for his third straight Olympics. Heading into the Sochi Games as the incumbent starter, there was much debate among the media as to whether he or Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price would play most of Canada's games.[192]

Playing style

An ice hockey goaltender on his knees looking downwards to make save with his legs pointed backwards to the sides. He wears a blue mask, a white jersey with a stylized orca in the shape of a "C" and white pads.
Luongo employing the butterfly position to make a save during a game in February 2009.

Luongo played in the butterfly style of goaltending, dropping to his knees with his skates pointing outwards and his pads meeting in the middle in order to cover the bottom portion of the net.[3] Owing to the style of play, groin injuries are common for butterfly goaltenders.[3] Luongo suffered one during the 2008–09 season and missed 24 games.[85]

As an athletic goaltender, Luongo was known for having quick reflexes,

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Québec, at the age of 14.[194] Allaire is known to be a strong proponent of the butterfly style.[17] At 6 feet and 3 inches, Luongo was able to cover a lot of net with his size.[194] Observers also noted the strong concentration, competitiveness and mental aspects of his game.[17][194] On the other hand, his puck-handling skills have been described as a weakness.[12]

His style began to be directed during his

QMJHL and his former goaltending coach advised him to be more aggressive and come out of the net more to cut off angles and challenge shooters.[17] the Canucks hired a new goaltending coach, Roland Melanson, prior to the 2010–11 season. Working with Melanson, Luongo began playing deeper in his crease against Allaire's original advice, allowing him to maintain positioning for rebounds.[111]

better source needed] In his first three Octobers with the Canucks, Luongo posted a combined 10–13–0 record and a .899 save percentage[197] – numbers that were well below his career pace.[note 2]

Luongo received the Mark Messier Leadership Award in his first season with the Canucks for the month of March 2007.[198] Prior to the 2008–09 season, his third season with Vancouver, he was named Markus Näslund's successor as team captain and the first goaltender to be named a captain in 59 years.[5] Teammate Mattias Öhlund, who served as alternate captain to Luongo for one season, described him as a vocal leader,[199] while Luongo has also identified that quality in himself.[9] General manager Mike Gillis described his commitment level as "unprecedented", adding that "he'd be a great example for our younger guys", at the time of the captaincy announcement.[199] He served in that capacity for two seasons before relinquishing the captaincy prior to the 2010–11 season to forward Henrik Sedin.[6]

Post-playing career

Luongo served as Assistant GM for Canada's hockey team during the 2022 Winter Olympics.[200]

Luongo currently works in the Florida Panthers’ front office.

Personal life

While playing with the

2008 NHL All-Star Game, but he chose not to attend in order to be with Gina, who was pregnant at the time and had returned to Florida.[203] Their daughter was born on March 27, 2008. On December 27, 2010, Gina gave birth to the couple's son.[204]

Luongo is involved with several charities. Like many Canucks players, he spent time with Canuck Place, a children's

Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Luongo, who lives in Parkland, gave a pre-game speech acknowledging the victims of the shooting and calling for action against mass shootings.[205][206]

In addition to being an avid golfer, Luongo also enjoys playing poker.[9]

In September 2011, Luongo was inducted into the

Toronto, Ontario.[207] He was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 2021.[208]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA
SV%
 GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1994–95 Montreal-Bourassa QMAAA 25 10 14 0 — 1,465 94 0 3.85 — — — — — — — — —
1995–96 Val-d'Or Foreurs
QMJHL
 23 6 11 4 — 1,201 74 0 3.70 .878 3 0 1 68 5 0 4.41 .865
1996–97 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 60 32 21 2 — 3,302 171 2 3.10 .902 13 8 5 777 44 0 3.39 .904
1997–98 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 54 33 19 0 — 3,043 157 7 3.09 .899 17 14 3 1,019 37 2 2.17 .933
1998–99 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 21 6 10 2 — 1,476 77 1 3.93 .902 — — — — — — — —
1998–99 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 22 14 7 1 — 1,342 74 0 3.31 .914 23 16 6 1,400 64 0 2.74 .915
1999–00
Lowell Lock Monsters
 AHL 26 10 12 4 — 1,517 74 1 2.93 .908 6 3 3 359 18 0 3.00 .919
1999–00 New York Islanders
NHL
 24 7 14 1 — 1,292 70 1 3.24 .908 — — — — — — — —
2000–01 Louisville Panthers AHL 3 1 2 0 — 178 10 0 3.38 .917 — — — — — — — —
2000–01 Florida Panthers NHL 47 12 24 7 — 2,628 107 5 2.44 .920 — — — — — — — —
2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL 58 16 33 4 — 3,030 140 4 2.77 .915 — — — — — — — —
2002–03 Florida Panthers NHL 65 20 34 7 — 3,627 164 6 2.71 .918 — — — — — — — —
2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL 73 25 33 14 — 42,52 172 7 2.43 .931 — — — — — — — —
2005–06 Florida Panthers NHL 75 35 30 — 9 4,305 213 4 2.97 .914 — — — — — — — —
2006–07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 76 47 22 — 6 4,490 171 5 2.29 .921 12 5 7 847 25 0 1.77 .941
2007–08 Vancouver Canucks NHL 73 35 29 — 9 4,232 168 6 2.38 .917 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 Vancouver Canucks NHL 54 33 13 — 7 3,181 124 9 2.34 .920 10 6 4 618 26 1 2.52 .914
2009–10 Vancouver Canucks NHL 68 40 22 — 4 3,899 167 4 2.57 .913 12 6 6 707 38 0 3.22 .895
2010–11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 60 38 15 — 7 3,590 126 4 2.11 .928 25 15 10 1,427 61 4 2.56 .914
2011–12 Vancouver Canucks NHL 55 31 14 — 8 3,162 127 5 2.41 .919 2 0 2 117 7 0 3.59 .891
2012–13 Vancouver Canucks NHL 20 9 6 — 3 1,197 51 2 2.56 .907 3 0 2 140 6 0 2.57 .915
2013–14 Vancouver Canucks NHL 42 19 16 — 6 2,418 96 3 2.38 .917 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Florida Panthers NHL 14 6 7 — 1 804 33 1 2.46 .924 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Florida Panthers NHL 61 28 19 — 12 3,528 138 2 2.35 .921 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Florida Panthers NHL 62 35 19 — 6 3,602 141 4 2.35 .922 6 2 4 439 15 0 2.05 .934
2016–17 Florida Panthers NHL 40 17 15 — 6 2,327 104 1 2.68 .915 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Florida Panthers NHL 35 18 11 — 2 1,966 104 3 2.47 .929 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Florida Panthers NHL 43 18 16 — 5 2,347 122 1 3.12 .899 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 1,044 489 392 33 91 59,879 2,515 77 2.52 .919 70 34 35 4,295 178 5 2.49 .918

International

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1998 Canada
WJC
 3 0 2 0 145 7 0 2.89 .901
1999 Canada WJC 7 4 2 1 405 13 2 1.93 .942
2001
Canada
 WC 2 2 0 0 84 2 0 1.44 .949
2003 Canada WC 4 3 0 1 212 7 1 1.98 .930
2004 Canada WC 7 5 1 1 440 17 1 2.32 .919
2004 Canada WCH 1 1 0 0 64 3 0 2.82 .925
2005 Canada WC 2 1 0 1 120 3 1 1.50 .930
2006 Canada OLY 2 1 1 0 119 3 0 1.51 .929
2010 Canada OLY 5 5 0 0 308 9 1 1.76 .927
2014 Canada OLY 1 1 0 0 60 0 1 0.00 1.000
Junior totals 10 4 4 1 550 20 2 2.18 .932
Senior totals 24 19 2 3 1,406 44 5 1.88 .929

Awards and achievements

Records

Val-d'Or Foreurs

QMJHL

NHL

Florida Panthers

  • Longest shutout streak – 144:51 minutes in 2002–03[40]
  • Most shutouts in a season – 7 in 2003–04 (surpassed himself, six shutouts in 2002–03; tied with Tomáš Vokoun, 2009–10)[39]
  • Most wins in a season – 35 in 2005–06 (surpassed John Vanbiesbrouck, 27 wins in 1996–97)[52]
  • Most games played in a season – 75 in 2005–06 (surpassed himself, 72 games played in 2003–04)[212]
  • Most games played all-time – 318[213]
  • Most wins all-time – 108 (surpassed John Vanbiesbrouck, 106 wins)[50]
  • Most shutouts all-time – 26 (surpassed John Vanbiesbrouck, 13 shutouts)[214]

Vancouver Canucks

  • Most saves in a single game – 72 on April 11, 2007[70]
  • Longest shutout streak – 242:36 minutes in 2008–09 (surpassed himself, 184:20 minutes in 2007–08)[74][81]
  • Most wins in a season – 47 in 2006–07 (surpassed Kirk McLean, 38 in 1991–92)[65]
  • Most games played in a season – 75 in 2006–07 (surpassed Gary Smith, 72 in 1974–75)[215]
  • Most shutouts in a season – 9 in 2008–09 (surpassed Dan Cloutier – 7 in 2001–02)[170]
  • Lowest GAA in a season – 2.11 in 2010–11 (surpassed Dan Cloutier – 2.27 in 2003–04)[117]
  • Most shutouts all-time – 33 (surpassed Kirk McLean, 20)[101]
  • Most wins all-time – 224 (after end of 2011–2012 season; surpassed Kirk McLean, 211)[216]

Notes

  1. 1968 NHL Amateur Draft
    at a time when teams obtained prospects through sponsoring them at a young age, rather than the draft process.
  2. ^ In October 2010, he allowed 20 goals over 7 games (2 wins and 4 losses). The following year, he opened the season with a 3.45 GAA and .868 save percentage over seven games.[138]
  3. ^ Named as starter but did not play.[75]

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Awards and achievements
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Mike Bossy Trophy
1997
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1997
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World Junior Best Goaltender
1999
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Award created
Scotiabank Fan Fav Award
2009
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Award discontinued
Preceded by Winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy
2011
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Sporting positions
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Vancouver Canucks captain
2008–2010
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