Roberto Luongo chirps Maple Leafs after Mitch Marner goal
He will always be an entertainer!
Roberto Luongo
Roberto Luongo is a Canadian goaltender who played 1,044 NHL games for the Islanders, Florida and Vancouver between 1999 and 2019. Luongo won 489 of them, the third-highest total in NHL history at the time he retired, and won Olympic gold with Canada in 2010 and 2014. Luongo never won a Stanley Cup as a player, losing Game 7 of the 2011 Final with Vancouver, and Luongo has worked in the Florida front office since 2019.
| Position | Goaltender, catches left |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 April 1979, Montreal, Quebec |
| Drafted | 4th overall, 1997, by the NY Islanders |
| NHL teams | NY Islanders, Florida (2000-06 and 2016-19), Vancouver |
| NHL career | 1,044 GP, 489 W, 77 SO, 2.52 GAA, .919 SV% |
| Honours | Olympic gold 2010 and 2014; Jennings Trophy 2011; Hockey Hall of Fame 2022; No. 1 retired by Florida, the first in franchise history |
| Known for | 489 wins, third-most in NHL history when he retired in 2019, since passed by Marc-Andre Fleury; named Vancouver's captain in 2008, the first goaltender given the title since the 1940s |
| Now | Special advisor to the general manager, Florida Panthers, overseeing the club's goaltending department |
