Chris "The Wizard Of" Osgood

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Peace River, Alberta, November 26, 1972.
HOME: Detroit, Michigan.
HEIGHT: 5'10"
WEIGHT: 155-181 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 30 (Detroit, St. Louis, Grand Rapids), 35 (NY Islanders).
CATCHES: Left
SALARY (1996-97): $750,000.

STYLE:
STRENGTHS: Mentally tough. Aggressive; challenges shooters. One of the best glove hands in the league. Excellent reflexes and quick feet. Superb puckhandler.
WEAKNESSES: Confidence. Bowman doesn't seem to want to rely on him.

OTHER CHRIS OSGOOD SITES:

Chris Osgood Tribute Page
The Unofficial Chris Osgood Page

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Osgood is among the quickest in the NHL going from side-to-side, which compensates for a lack of size." (The Sporting News Hockey Yearbook 1996-97, p. 89)

"His 39 victories were best in the league. Hasn't proven he's a playoff goalie." (ESPN Hockey 96, p. 93)

"Osgood posts all-world stats mainly because of the tight defensive system, but [Detroit coach Scotty] Bowman doesn't really like him." (The Sports Forecaster Hockey '97-'98, p. 165)

"Ozzie's not as big as the other top goalies -- Roy, Hasek, Belfour. He's a little guy who relies on his quickness. He's stymied me plenty but if I had a breakaway on him, I'd either try to go upstairs with the shot, because he isn't that big, or take him wide on a deke. He's fast, no question, but a lot of goalies don't have to move as far, as quickly, to cover the same type of area." (Doug Weight, ESPN Sportszone, April 1998)

"Just when Osgood appeared to have silenced the critics, along comes 1998-99. Though he was injured in the playoffs, Osgood still was not up to the challenge when he was needed most. Still relatively young, time may be on Osgood's side. When on his game, Osgood is confident and always in perfect position. If he can bounce back, this time he may be able to solidify this team's only major weakness." (The Sports Forecaster 1999-2000, p. 159)

"Despite one Stanley Cup ring as the starting goaltender and four 30-win seasons in the NHL, Osgood is still not mentioned among the elite goaltenders in the league. The much-maligned "Ozzie" had a shaky regular season but was spectacular in the 2000 postseason. You think he'd put together a complete season one of these days. Despite the ongoing calls for his head, he's still a fixture with the Wings. Ideally, Osgood shouldn't play more than 50 games a season." (The Sports Forecaster 2000-01, p. 151)

"For the second consecutive season, Osgood exorcised his postseason demons. Unfortunately, it came on the heels of a mediocre regular season by his standards. The eight-year veteran's games played, wins and shutout totals were down in 2000-01 from the previous season, while his goals-against average and save percentage went up. Osgood struggled early on in Detroit last year and even lost the starting job to Manny Legace for a brief period. His only main flaw is the propensity to give up bad goals now and again. At press time, Osgood was a No. 1 goaltender without a starting job due to the arrival of Dominik Hasek. While he isn't considered an elite goaltender, Osgood could be a solid acquisition for several aspiring playoff contenders." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 157)

"After eight seasons in Detroit, Osgood was claimed by the Islanders in the waiver draft and was a major part of bringing the winning tradition back to Long Island. Despite a couple of bad stretches, he posted solid numbers across the board and reached the 30-win mark for the fifth time in his career. He was a godsend on a team searching for an identity. However, critical errors in pressure situations continue to mar his career. Entering the final year of his contract, Osgood can't let up for a minute with Rick DiPietro knocking on the door." (The Sports Forecaster 2002-03, p. 94)

"Apparently, you can go home again. Just ask Osgood, who returns to the Winged Wheel after three seasons split between the Islanders and Blues. Osgood averaged 49 appearances during his first eight-year stint with the Wings, but he'll have to fight for his playing time this time around. He's challenge Manny Legace." (The Sports Forecaster 2005-06, p. 103)


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VEZINA TROPHY BALLOTING:

PTS1st2nd3rdRANKSHARE
1994-955012100.04
1995-964656320.35
1997-98301070.02

ALL-STAR TEAM BALLOTING:

PTS1st2nd3rdRANKSHARE
1995-9688715820.33
1999-00401160.01

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SEASON RECORDS:

SEASONTEAMLEAGUE AGEGPMIN WLTOL WPCTGAGAASA SVPCTShOGA PiMS/60UNI#SHOOTOUTS Z-SCOREGDGARSNW% SNWSNL
1989-90 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 17 57 3094 24 28 2 228 4.42 3 30
1990-91 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 18 46 2630 23 18 3 173 3.95 2 1 4 26
1991-92 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 19 15 819 10 3 44 3.22 16
1991-92 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 19 16 890 3 10 1 60 4.04 1 1 6
1991-92 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 19 21 1217 12 7 1 65 3.20 1 1 18
1992-93 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 20 45 2438 19 19 4 0 0.500 159 3.91 1331 0.881 0 0 1 12 32.76 -0.029 -0.344 19.621 0.499 21 21
1993-94 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 21 4 239 3 1 0 0 0.750 13 3.26 121 0.893 0 0 0 0 30.34 0.413 1.475 3.290 0.554 2 2
1993-94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 21 41 2206 23 8 5 0 0.708 105 2.86 999 0.895 2 0 0 2 27.17 30 -0.013 -0.130 14.855 0.499 18 18
1994-95 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 22 2 120 1 1 0 0 0.500 6 3.00 65 0.908 0 0 0 2 32.50 0.413 1.036 2.011 0.579 1 1
1994-95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 22 19 1087 14 5 0 0 0.737 41 2.26 496 0.917 1 0 0 2 27.38 30 1.265 8.440 15.880 0.593 11 8
1995-96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 23 50 2932 39 6 5 0 0.830 106 2.17 1190 0.911 5 1 2 4 24.35 30 1.454 15.167 33.017 0.566 28 22
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 24 47 2769 23 13 9 0 0.611 106 2.30 1175 0.910 6 0 2 6 25.46 30 0.602 6.060 23.685 0.528 24 21
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings NHL 25 64 3807 33 20 11 0 0.602 140 2.21 1605 0.913 6 0 0 31 25.30 30 0.923 10.784 34.859 0.537 34 30
1998-99 Detroit Red Wings NHL 26 63 3691 34 25 4 0 0.571 149 2.42 1654 0.910 3 0 3 8 26.89 30 0.307 3.613 28.423 0.512 32 31
1999-00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 27 53 3148 30 14 8 0 0.654 126 2.40 1349 0.907 6 0 1 18 25.71 30 0.281 3.040 23.275 0.512 27 25
2000-01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 28 52 2834 25 19 4 0 0.563 127 2.69 1310 0.903 1 0 0 8 27.73 30 -0.026 -0.279 19.371 0.499 24 24
2001-02 New York Islanders NHL 29 66 3743 32 25 6 0 0.556 156 2.50 1727 0.910 4 0 4 10 27.68 0.283 3.400 29.305 0.511 32 31
2002-03 New York Islanders NHL 30 37 1993 17 14 4 0 0.543 97 2.92 912 0.894 2 0 0 12 27.46 -1.617 -14.044 -0.364 0.422 15 20
2002-03 St. Louis Blues NHL 30 9 532 4 3 2 0 0.556 27 3.05 241 0.888 2 0 0 0 27.18 -1.130 -5.047 -1.432 0.398 4 5
2003-04 St. Louis Blues NHL 31 67 3861 31 25 8 0 0.547 144 2.24 1604 0.910 3 0 0 10 24.93 -0.098 -1.114 22.946 0.496 32 32
2005-06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 33 3 180 2 1 0 0 0.667 10 3.34 85 0.882 0 28.38 -0.694 -1.880 -0.605 0.397 1 2
2005-06 Detroit Red Wings NHL 33 32 1846 20 6 0 5 0.726 85 2.76 828 0.897 2 0 0 8 26.91 30 2-1 (6/8) -0.383 -3.287 9.133 0.480 15 16
2006-07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 34 21 1161 11 3 0 6 0.700 46 2.38 496 0.907 0 0 1 6 25.63 30 1-2 (8/14) 0.164 1.072 8.512 0.512 10 10
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 35 43 2409 27 9 0 4 0.725 84 2.09 976 0.914 4 0 3 0 24.31 30 2-3 (8/16) 0.530 4.758 19.398 0.528 21 19
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings NHL 36 46 2663 26 9 0 8 0.698 137 3.09 1208 0.887 2 0 2 8 27.22 -2.730 -27.266 -9.146 0.391 17 26
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 37 23 1252 7 9 0 4 0.450 63 3.02 561 0.888 1 0 1 0 26.88 -1.980 -13.323 -4.908 0.383 8 12
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 38 11 629 5 3 0 2 0.600 29 2.77 298 0.903 0 0 0 4 28.44 0-0 (0/0) -0.627 -3.052 1.418 0.445 4 6
POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS     3STARS
89-90 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL      3    173   0   3   17   5.91                    0
90-91 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL     12    712   7   5   42   3.54                    0
91-92 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL    15    904   9   6   51   3.38                    0
92-93 Adirondack Red Wings AHL     1     59   0   1    2   2.03                    0
93-94 Detroit Red Wings NHL        6    307   3   2   12   2.35     110   .891     1   0   0     0    21.50  926.74
94-95 Detroit Red Wings NHL        2     68   0   0    2   1.76      25   .920     0   0   0     0    22.06  956.76
95-96 Detroit Red Wings NHL       15    936   8   7   33   2.12     322   .898     2   0   0     4    20.64  931.92
96-97 Detroit Red Wings NHL        2     47   0   0    2   2.55      21   .905     0   0   0     2    26.81  949.44
97-98 Detroit Red Wings NHL       22   1361  16   6   48   2.12     588   .918     2   0   1    12    25.92  961.57
98-99 Detroit Red Wings NHL        6    358   4   2   14   2.35     172   .919     1   0   0     0    28.83  966.65
99-00 Detroit Red Wings NHL        9    547   5   4   18   1.97     237   .924     2   0   1     4    26.00  967.38
00-01 Detroit Red Wings NHL        6    365   2   4   15   2.47     158   .905     1   0   0     6    25.97  948.35   0-1-0  (3)
01-02 New York Islanders NHL       7    392   3   4   17   2.60     193   .912     0   0   0     4    29.54  961.15
02-03 St. Louis Blues NHL          7    417   3   4   17   2.45     183   .907     1   0   0     4
03-04 St. Louis Blues NHL          5    287   1   4   12   2.51     109   .890     0   0   1     0
ELEVEN (11) NHL POSTSEASONS       87   5085  45  37  190   2.24    2118  0.910    10   0   3    36

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