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Former Bruins Award-Winning Goalie Calls It A Career
After 17 seasons in the NHL, former Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak has officially announced his retirement. Halak confirmed the news to Tomas Prokop of Dennik Sport. With the Bruins needing to lower star goalie Tuukka Rask's workload, the Original Six club signed Halak to a two-year, $5.5 million contract during the 2018 NHL off-season. This proved to be a very good move by the Bruins, as Halak ended up working marvelously as the Bruins' backup during his time with the club. In 90 games over three seasons with the Bruins, Halak posted a 49-23-14 record, a .918 save percentage, and a 2.40 goals-against average. He also won the William M. Jennings Trophy with Rask during the 2019-20 season. In 19 games that season for the Bruins, Halak had an 18-6-6 record, a .919 save percentage, and a 2.39 goals-against average. While Halak won the William M. Jennings Trophy in 2019-20, this was not even his best season as a Bruin. During the 2018-19 campaign with Boston, he had a 22-11-4 record, a .922 save percentage, and a 2.34 goals-against average in 40 appearances. With numbers like these, Halak was an excellent pickup for the Bruins and gave them one of the league's best goalie tandems in the process. Halak's time with the Bruins ended after the 2020-21 season, as he signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks that following summer. From there, he spent his last season in the NHL with the New York Rangers in 2022-23. Overall, Halak was a very good goaltender during his time with the Bruins and provided them with some much-needed insurance between the pipes. NHL Trade Rumors: Bruins Have New Intriguing Target To Consider The Boston Bruins have made multiple additions to their roster this off-season. A few of them include Viktor Arvidsson, Tanner Jeannot, Sean Kuraly, Matej Blumel, and Alex Steeves. With this, they have given their forward group a bit more depth, which was needed. Photo Credit: © Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
National Post
04-07-2025
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- National Post
Canucks: Alexei Medvedev sure seems like the goalie of the future
Comparisons of prospects with previous hockey greats should not be made lightly. Article content But from the moment Alexei Medvedev became the latest Vancouver Canucks goalie prospect — picked in the second round of last week's NHL entry draft — you took notice how quickly people who ave watched him develop over the past 18 months move to make big-time comparisons. Article content Article content 'There's Tuukka Rask vibes here,' said Canucks goalie coach Marko Torenius. 'He's calm and composed.' Article content And then there's another comparison: Andrei Vasilevskiy. 'The way he uses his edges,' Torenius explained further. That's heady company. Both are Vezina Trophy winners. Both have been big-time playoff performers. Article content 'Of course, it's long journeys for both those guys,' Torenius cautions. Nothing is certain when it comes to prospects, and especially with goalie prospects. Article content But with Medvedev there's lots to like already that can be projected forward. Article content After a seven-inch growth spurt over the past two years, he is standing 6-foot-3, and when you speak with him, you are well aware of just how long his arms and legs are, the kind of stature modern goalies need. Article content The athleticism is there — and that's not just Torenius' assessment. That is how multiple NHL scouts see him too. He is athletic and already dialled in on his technique. That's the calmness that Torenius sees. There is some polishing yet to be done with his skills, but more than anything the biggest focus for him is going to be training his eyes and his brain to read the game as it gets faster as he progresses toward the NHL from junior hockey. Article content Article content Medevdev's energy and enthusiasm is evident from the moment you first speak with him. His eyes light up, his smile broadens when he was told the names that Torenius brought up. His grin didn't change when he shifted to talking about his first week as a Vancouver Canuck, about what he and Torenius had spoken about. Article content Article content 'I feel like I have a lot of stuff that he talked about me (needing) already in my game,' Medvedev said Thursday, following an energetic scrimmage at the University of B.C. to close this week's development camp. 'I love the way he coaches.' Article content Being a goalie is just about all Medvedev has ever wanted to be. He has been a goalie since he was nine years old. Goalies, as we know, are a unique, self-selecting breed. Article content 'I just just saw the equipment. And watched some games on TV. I just loved the way goalies look. So I got a set of gloves and went from there,' he said. Article content He moved from St. Petersburg, Russia, his hometown, to suburban Toronto in 2021, aged just 13. His uncle lives there and he saw his future in hockey. The chances to progress toward the NHL would be higher if he moved over to Canada. Article content That proved to be a great choice. He played for the Vaughan Kings in the Greater Toronto Hockey League's U16 AAA division, as tough as it gets for that age group in Canada, as just a 15 year old. Article content He drew notice then, and jumped to Junior B with the St. Thomas Stars. Last season he landed with the London Knights, the famed Ontario major junior hockey factory. Article content He is going to be the starter for London this coming season, then who knows what comes next. He's still just 17 — his birthday is Sept. 10 — another thing that excites Torenius and the Canucks. He's still got plenty of physical maturing yet to do. Article content He names Igor Shesterkin, another elite NHL goalie, as the guy he has tried to model his own game after. He got a first-hand view of Shesterkin playing for SKA St. Petersburg. Article content He shies away from the elite comparisons. That's who he wants to be, after all. Article content 'I got so much knowledge in these five days, it's been great,' he said of how he is going to become one of the Canucks' NHL goalies three or four seasons from now. 'Just being a leader, I feel like that's a big part of it. I'm going to be an older guy next (season), so I want to lead my team, to be that guy who can support the guys, maybe share my experience and stuff like that. Just keep working, getting better. Just looking at this level, there's a lot of work to be done, and I really want to play here. So I'm really motivated.' Article content
Yahoo
07-06-2025
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Former Flyers Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky Makes NHL Playoffs History
Sergei Bobrovsky has been standing on his head for the Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals. (Photo: Walter Tychnowitz, Imagn Images) Much to the perpetuated disappointment of Philadelphia Flyers fans, former Flyers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky continues to steal the show in the NHL playoffs, setting a new postseason record while playing with the Florida Panthers. Advertisement Bobrovsky, 36, made 42 saves against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Friday night, powering his Panthers to a crucial 5-4 overtime victory to tie the series at 1-1. In Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss in Game 1, Bobrovsky also made 42 saves, meaning he has invented and holds an NHL record that will make Flyers fans' skin crawl. The Russian netminder is now the only goalie in NHL history to start a Stanley Cup Finals series with back-to-back 40-save efforts. If it makes you feel any better, Bobrovsky, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner, passed Boston Bruins legend Tuukka Rask for 18th all-time in wins in the NHL playoffs after posting his 58th career postseason win with the Game 2 victory Friday night. Advertisement The former Flyers goalie is now three playoff wins away from catching Henrik Lundqvist, seven away from Dominik Hasek, and nine away from fellow countryman Andrei Vasilevskiy. We can only hope that the Flyers made good use of the second-round pick and two fourth-round picks they received from Columbus for 'Bob' back in 2012. Bobrovsky is now 13-6 this postseason with a 2.21 GAA, a .912 save percentage, and three shutouts.
