Kelly Hrudey

Kelly Hrudey
Kelly Hrudey in 2004
Born	January 13, 1961 Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	New York Islanders Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	38th overall, 1980 New York Islanders
Playing career	1981–1998

Kelly Hrudey (born January 13, 1961) is a Canadian former National Hockey League ice hockey goaltender and current hockey broadcaster with Sportsnet as an analyst for Hockey Night in Canada and the Calgary Flames as a commentator. During his NHL career, Hrudey played for the New York Islanders (1983–1989), Los Angeles Kings (1989–1996), and San Jose Sharks (1996–1998).

Biography

Playing career

Hrudey played junior hockey for three years with the Western Hockey League 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 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 did not 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.

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. Hrudey 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's analysis of hockey games has proven invaluable for CBC, his piece on how the glove can also be a blocker won a 2006 award at the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards. He does not unbutton his jacket when sitting down as is the usual style advice for men.

Hrudey also made a weekly appearance on the TSN 1040 in Vancouver with Rick Ball.

With Rogers Media, the parent company of Sportsnet, gaining the sole national rights to the NHL beginning in the 2014-15 season, in August 2014, Hrudey joined Sportsnet full time to participate in their hockey coverage. In addition to his HNIC role (which remains on CBC as part of a four year sub-licensing deal), he along with Ball became the new announcers for the Calgary Flames regional broadcasts.

Personal life

Hrudey lives with his wife Donna and their three daughters in Signal Hill, Calgary, Alberta. Hrudey was honoured by the Los Angeles Kings in a pre-game ceremony prior to the team's game against the Calgary Flames on March 9, 2013.

Career statistics

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	370	21	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	38,081	2174	17	3.43	.893

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1979–80	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		13	6	6	638	48	0	4.51	—
1980–81	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		4	1	3	244	17	0	4.18	—
1980–81	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL		2	—	—	135	8	0	3.56	—
1981–82	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL		13	11	2	842	34	1	2.42	—
1982–83	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL		10	7	3	637	28	0	2.64	—
1984–85	New York Islanders	NHL		5	1	3	281	8	0	1.71	.946
1985–86	New York Islanders	NHL		2	0	2	120	6	0	3.00	.898
1986–87	New York Islanders	NHL		14	7	7	842	38	0	2.71	.918
1987–88	New York Islanders	NHL		6	2	4	380	23	0	3.62	.851
1988–89	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		10	4	6	566	35	0	3.71	.881
1989–90	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		9	4	4	539	39	0	3.62	.853
1990–91	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		12	6	6	798	37	0	2.78	.903
1991–92	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		6	2	4	355	22	0	3.72	.877
1992–93	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		20	10	10	1261	74	0	3.52	.887
1997–98	San Jose Sharks	NHL		1	0	0	20	1	0	3.00	.833
NHL totals				85	36	46	5161	283	0	3.29	.891

External links

• stats from hockeydb.com
• Bio from hockeygoalies.org
• Hrudey's commentator profile on CBC.ca