Michael Garnett
Michael Garnett ( born November 25, 1982 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is under contract with HC Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League since May 2011.
Career
The 1.88 m wide goalie began his professional career with the Red Deer Rebels in the Canadian Junior Football League WHL and then moved in 2000 to the league rivals Saskatoon Blades before the NHL Entry Draft in 2001 as 80th in the third round by the Atlanta Thrashers selected ( drafted ) was.
First, the left catcher was used by the Thrashers in the farm team Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League as well as the Greenville Grrrowl and the Gwinnett Gladiators of the East Coast Hockey League and ECHL. In the 2005/06 season Garnett was appointed as a back -up goalkeeper in the squad of the Atlanta Thrashers, during this time he completed for the franchise 24 games. In January 2006, the Canadian was sent back despite two shutouts for the Wolves, after the season 2007/ 08 he moved to Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the Russian Super League.
In the following two years, Garnett played for HK MVD Balaschicha in the Kontinental Hockey League, with which he was runner-up in 2010 of the KHL. After this success, the HK MVD merged with the HK Dynamo Moscow for OHK Dynamo, Garnett played for until 2011. Since May 2011 he is the HC Traktor Chelyabinsk under contract.
Awards and achievements
- 2001 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2001 President's Cup win with the Saskatoon Blades
- 2001 Memorial Cup win with the Saskatoon Blades
- 2010 KHL All-Star Game
- 2010 KHL runners-up with the HK MVD Balaschicha
- 2011 KHL goalie of the month October
- 2011 KHL goalie of the month November
- 2012 KHL All-Star Game
- 2012 KHL goalie of March