Goal Line Report
Entries with the tag: andrew raycroft
What Happened to Raycroft?
by Patrick Hoffman on 12/30/11 at 10:25 PM ET
Comments (1)
As every hockey fan knows, being a goaltender in the National Hockey League is not an easy job.
You can be great for one game, one season etc. and then the next game or season, completely lose it. Just look at what happened to the likes of Jim Carey or Blaine Lacher.
Another goaltender who has had both good times and bad is recently waived member of the Dallas Stars Andrew Raycroft. After winning the Calder Trophy as the league’s rookie of the year in the 2003-04 season, Raycroft has never been the same netminder.
When Raycroft got started in the NHL in the 2003-04 season, he was absolutely terrific. He played big, was confident, did not allow many soft goals and put up great numbers with 29 wins, a 2.05 goals against average, a .926 save percentage and 3 shutouts.
Filed in: | Goal Line Report | Permalink
Tags: andrew+raycroft,
boston+bruins,
colorado+avalanche,
dallas+stars,
kari+lehtonen,
toronto+maple+leafs,
vancouver+canucks
It’s About Time
by Patrick Hoffman on 03/01/09 at 02:34 AM ET
Comments (0)
Well, how about that - the New York Rangers’ offense does exist as the team exploded for six goals, including four in the first period, in a 6-1 win over the visiting Colorado Avalanche.
This was a long time coming as the Rangers fired over 80 shots in their last two games combined, only to find the back of the net twice. Tonight, however, was a different story.
The Rangers struck early and often as the team had a 2-0 lead just two minutes into the first period, off goals by Ryan Callahan and Nikolai Zherdev. Then later in the period, the club would get goals from Petr Prucha and Scott Gomez to give the team a commanding 4-0 lead going into the second period.
Filed in: | Goal Line Report | Permalink
Tags: andrew+raycroft,
colorado+avalanche,
john+tortorella,
new+york+rangers,
nikolai+zherdev,
peter+budaj,
petr+prucha,
ryan+callahan,
scott+gomez