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Roberto Luongo

Roberto Luongo

CTVOlympics.ca
Posted Thursday, July 2, 2009 3:05 PM ET

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE TEAMS
1999-2000 New York Islanders (1st round choice, 4th overall in 1997)
2000-01 - 2005-06 Florida Panthers
2006-07 - Present Vancouver Canucks

NHL NOTABLES
- Three-time All-Star (2004, 07, 09)
- First NHL goaltender since 1947 to be named captain
- Has been a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, Hart Trophy and Lester B. Pearson Award
- Set an NHL record in 2007 for shots faced in a single game (72)

TEAM CANADA
1998 World Juniors
1999 World Juniors (Silver medal, Best Goaltender, All-Star)
2001 World Championship
2003 World Championship (Gold medal)
2004 World Championship (Gold medal)
2004 World Cup of Hockey (1st place)
2005 World Championship (Silver medal)
2006 Turin Olympics

BEFORE THE NHL
1994-95 Montreal Bourassa (QAAA)
1995-96 - 1998-99 Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) - Memorial Cup participant, won Mike Bossy Trophy
1998-99 Acadie Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) - Memorial Cup participant
1999-2000 Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL)

PERSONAL
- Born Apr. 4, 1979 in Montreal, Que. (Age in 2010: 30)
- Lives with his wife in Florida during the off-season
- Favorite player growing up was Grant Fuhr
- Lists Patrick Roy as the person to pattern his game after
- Brother Fabio is a goalie in the Ontario Hockey League

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