- Born: Spruce Grove, Alberta 09/28/1962
- Height: 5-10
- Weight: 201
- Catches: Right
- Drafted: Edmonton's 1st choice, 8th overall in the 1981 Entry Draft
 Signed as a free agent to the Blues on July 14, 1995.
Traded from the Blues to Calgary Flames on September 4, 1999.
Grant Fuhr' 1st win as a Flames on Wed 10/13/99, againts Vancouver Canucks (W 4-3 F/OT), saves 27/30. It's his 399th NHL victory.
Sept 4, 1999... Grant Fuhr is traded to Calgary Flames in exchange to 3rd round draft pick in year 2000.
Complete Story
HISTORY
- First NHL' Game: October 14, 1981, against Winnipeg (L 2-4)
- Fuhr' 500th NHL Game: December 12, 1992
- Underwent surgery for torn cartilage in his right knee on February 28, 1998 and back on action on March 21, 1998, against the Oilers.
- Fuhr' 800th Career Game: March 28, 1998, against Detroit
- Mon, 2/8/99, Fuhr underwent arthroscopic (right) knee surgery at Barnes Jewish Hospital, and will be out 4-6 weeks. Back on the net on 3/12/99 againts Edmonton.
- Fuhr' 100th Career Win (as a Blues): March 13, 1999, againts Edmonton.
- Fuhr' 400th NHL career victory: Friday 10/22/99, againts Florida(W 3-2) with 29/31 saves (career record 400-286-113) and become the 6th NHL goalie to reach the milestone.
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He slides to the left
He slides to the right
And there goes the butterfly
That covers the net
Stick Save!
Gloves Save!
Hear the crowd
Cheering him out
He follows the puck wherever it goes
Miracle happens whenever he goes
Making the save that no one could
He is Grant Fuhr, a great and an amazing man
By Me!!! |
ACCOMPLISHMENT
Fuhr posted a 2.53 goals against average, which was a career best. Of his 29 wins last season, 21 were at home.
He posted a 21-8-4 home record and a 8-13-2 road record. Fuhr recorded three shutouts last season, all with final
scores of 2-0. He ranks fifth on the all-time win list with 382 career victories and is first among active goalies. Fuhr needs 26
wins to surpass Glenn Hall for fourth all-time.
He ranks third on the Blues all-time games played list (210),
trailing Curtis Joseph (280) and Mike Liut (347). He needs 18 wins for 400 career wins. Fuhr has played in 210
of the last 246 games (85%) for the Blues. He established a NHL record in 95-96 for most games played by a
goaltender with 79 and most consecutive starts with 76. He was runner-up for the NHL’s Calder Trophy in 81-82.
He finished second for the Vezina Trophy in 81-82 and won the Vezina Trophy in 87-88 (finished with a career
best 40-24-9 record). Set a NHL record in 83-84 with 14 assists in one season. He has played in the NHL All-Star Game six times (82, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89).
Grant was a member of five Stanley Cup Championship Teams with
the Edmonton Oilers (84, 85, 87, 88, 90). Shared William M. Jennings Trophy with Hasek in 94. NHL First All-Star Team (88),NHL Second All-Star Team (82),WHL First All-Star Team (80,81).
CAREER STATS
| YEAR | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | AVG |
| 1979-80 | Victoria | WHL | 43 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2488 | 130 | 2 | 3.14 |
| 1980-81 | Victoria | WHL | 59 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 3448 | 160 | 4 | 2.78 |
| 1981-82 | Edmonton | NHL | 48 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2847 | 157 | 0 | 3.31 |
| 1982-83 | Edmonton | NHL | 32 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1803 | 129 | 0 | 4.29 |
| | Moncton | AHL | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 604 | 40 | 0 | 3.98 |
| 1983-84 | Edmonton | NHL | 45 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2625 | 171 | 1 | 3.91 |
| 1984-85 | Edmonton | NHL | 46 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 2559 | 165 | 1 | 3.87 |
| 1985-86 | Edmonton | NHL | 40 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2184 | 143 | 0 | 3.93 |
| 1986-87 | Edmonton | NHL | 44 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2388 | 137 | 0 | 3.44 |
| 1987-88 | Edmonton | NHL | 75 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 4304 | 246 | 4 | 3.43 |
| 1988-89 | Edmonton | NHL | 59 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 3341 | 213 | 1 | 3.83 |
| 1989-90 | Edmonton | NHL | 21 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1081 | 70 | 1 | 3.89 |
| - | Cape Breton | AHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 3.01 |
| 1990-91 | Edmonton | NHL | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 778 | 39 | 1 | 3.01 |
| - | Cape Breton | AHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 |
| 1991-92 | Toronto | NHL | 66 | 25 | 33 | 5 | 3774 | 230 | 2 | 3.66 |
| 1992-93 | Toronto | NHL | 29 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1665 | 87 | 1 | 3.14 |
| - | Buffalo | NHL | 29 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1694 | 98 | 0 | 3.47 |
| 1993-94 | Buffalo | NHL | 32 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1726 | 106 | 2 | 3.68 |
| - | Rocheste | AHL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 310 | 10 | 0 | 1.94 |
| 1994-95 | Buffalo | NHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 |
| - | Los Angeles | NHL | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 698 | 47 | 0 | 4.04 |
| 1995-96 | St. Louis | NHL | 79 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 4365 | 209 | 3 | 2.87 |
| 1996-97 | St. Louis | NHL | 73 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 4261 | 193 | 3 | 2.72 |
| 1997-98 | St. Louis | NHL | 58 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 3274 | 138 | 3 | 2.53 |
| 1998-99 | St. Louis | NHL | 39 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2193 | 89 | 2 | 2.43 |
| NHL TOTALS | 845 | 398 | 282 | 112 | 47723 | 2679 | 25 | 3.37 | |
