Mark Fitzpatrick

Mark Fitzpatrick ( born November 13, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goalie who from 1988 to 2000 for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Chicago Blackhawks and Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League played.

Career

During his junior time Fitzpatrick played together with Trevor Linden and Wayne Hynes at the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League. Twice, in 1987 and 1988, they won the Memorial Cup. In the NHL Entry Draft in 1987 it chose the Los Angeles Kings in the second round as the 27th from.

His first game as a professional, he played for the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League. The Kings Glenn Healy and Roland Melanson made ​​in the 1988/89 season, the Torwartduo, but Fitzpatrick soon made ​​it into the squad. It was also the first season of Wayne Gretzky in Los Angeles. The Kings had no patience and wanted the quick success. So they gave him for Kelly Hrudey of the New York Islanders from. In the 1989/90 season he was the No. 1 Islanders, but shortly before the start of the following season, he fell ill at the eosinophilia -myalgia syndrome. Since he was able to overcome the disease and to contest two games this season, he was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. Behind Glenn Healy, who had arrived shortly after him to the Islanders, he fought in the following years to connect to the performance of previous years.

In the summer of 1993, he joined the Quebec Nordiques, who for Ron Hextall sent to the Islanders. In this barter also two first-round draft rights were traded. Quebec took advantage acquired by Adam Dead Marsh to commit, while the Islanders brought with her ​​Todd Bertuzzi. Four days later, it was the Florida Panthers, who selected him in the NHL Expansion Draft 1993. In Florida, John Vanbiesbrouck was the new number one, along with Fitzpatrick made ​​the two one of the strongest goalkeepers duo. Together, the two led the Panthers as the first of the teams that had been included in the 1990 in the NHL, in the final series of the playoffs 1995/9696.

In January 1998 he was released along with Jody Hull to the Tampa Bay Lightning, who sent in return Dino Ciccarelli and Jeff Norton to the Panthers. In Tampa, he was goalkeeper again. However, he was only briefly in the team and has been reported after the season for Michal Sykora to the Chicago Blackhawks. As the No. 2 behind Jocelyn Thibault he had little ice age. The next stop was the Carolina Hurricanes, who sought a successor to Trevor Kidd. He should be back-up for Artūrs Irbe, but Éric Fichaud sat through here. Only three games he played in Carolina. He played for some time in the IHL with the Cincinnati Cyclones and Detroit Vipers. He tried again with the Vancouver Canucks enforce in the NHL. Despite a good preparation it was decided to Bob Essensa. In the summer of 2001, he finished his career.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

  • Memorial Cup: 1987 and 1988

Personal Awards

1987 NHL Entry Draft 1988–89 NHL season 1989–90 NHL season Adam Deadmarsh 1993 NHL Expansion Draft 1995–96 NHL season International Hockey League (1945–2001) Claude Provost Ted Hampson Pit Martin Jean Ratelle Bobby Clarke Lowell MacDonald Henri Richard Don Luce Rod Gilbert Ed Westfall Butch Goring Serge Savard Al MacAdam Blake Dunlop Chico Resch Lanny McDonald Brad Park Anders Hedberg Charlie Simmer Doug Jarvis Bob Bourne Tim Kerr Gord Kluzak Dave Taylor (ice hockey) Mario Lemieux Pat LaFontaine Gary Roberts (ice hockey) Jamie McLennan John Cullen Adam Graves Steve Yzerman Bryan Berard Phil Kessel Jason Blake (ice hockey) Steve Sullivan Max Pacioretty Josh Harding
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