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Background and career

Born of biracial parents, Fuhr was adopted as a baby and raised in Spruce Grove, Alberta. At the age of seventeen, in 1979, Fuhr joined the Victoria Cougars of the WHL. After two stellar seasons in Victoria, Fuhr was drafted 8th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1981 NHL entry draft. (He had also been drafted by the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball as a catcher.) He played for the Oilers for ten seasons, winning five Stanley Cups. In 1987, he won 40 games and made the All-Star game. In 1988, Fuhr won his only Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender. He battled substance abuse problems at the tail end of his career with Edmonton, and was suspended by the NHL. Spruce Grove is a western suburb of Edmonton, Alberta. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... See also: 1978 in sports, other events of 1979, 1980 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Mens all-around champion: Alexander Dityatin, USSR Womens all-around champion: Nellie Kim, USSR Mens team competition champion: USSR Womens team... The Victoria Cougars were a major junior ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia that played in the Western Hockey League between 1971 and 1994. ... The Western Hockey League is one of the three hockey Major Junior Tier I leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... See also: 1980 in sports, other events of 1981, 1982 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Darrell Waltrip Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 CART Racing - Rick Mears won the season championship May 25 - Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Unser Formula One... “NHL” redirects here. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Other nicknames Pads, Friars Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... See also: 1986 in sports, other events of 1987, 1988 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Bobby Rahal won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ... See also: 1987 in sports, other events of 1988, 1989 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bill Elliott CART Racing - Danny Sullivan won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Championship - Ayrton... Vezina Trophy on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the person deemed the best ice hockey goaltender as voted on by the general managers of the teams in the National Hockey League. ...

In 1991 he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs during the Oilers' post-Gretzky fire sale in a seven-player deal. He then spent time in Buffalo and Los Angeles, playing briefly with Gretzky again for 14 games. Out of shape and possibly past his prime, his career saw a resurgence when he signed as a free agent for the St. Louis Blues before the 1995-1996 season. He played 79 games that season, 76 consecutively, both St. Louis franchise records. The 1996 playoff run for Fuhr ended prematurely as Maple Leafs' forward Nick Kypreos ran him in the crease, in the first round, causing him to tear several knee ligaments. Even though the next three years he became one of the three winningest goaltenders for the Blues (along with Mike Luit and Curtis Joseph) he never quite recovered from the knee injury fully and after the Blues signed Roman Turek as their new #1 goaltender in 1999 he was traded to the Calgary Flames. He spent one season there being a mentor for Calgary's young goalies, including Fred Brathwaite, and on October 22 he earned his 400th career win versus the Florida Panthers. Before the 2000-01 season he announced his retirement. For other uses, see Toronto Maple Leafs (disambiguation). ... In North American professional sports, particularly baseball, football, and basketball, a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired, and the player is able to sign a contract with another team. ... The St. ... Nick Kypreos (born June 4, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional Hockey left winger. ... Curtis Shayne Joseph (born April 29, 1967 in Keswick, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Phoenix Coyotes in the NHL. // Playing career Joseph is nicknamed Cujo and has played wearing the number 31 for the St. ... Roman Turek (born 21 May 1970 in Strakonice, Czech Republic) is a retired professional ice hockey player, playing as a goaltender for the Dallas Stars, St. ... The Calgary Flames are a professional hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and play out of the Pengrowth Saddledome. ... This article is on the NHL player. ... The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Ft. ...

Coyotes' goalie coach

Wayne Gretzky hired Fuhr to be the Phoenix Coyotes goaltending coach on July 22, 2004. Fuhr maintains this position presently. He held a similar post with the Calgary Flames in the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 seasons. The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

International play

Fuhr was named to the 1984 Canada Cup team but saw limited action during the tournament. Grant was again selected to represent Canada for the 1987 Canada Cup. It was here that he cemented his reputation as one of the best goaltenders in the game. Playing against a tough Soviet Union squad, Fuhr turned away shot after shot during the three-game final. The Canada Cup refers to several types of professional sporting events held in Canada: It is also the previous name of the World Cup of Golf. ...

Career summary

• He was a 2nd Team All-Star in 1982, 1st Team All-Star in 1988.
• In addition, he won the Vezina Trophy in 1988 and the William M. Jennings Trophy in 1994. He had a record of 403 wins, 295 losses and 114 ties as a goalie, with a 3.38 goals against average and 25 shutouts.
• All-Star Game - 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986(MVP), 1988, 1989
• He doubled for Marlon Wayans in the 1998 comedy Senseless for the scenes when Wayans played goalie under the influence of an experimental drug.
• In 1998, he was ranked number 70 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

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Transactions

• Traded to Toronto by Edmonton with Glenn Anderson and Craig Berube for Vincent Damphousse, Peter Ing, Scott Thornton and Luke Richardson, September 19, 1991.
• Traded to Buffalo by Toronto with Toronto's 5th round choice (Kevin Popp) in 1995 Entry Draft for Dave Andreychuk, Daren Puppa and Buffalo's 1st round choice (Kenny Jonsson) in 1993 Entry Draft, February 2, 1993.
• Traded to Los Angeles by Buffalo with Philippe Boucher and Denis Tsygurov for Alexei Zhitnik, Robb Stauber, Charlie Huddy and Los Angeles' 5th round choice (Marian Menhart) in 1995 Entry Draft, February 14, 1995.
• Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, July 14, 1995.
• Traded to Calgary by St. Louis for Calgary's 3rd round choice (Justin Papineau) in 2000 Entry Draft, September 4, 1999.
• Officially announced retirement, September 6, 2000.

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Hall of Fame induction

Grant Fuhr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 2, 2003. In the press at the time, it was frequently noted that Fuhr was the first black person inducted into the hall. Fuhr himself found the insistence on his race surprising for two reasons. First, Fuhr never experienced any racism during his formative years in Spruce Grove, Alberta (near Edmonton, Alberta) or within the NHL. Second, Fuhr was adopted and raised by a white Canadian family. is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Arguably, the focus on race took away from a ceremony remembering one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of hockey. Wayne Gretzky has said on many occasions that he believes Fuhr is the greatest goaltender in NHL history. This is mentioned in an interview with Wayne Gretzky conducted by John Davidson as part of the 2003 DVD "Ultimate Gretzky". ^{[citation needed]}

See also

• NHL Goaltenders
• List of black NHL players
• List of retired NHL players

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External links

• Grant Fuhr's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Fuhr's bio at Legends of Hockey.com