Ed Belfour was one of the better goalies of the era, but does that mean he belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
Listen to us discuss Belfour’s case here:
Ed Belfour’s Career:
- NHL: 1988-07; 17 seasons, 16 as a starter
- Totals:
- 484W (4th All Time)
- 320L (12th)
- 125T (11th)
- 76 SO (10th)
- 55,595 minutes (5th) in
- 963 Games (5th);
- 157.3 PS (10th Goalie)
- 173.9 GSAA (16th)
- Averages:
- .906 SV%
- 2.50 GAA
- Undrafted
- Era: Of the 20 goalies to play in at least 410 games between 1988 and 2007, Belfour is
- 2nd in Wins
- 3rd in Losses
- 1st in Ties/Others
- 2nd in Goals Against
- 2nd in Shots Against
- 3rd in Saves
- 10th in Save Percentage
- 25th in GAA
- 4th in Goals Saved Above Average
- 2nd in Shutouts
- 1st in Minutes
- 1st in Games
- 82-game average: 28-19-7, 5 SO
- 3-year peak (1990-93): 82-game average of 35-18-9, 5 SO, .904 SV%, 2.43 GAA
- Playoffs:
- 88W (4th All Time)
- 66L (3rd)
- 14 SO (6th)
- .920 SV% (20th)
- 2.17 GAA
- 89.2 GSAA
- 9945 minutes in
- 161 Games (3rd)
- Adjusted:
- 2.60 GAA (15th All Time),
- .911 SV% (24th)
- Trades:
- Traded at 31 for Chris Terreri (32), Ulf Dahlen (30) and Michal Sykora (23)
- Trade at 37 with Cameron Mann (25) for David Gosselin (25) and a 2003 Fifth Rounder (nobody)
Ed Belfour’s Accomplishments:
- Vezina (‘91, ‘93)
- Top 5 in Vezina voting a further five times
- Jennings (‘91, ‘93, ‘95, ‘99) – third most ever
- Calder (‘91)
- Top Player:
- Top 5 Player (by Point Shares) (‘91, ‘03)
- Top 10 Player (‘93, ‘00)
- Best Goalie (by Goalie Point Shares) (‘91)
- Top 5 Goalie (‘93, ‘03)
- Top 10 Goalie (‘94, ‘00)
- Wins:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league once
- Top 5 seven times
- Top 10 ten times
- Totals:
- 40 Wins twice (1 of only 13 players)
- 35 Wins seven times (1 of only 5 players)
- Leader-boards:
- Shutouts:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league four times (1 of only 9 players)
- Top 5 nine times
- Top 10 eleven times
- Totals:
- 10 Shutouts once
- 5 Shutouts six times (1 of only 6 players)
- Leader-boards:
- Shots Against:
- Led the league once
- Top 5 twice
- Top 10 four times
- Saves
- Total Saves:
- Led the league once
- Top 5 three times
- Top 10 four times
- Percentage:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league twice
- Top 5 four times
- Top 10 six times
- Over .920 once
- Leader-boards:
- Total Saves:
- Goals Against:
- GAA:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league twice
- Top 5 seven times
- Top 10 ten times
- Averages:
- Under 1.9 once
- Under 2 twice (1 of only 22 players)
- Under 2.1 three times (1 of only 19 players)
- Under 2.25 four times (1 of only 22 players)
- Under 2.5 eight times (1 of only 21 players)
- Leader-boards:
- GSAA:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league once
- Top 5 four times
- Top 10 eight times
- Single-season totals:
- +40 once (1 of only 22 players)
- +35 twice (1 of only 12 players)
- +20 five times (1 of only 12 players)
- Leader-boards:
- GAA:
- Minutes:
- Leader-boards:
- Led the league twice
- Top 5 four times
- Top 10 five times
- Totals:
- +4,000 minutes twice
- Leader-boards:
- All Star:
- 1st Team All Star twice
- 2nd Team once
- 5 All Star Game appearances
- Monthly:
- Rookie of the Month twice
- Adjusted Peak:
- .920 (9th All Time)
- 13th All Time in Goals Vs Average
- IHL:
- 1st Team All Star once
- Co-Rookie of the Year (‘88)
- College:
- Conference 1st Team All Star once
- West 2nd Team All American once
Ed Belfour’s Great Teams:
- NHL:
- Best Player (led playoffs in SA, Saves and Shutouts) on one Runner Up (‘00 Stars)
- Best Player on one Final Four (‘98 Stars)
- Best Player? (led playoffs in SA and Saves) On one Final Four (‘95 Blackhawks)
- Starter (led playoffs in GAA) on one Runner Up (‘92 Blackhawks)
- Starter (led playoffs in Wins and Minutes) on one Champion (‘99 Stars)
- Olympics:
- Third string goalie (no GP) on one Champion (‘02 Canada)
- Canada/World Cup:
- Third string goalie (no GP) on one Champion (‘91 Canada)
- NCAA:
- All Tournament Goalie on one Champion (‘87 Fighting Sioux)