Roberto Luongo
| Roberto Luongo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Luongo with the Vancouver Canucks in 2009 | |||
| Born | April 4, 1979 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 |  Canada | ||
| NHL Draft | 4th overall, 1997 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2019 | ||
Roberto Luongo (born April 4, 1979) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Luongo retired from the NHL in 2019 after playing for 19 seasons. [1]
Playing career
[change | change source]Roberto Luongo started playing in the NHL with the Florida Panthers. During the summer of 2006, Luongo was planning to stay in Florida. Instead, the general manager of the Panthers, Mike Keenan, sent him to the Vancouver Canucks, along with Lukas Krajicek, in return for Todd Bertuzzi, Alex Auld, and Bryan Allen. Luongo first said that he was sad because he was leaving so suddenly and Vancouver was very far away.
In the 2007 season, Luongo was in Vancouver. He was voted into the All-Star Game as the starting goaltender. The Canucks went to the playoffs. It was Luongo's first time to reach the playoffs. In one game, against the Dallas Stars, he made around 70 saves, which is very close to breaking records.
On March 4, 2014, a day before the NHL trade deadline, the Canucks traded Luongo along with prospect Steven Anthony to the Florida Panthers for goaltender Jacob Markström and centre Shawn Matthias. Luongo's salary will still be retained by the Canucks.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Panthers' Roberto Luongo announces retirement after 19 seasons". Sportsnet. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ↑ "Luongo traded to Panthers by Canucks". NHL. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database