GOALTENDER BIOGRAPHIES
The following is a list of all goaltenders who have biographies on this page. NOTE: the "concise
descriptions" of each goaltender is intended to sum up a goaltender in a few words. These may be
out-of-date, simply due to the large number of bio pages on this site - if you see anything, please
contact me at norrisdt@colorado.edu. Thanks.
Active players are in bold. Hall-of-Famers are in red.
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Jason Labarbera (Los Angeles Kings goaltender)
Jean-Francois Labbe (Top AHL netminder now playing in Russia)
Charline Labonte (Canadian goaltender in 2006 Olympics (women))
Patrick Labrecque (Laval goaltender bounced around teams, leagues; played two games for Canadiens)
Blaine Lacher (Blazed like a comet for lockout-shorted season, quickly tailed off)
Dan LaCosta (Columbus Blue Jackets prospect)
Frenchy Lacroix (Boston-born lad played for Americans in inaugural Olympics)
Rick Laferriere (Top netminder in juniors had brief pro career)
Mark LaForest (Played in system of four NHL organizations, was top AHL goaltender twice)
Scott LaGrand (Former Flyer prospect excelled in minors)
Simon Lajeunesse (Florida Panthers prospect)
Kevin Lalande (Calgary Flames prospect)
Patrick Lalime (Buffalo Sabres goaltender)
Marc Lamothe (Made NHL debut with Hawks in 2000; now in Oilers system)
Bruce Landon (Half of good tandem on WHA's New England Whalers in 70s)
Scott Langkow (Former Winnipeg/Phoenix/Atlanta prospect stuck in minors)
Sebastien LaPlante (Chicago Blackhawks prospect)
Michel "Bunny" Larocque (Won Four Cups, shared four Vezinas as member of powerhouse 70s Montreal)
Michel Larocque (Still unsigned, last with Blackhawks)
Jan Lasak (Nashville Predators prospect)
Gerry Laskowski (Collegian spent two years with Kings before moving on to computers)
Jeff Lastiwka (Flames prospect of early 1980s)
Tom Lawson (Colorado Avalanche prospect)
Gord Laxton (Penguins' stopper in late 1970s)
Ray LeBlanc (Unknown American netminder stunned world at '92 Olympics)
Pascal Leclaire (Columbus Blue Jackets prospect)
Manny Legace (St. Louis Blues goaltender)
David Leggio (Ottawa Senators prospect)
Claude Legris (Brief stint with Red Wings before retiring at age 26)
Hugh Lehman (Star goaltender in pre-NHL major league hockey, inducted to HHOF in 1958)
Kari Lehtonen (Atlanta Thrashers prospect)
Michael Leighton (Carolina Hurricanes prospect)
Reggie Lemelin (Played prominent role in many inter-provincial battles between Flames and Oilers)
Mike Lenarduzzi (Former Hartford Whalers prospect)
David Leneveu (New York Rangers prospect)
Antti Leppanen (Finnish goaltender in 1976 Canada Cup)
Mario Lessard (Started for Kings during first four NHL seasons)
Jean-Louis Levasseur (Netminder for Minnesota teams in WHA and NHL)
Jean-Philippe Levasseur (Anaheim Ducks prospect)
Fabrice Lhenry (One of top French-league netminders)
Pelle Lindbergh (First European-trained goaltender to have success in NHL)
Peter Lindmark (Top Swedish goaltender in international competition)
Bert Lindsay (Father of Ted; one of top early 20th century netminders)
Evan Lindsay (Now in Britain - still young enough to get back on the NHL radar)
Neil Little (True Philly organizational man now on coaching side)
David Littman (Workhorse in AHL could never find niche in bigs)
Mike Liut (Won Pearson Trophy as players' MVP in 1981)
Stefan Liv (Detroit Red Wings prospect)
Ken Lockett ("Spider" patrolled Vancouver crease for two seasons)
Howard Lockhart (Played for some dismal teams in NHL's first era)
Pete LoPresti (Six NHL seasons, most with home-state North Stars)
Sam LoPresti (Member of USHOF holds NHL record with 80 saves in one game)
Danny Lorenz (Western Hockey League's career leader in minutes, goals allowed and saves)
Ron Loustel (Played one game for hometown Jets)
Ron Low (Saddled with bad clubs, emerged as NHL head coach)
Larry Lozinski (Fan favourite for 1980-81 Red Wings)
Harry Lumley (Won 330 National Hockey League games; played for four of Original Six)
Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers goaltender)
Roberto Luongo (Vancouver Canucks goaltender)
Andre Lysenstoen (Norwegian goaltender at 2008 Worlds)