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Born	January 13, 1961 (age 48),; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height; Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m); 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Pro clubs	New York Islanders; Los Angeles Kings; San Jose Sharks
Ntl. team	Canada
NHL Draft	38th overall, 1980; New York Islanders
Pro career	1983 – 1998

Kelly Hrudey (born January 13, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a former NHL ice hockey goaltender and current hockey broadcaster with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. During his NHL career Hrudey played for the New York Islanders (1983–1989), Los Angeles Kings (1989–1996), and San Jose Sharks (1996–1998).

[edit] Biography

[edit] Playing career

Hrudey played junior hockey for three years with the WHL Medicine Hat Tigers. He was drafted in the second round (38th overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Hrudey first played for the Indianapolis Checkers, New York's minor league affiliate, and moved to the main club in the 1984–85 season.

He was the Islanders' goaltender in 1987 when they defeated the Washington Capitals in the longest game in club history, a four-overtime Game 7 thriller known as the "Easter Epic", which was won on a goal by Pat LaFontaine after 68:47 of overtime. Hrudey made 73 saves (a playoff record) in a 3–2 Islander victory that ended just before 2am on Easter morning.

Later in 1987, he was the third string goaltender on Team Canada during the 1987 Canada Cup, but didn't appear in a game.

In 1989, he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings and would play there for eight seasons. His most notable achievement was playing in the 1993 Stanley Cup finals, but the team lost to Patrick Roy's Montreal Canadiens. In 1996, he signed with the San Jose Sharks and played his last two seasons there before retiring in 1998.

Nicknamed 'Hollywood' while playing in LA, Hrudey was also known for wearing a blue bandana underneath his mask throughout his career.

[edit] Broadcasting career

During the latter years of his playing career, in the event his team missed the post-season, he often joined Hockey Night in Canada as a studio analyst to supplement their playoff coverage. After retiring, he joined the broadcast team full time as an analyst. He was featured in the "Behind the Mask" segment with hosts Scott Russell and later Scott Oake during the first intermission of the second game of Saturday night doubleheaders. He also participated in the "After Hours" show which followed the conclusion of the second game. A recurring segment of the show was "How I Padded My Stats Against Kelly Hrudey," in which the player guest is shown highlights (if applicable) of goals they scored on Hrudey. In 2007, Hrudey helped debut Hockey Night in Canada Radio. The show originating from Toronto with host Jeff Marek is a three hour program dedicated to hockey. The show is broadcast on Sirius XM Channel 122 and 97. Kelly co-hosts Monday and Wednesday from his home studio in Calgary. For the 2008–09 season, he began working alongside Ron MacLean and Mike Milbury on HNIC's primary studio team.

Hrudey also makes a weekly appearance on the TEAM 1040 in Vancouver with Rick Ball. [1]

[edit] Personal life

Hrudey lives with his wife and family in Calgary, Alberta.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1978–79	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	57	12	34	7	3093	318	0	6.17	—
1979–80	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	57	25	23	4	3049	212	1	4.17	.899
1980–81	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	55	32	19	1	3023	200	4	3.97	.895
1981–82	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL	51	27	19	4	3033	149	1	2.95	.900
1982–83	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL	47	26	17	1	2744	139	2	3.04	.894
1983–84	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL	6	3	2	1	—	—	0	3.40	—
1983–84	New York Islanders	NHL	12	7	2	0	535	28	0	3.14	.903
1984–85	New York Islanders	NHL	41	19	17	3	2335	141	2	3.62	.886
1985–86	New York Islanders	NHL	45	19	15	8	2563	137	1	3.21	.906
1986–87	New York Islanders	NHL	46	21	15	7	2634	145	0	3.30	.881
1987–88	New York Islanders	NHL	47	22	17	5	2751	153	3	3.34	.896
1988–89	New York Islanders	NHL	50	18	24	3	2800	183	0	3.92	.874
1988–89	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	16	10	4	2	974	47	1	2.90	.904
1989–90	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	52	22	21	6	2860	194	2	4.07	.873
1990–91	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	47	26	13	6	2730	132	3	2.90	.900
1991–92	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	60	27	17	13	3509	197	1	3.37	.897
1992–93	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	50	18	21	6	2718	175	2	3.86	.897
1993–94	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	64	22	31	7	3713	228	1	3.68	.897
1994–95	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	25	14	13	5	1894	99	0	3.14	.910
1995–96	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL	1	0	1	0	50	5	0	5.95	.828
1995–96	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	36	7	15	10	2077	113	0	3.26	.907
1996–97	San Jose Sharks	NHL	48	16	24	5	2631	140	0	3.19	.889
1997–98	San Jose Sharks	NHL	28	4	16	2	1360	62	1	2.74	.897
NHL totals			677	271	265	88	—	—	17	3.42	—

[edit] Playoffs


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1979–80	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	13	6	6	—	—	0	4.51	—
1980–81	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	4	1	3	—	—	0	4.18	—
1980–81	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL	2	—	—	—	—	0	3.56	—
1981–82	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL	13	11	2	—	—	1	2.42	—
1982–83	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL	10	7	3	—	—	0	2.64	—
1984–85	New York Islanders	NHL	5	1	3	—	—	0	1.71	—
1985–86	New York Islanders	NHL	2	0	2	—	—	0	3.00	—
1986–87	New York Islanders	NHL	14	7	7	—	—	0	2.71	—
1987–88	New York Islanders	NHL	6	2	4	—	—	0	3.62	—
1988–89	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	10	4	6	—	—	0	3.71	—
1989–90	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	9	4	4	—	—	0	3.62	—
1990–91	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	12	6	6	—	—	0	2.78	—
1991–92	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	6	2	4	—	—	0	3.72	—
1992–93	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	20	10	10	—	—	0	3.52	.932
1997–98	San Jose Sharks	NHL	1	0	0	—	—	0	3.00	.906
NHL totals			85	36	46	—	—	0	3.28	—

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