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Al Montoya
Born (1985-02-13) February 13, 1985 (age 39)
Chicago, IL, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams		 New York Islanders
Phoenix Coyotes
National team  United States
NHL draft 6th overall, 2004
New York Rangers
Playing career 2005–present

Álvaro "Al" Montoya (born February 13, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round (6th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft after a three-year career with the University of Michigan. Montoya is the first Cuban American to play in the NHL.[1]

Playing career

Montoya played youth hockey for the Chicago Young Americans and Loyola Academy and amateur hockey for the Texas Tornado of the North American Hockey League. He spent the 2000-01 season with the U.S. National Team Development Program. Montoya began attending the University of Michigan and playing for the Wolverines in 2002–03. He enjoyed success at Michigan, especially during his final season in 2004–05, where he posted a record of 30-7-3. Montoya twice represented the United States at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, backstopping the team to its first gold medal at the 2004 tournament in Finland; he was named to the tournament All-Star team. The 2005 tournament, hosted by the United States, was a disappointing one for Montoya and Team USA as they failed to medal, losing to the Czech Republic in the bronze medal game.

After being signed by the New York Rangers to a three-year entry-level contract in the summer of 2005, Montoya made his professional debut with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL), the team with which he spent the majority of the next three seasons. Overall, he posted a 66-34-4 record with the Wolf Pack, along with a 5-5 playoff record.

With the emergence of Henrik Lundqvist as an All-Star caliber goaltender, Montoya became expendable to the Rangers. On February 26, 2008, Montoya was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, along with Marcel Hossa, in exchange for Fredrik Sjöström, David LeNeveu, and Josh Gratton.[2]

After re-signing with the Coyotes on July 2, 2008,[3] Montoya started the 2008–09 season with the San Antonio Rampage, the Coyotes' AHL affiliate. Late that season Montoya made his NHL debut with the Coyotes, recording a shutout in a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on April 1, 2009.[4] He went on to appear in 5 games for the Coyotes in 2008-09, posting a 3-1 record. That spring Montoya was named to the American roster for the 2009 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland; he started one game at the tournament, a 6-2 win over France.

On February 9, 2011, Montoya was traded to the New York Islanders for a sixth round draft pick in 2011.[5] With Islanders' goaltenders Rick DiPietro and Kevin Poulin sidelined with injuries, Montoya was provided with an opportunity to play regularly in the NHL for the first time. On March 29 the Islanders signed Montoya to a one-year contract extension.[6]

Awards and achievements

  • 2002–03 CCHA All-Rookie Team
  • 2002–03 CCHA All-Tournament Team
  • 2003–04 CCHA Second All-Star Team
  • 2003–04 NCAA West Second All-American Team

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2000–01 Texas Tornado NAHL 15 10 3 0 780 38 0 2.92 — 1 1 0 60 2 0 2.00 —
2001–02 USNTDP NAHL 24 6 11 4 1344 79 0 3.53 — — — — — — — — —
2002–03 University of Michigan CCHA 43 30 10 3 2547 99 4 2.33 .911 — — — — — — — —
2003–04 University of Michigan CCHA 40 26 12 2 2340 87 6 2.23 .917 — — — — — — — —
2004–05 University of Michigan CCHA 40 30 7 3 2359 99 3 2.52 .895 — — — — — — — —
2005–06 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 2 1 1 0 123 8 0 3.92 .875 — — — — — — — —
2005–06 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 40 23 9 1 2094 91 2 2.61 .907 5 2 1 257 8 1 1.87 .932
2006–07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 48 27 17 0 2556 98 6 2.30 .914 7 3 4 391 20 1 3.07 .873
2007–08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 31 16 8 3 1704 72 0 2.54 .908 — — — — — — — —
2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL 14 8 6 0 789 34 1 2.59 .912 1 0 1 59 4 0 4.04 .857
2008–09 San Antonio Rampage AHL 29 7 17 2 1562 84 0 3.23 .885 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 5 3 1 0 259 9 1 2.08 .925 — — — — — — — —
2009–10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 14 4 7 1 771 34 0 2.65 .904 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 5 3 1 0 259 9 1 2.08 .925 — — — — — — — —
AHL totals 176 85 64 7 9476 413 9 2.62 .904 13 5 6 707 32 2 2.72 .894
CCHA totals 123 86 29 6 7246 285 13 2.36 .908 — — — — — — — —

International

Year Team Event   GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2004 United States WJC 6 6 0 0 360 8 2 1.33 .944
2005 United States WJC 6 3 3 0 393 22 0 3.36 .904
2009 United States WC 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .875

References

  1. ^ "Coyotes' Montoya gets historic 1st start". azcentral.com. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
  2. ^ "Hossa joins his brother on the move". NHL.com. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2009-04-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Coyotes sign Montoya, Spina plus two AHL players". NHL.com. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2009-04-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Coyotes' Montoya make 23 saves to earn shutout in first game". CBS Sports. 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-04-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Coyotes acquire a sixth-round pick in 2011 NHL Draft from Islanders for Montoya". Phoenix Coyotes. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Islanders ink Montoya to one-year contract extension". TSN. 2011-03-29. Retrieved 2011-03-29. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Preceded by New York Rangers first round draft pick
2004 		Succeeded by

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