Most Points By A Goaltender In A Single Game

We learned last week that most hockey fans tend not to think about their goaltender as a captain of an NHL team.

Well, I think we can safely add that most do not think of the goalie as a player who produces offensively either. However,  on February 10, 1993, Jeff Reese of the Calgary Flames had a monumental night in a 13-1 drubbing of the San Jose Sharks.

3 Assists For Reese

On that night, Jeff Reese managed to assist on three of the Flames’ thirteen goals, helping Calgary to it’s fifth consecutive win. During that game Reese’s opposing goaltender was Arturs Irbe, who was chased from the net in favor of Jeff Hackett. When that proved futile, the Sharks put Irbe back between the pipes to finish the game.

Calgary would go on to win every game against the Sharks for the remainder of that season.

On a Division winning team led by Theoren Fleury, Gary Roberts, Joe Nieuwendyk and starting goalie Mike Vernon, Reese played just 26 games that season.  Interestingly, Reese was 14-4-1 with a 3.20 GAA in those 26 games, while Vernon managed a 29-26-9 record on the year.

Despite displaying solid numbers in the 1992-93 season, Reese was destined to wear a Hartford Whalers jersey as he was shipped to the Whalers with future considerations in exchange for Defenceman Dan Keczmer on November 19,1993. The move was made primarily to make room for a young Flames goaltending prospect named Trevor Kidd.

Jeff Reese’s Career

Over parts of 11 seasons in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs , Calgary Flames, Hartford Whalers, Tampa BayLightning and New Jersey Devils , Reese posted a 53-65-17 record with a 3.66 goals-against average and five shutouts in 174 contests.

Scoring the most points by a goaltender in a single game would prove to be Jeff Reese’s claim to fame.  However, Reese did go on to win a Stanley Cup in 2004 as a Goalie Coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning and currently holds that same position with the Philadelphia Flyers.

George Parros Fights Jody Shelley

Anyone who tuned into the game between the San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks had know that this fight was going to happen.  The team’s two heavyweights squared off in a toe-to-toe battle with both enforcers landing some solid punches, but both fighters stood their ground.

Parros did catch Shelley with an upper-cut near the end of the fight that appeared to stun him.  Along with the upper-cut, Parros also scored the take down, giving him a slight edge of Shelley in this fight.

This was an excellent fight to watch and a tribute to two of the NHL’s most polished fighters.

Again, thanks to hockeyfights.com for the footage.

San Jose Sharks Third Jersey

The San Jose Sharks gave us a glimpse of their new logo a couple of years ago with the release of their RBK Edge Jersey. In the spirit of the rest of the league, the Sharks moved to a primary black color for their alternate jersey.

What is most interesting is that they chose to discard the horizontal stripes at the bottom of the third jersey, while they maintained it on their traditional Home and Away jerseys . Other NHL teams discarded this striping with their all of their jerseys following the move to the RBK Edge.

San Jose’s interesting choice of color selection makes for a definitive contrast, as you can see from the jersey below. I’m certain, as always,that there will be those who dislike the jersey, but it is not too far of a cry from their traditional former attire. In fact, I am partial to the San Jose Sharks alternate jersey. I actually like it better than their traditional jerseys.

San Jose Sharks Reebok Premier Replica Alternate NHL Hockey Jersey
Price: $114.50
The Premier Replica Jersey is engineered and constructed to duplicate the look of on-ice team designs. Reebok vector logo embroidered patch on back neck & left sleeve – Reebok/NHL Official Licensed neck label – Reebok/NHL jock tag with alpha sizing sewn to bottom left front of jersey