Glen Healy
Glenn Healy - #30
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 192 lbs.
Catches: Left
Born: Pickering, Ontario, August 23, 1962)
Last Amateur Club: Western Michigan University Broncos (CCHA)
Became A Leaf:
Signed as an unrestricted free agent from the New York
Rangers on July 8, 1997. Originally signed with Los Angeles
as a free agent on June 13, 1985.
1998-98:
Completed his 14th professional season and 2nd
with the Maple Leafs...Started the season with the Chicago
Wolves of the I.H.L (loaned on October 8th)...Posted a record
of 6-3 while with the Wolves with a 3.32 g.a.a....Recalled by
the Leafs on December 7th...His first appearance of the
season was a start at Chicago on December 11th - posted the
win stopping 28 of 30 shots (named game's first
star)...Stopped 22 of 26 Rangers shots to earn the win versus
his former team on December 19th...Earned the win stopping 25
of 27 shots at Buffalo on February 17th...Stopped 27 of 28
Islander shots to earn the win versus the his former team on
February 25th....Stopped 32 of 35 shots at the Rangers on
March 8th...Played in his 400th NHL game on March 24th versus
San Jose...Earned the win stopping 27 of 32 Vancouver shots
on March 31st...Stopped 25 of 26 shots to defeat Florida on
April 10th...PLAYOFFS: Appeared in his 8th playoff
season...Did not make an a appearance until his relief role
in Game # 4 versus the Sabres in the Eastern Conference Final
on May 29th (stopped 5 of 5 shots playing all 20 minutes of
the 3rd period).
Career:
1997-98: Played in his first game as a Maple Leaf on October
4, 1997 at NY Islanders…Earned his first win as a Maple Leaf
stopping 29 of 30 shots on November 19, 1997 versus
Philadelphia…Started 16 games and appeared in 21 overall
posting a 2.98 G.A.A…Shared a shutout with Marcel Cousineau
on November 4, 1997…Missed 10 games from December 4-23, 1997
due to a groin injury…Faced a season-high 40 shots and made a
season-high 38 saves on February 7th versus Florida…Earned
his first road win on the last game of the season, April 19th
at Vancouver…Named first star on three occasions: November 4,
1997 at San Jose, November 19, 1997 versus Philadelphia, and
February 7th versus Florida...1996-97: Appeared in 23 games,
registering a .909 save percentage and a 2.43 goals-against
average...Stopped 24 shots in a 4-0 shutout at Toronto on
Dec. 7...Allowed two or fewer goals in 12 of his 21 starts
and three or fewer in 16 of his 23 contests...Blocked 31
shots in a 1-1 tie on Oct. 8 at Florida while making his
first appearance of the season, and the 350th of his NH.L.
career...Kept his goals-against average under 3.00 for the
third straight season...Did not see action for the Rangers in
the post-season…1995-96: Posted a career-high nine-game
unbeaten streak (5-0-4) from Jan 3 to Jan. 31...Began the
seaon with a six-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1) from Oct. 17 to
Nov. 10...Allowed three or fewer goals in 28 of his 42 starts
and allowed two or fewer in 17 of the 42...24 of his 42
starts came on the road...Appeared in 29 consecutive outings
and started in 27 of those 29...Posted his ninth and 10th
career shutouts (Jan. 13 at Philadelphia and Feb. 24 at
Florida)...1994-95: Ranked eighth in the NHL with a 2.24
G.A.A...Nine of his 13 starts came on the road...Allowed two
or fewer goals in eight of his 13 starts...Seven of his eight
victories were posted following a loss in the Rangers'
previous game...Posted a record of 2-1 in the post-season
making three starts and two relief appearances...Had a
four-game winning streak and a five-game unbeaten streak form
Feb. 2 to Mar. 6...1993-94: Traded to the Rangers from Tampa
Bay in exchange for a 1993 third-round draft choice on June
25, 1993-had been claimed by Anaheim in phase one and Tampa
Bay in phase two of NHL Expansion Draft...Fourteen of his
last 15 starts came on the road with the Rangers...Allowed
two or fewer goals in seven of his 17 starts and allowed
three or fewer in 11of the 17...Won his Ranger debut on Oct.
7 vs the Lightning...Posted two shutouts...Appeared in two
post-season games (no decisions) for the Stanley Cup champion
Rangers (both in relief on the road)-played in Game 4 of the
Conference Semi-Finals and Game 4 of the Conference
Final...1992-93: Led the Islanders to the Wales Conference
Finals with his outstanding playoff performance...Finished
fourth in the NH.L. for the post-season with nine wins and a
3.19 G.A.A., while starting all 18 playoff games...Stopped 42
shots in a 4-3 victory in Game 7 of the Division Finals at
Pittsburgh...Led the Islanders with 22 victories during the
regular season...Earned his 100th NHL victory on Mar. 27 vs
San Jose...Began the season with a five-game unbeaten streak
(4-0-1) from Oct. 10 to Oct. 23...1991-92: Missed 28 games
due to injury, including 13 games in March after severing his
finger during practice...Blanked the Devils in the season
finale for the team's only shutout of the season...Longest
winning streak was set from Feb. 2 to Feb. 20 (5 wins-still
stands)...1990-91: Played in a career-high 53 games and was
the goaltender of record in 18 of the Isles' 25 victories and
in nine of the team's 10 ties... 1989-90: Signed as a free
agent with the Islanders on Aug. 16 and appeared in 39
games...Faced career-high 51 shots on Jan. 16 vs the
Canucks...Started four of New York's five final playoff
games... 1988-89: Led the Kings with 25 wins while playing in
48 games...Played in 45 of the team's first 61 games going
25-16-2...Earned a four-game winning streak from Nov. 5 to
Nov. 15... PREVIOUS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Started his first NHL
game on Oct. 25, 1987 vs the Bruins (lost 3-2)...Earned his
first NHL victory on Oct. 28, 1987 by defeating the Rangers
4-3 at Madison Square Garden...First NHL shutout came on Feb.
28, 1988 at Vancouver...Made his NHL debut relieving Darren
Eliot on Nov. 27, 1985 vs Hartford...Other: Played four
seasons at Western Michigan University and earned
All-American status in his final season.
Favorites:
CHILDHOOD HOCKEY HERO: Dave Keon
TV SHOW: Seinfeld
MOVIE: Braveheart
MUSICAL PERFORMER: Elton John
MONTH OF THE YEAR: October
ACTRESS: Julia Roberts
