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13. Kelly Hrudey

13. Kelly Hrudey

Kelly Hrudey already had his share of playoff heroics before he became a Los Angeles King.  He recorded 73 Saves in the quadruple overtime win over Washington in Game 7 of the 1987 Patrick Division Semi-Finals.  He earned a chance to go deeper into the post-season when he was traded to L.A. in 1989.

Hrudey was a King for eight years, and for a few of them, he could be classified as one of the better Goalies in the NHL.  In 1990-91, he had a sub-three GAA and was fourth in Vezina voting.  Hrudey followed that with another top-ten finish in Vezina voting, but the year after, he backstopped L.A. to the Cup Finals.  The Kings did not win, but Hrudey had an excellent post-season, but not good enough to defeat Patrick Roy of the Montreal Canadiens.

Hrudey remained with the Kings until he joined San Jose as a Free Agent and would have a record of 145-135-55 with a 3.47 GAA.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Goalie
  • Acquired: Traded from the New York Islanders for Mark Fitzpatrick, Wayne McBean, and a Player to be Named Later (which would be Doug Crossman) 2/22/89.
  • Departed: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Jose Sharks 8/18/96.
  • Games Played: 360
  • Notable Statistics:

    145 Wins
    135 Losses
    55 Ties
    10 Shutouts
    3.47 Goals Against Average
    .895 Save Percentage
    66.8 Goalie Point Shares 

    57 Playoff Games
    26 Wins
    30 Losses
    0 Shutouts
    3.53 Goals Against Average
    .883 Save Percentage

  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    Most Saves (1988-89*)
    Most Minutes Played (1988-89*)

    *Hrudey was traded from the New York Islanders late in the season.

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