Garth Snow

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Garth Snow
Born (1969-07-28) July 28, 1969 (age 54)
Wrentham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Quebec Nordiques
Philadelphia Flyers
Vancouver Canucks
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Islanders
SKA St. Petersburg
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 114th overall, 1987
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1994–2006

Garth E. Snow (born July 28, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender and former general manager, president and alternate governor [1] of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the sixth round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, Snow began his NHL career in the 1993–94 season, playing for the Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, and New York Islanders, with which he retired with after the 2005–06 season. He was inducted into the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019.

Playing career

Snow was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques out of Mount Saint Charles Academy in the sixth round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He went straight to the University of Maine for four years and for three straight years led the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in wins. After helping lead the school to a 42–1–2 record and the NCAA Championship in 1993, he was named to the All-Tournament team. After spending the majority of 1993–94 playing for the United States national team, which included playing in the 1994 Winter Olympics, he turned to his professional career, seeing his first NHL action in five games for the Nordiques.

Snow recorded 32 wins in 62 games for the Cornwall Aces of the American Hockey League (AHL) during 1994–95. After the Quebec franchise relocated to Colorado, Snow was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for two draft picks during the off-season. Snow backed up veteran Ron Hextall for over two seasons, alternating with Hextall during the Flyers' run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1997, most notably playing in Game 2 of the Finals. Near the trade deadline in 1997–98, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Sean Burke.

As a Canuck in 1998–99, he registered career highs in games played (65), wins (20) and shutouts (6). His workload was cut in half the following season and he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins prior to 2000–01. His stay in Pittsburgh lasted one season as he signed with the New York Islanders in the off-season, playing for them for the rest of his career, primarily as a backup to veteran Chris Osgood and then youngster Rick DiPietro.

Throughout his career, Snow was the target of the league office on several occasions over his goaltending equipment, in particular his shoulder pads, which opposing teams accused of violating NHL rules on size. [2] According to former teammate Michael Peca, Snow was one of the best trash-talkers around: "He's got such a wit and sense of humor like no other. Snow says things that will cut you without being rude or obnoxious." [3] Snow was regarded as a respected leader both on and off the ice.

Executive career

On July 18, 2006, Snow officially confirmed his retirement and was named general manager of the New York Islanders following Neil Smith's dismissal after 41 days on the job. [4] There was much criticism directed the Islanders' way for firing a Stanley Cup-winning general manager after such a short tenure in favor of Snow, who at the time of his hiring held no experience in management. Defenders of the organization pointed to Snow's master's degree in Administration and bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Maine. [5]

In Snow's first season as general manager, he earned praise for making moves to open up space under the salary cap and using the space to trade for Marc-André Bergeron, Richard Zedník and Ryan Smyth. Snow was named NHL Executive of the Year for 2006–07 by Sports Illustrated . [6] [7] Early in his tenure Snow signed goaltender Rick DiPietro to a 15 year, $67.5M contract [8] which is widely considered to be one of the worst NHL signings ever [9] as DiPietro only played 175 games after this contract was signed. On November 15, 2010, Snow fired head coach Scott Gordon and promoted Jack Capuano to interim head coach after the Islanders suffered a poor record of 4–10–3 in their first 17 games of the 2010–11 season. Capuano went on to guide the Islanders to their first playoff series win since 1993 during the 2016 playoffs. On January 17, 2017, Snow fired Capuano and promoted Doug Weight to interim head coach in response to the Islanders' record of 17–17–8 through 42 games of the 2016–17 season, which was ranked last in the Eastern Conference at that time. Through the 2017–18 season, his tenure with the Islanders saw the team accrue 11 playoff wins.

On June 5, 2018, Snow's position as Islanders' general manager was terminated, although he remained with the organization through 2019. [10] [11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTOTLMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1986–87 Mount St. Charles Academy HSRI 30————1,79553101.77—————————
1987–88 Stratford Cullitons MWJHL 302060—1,6429323.40—————————
1988–89 University of Maine HE 5220—2411413.49—————————
1990–91 University of MaineHE251840—1,2906422.98.879————————
1991–92 University of MaineHE312540—1,7927322.44.883————————
1992–93 University of MaineHE232101—1,2104212.08—————————
1993–94 United States Intl231353—1,3247113.22—————————
1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL 16653—9275103.30.89113857904203.19—
1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 5320—2791603.44.874————————
1994–95 Cornwall AcesAHL6232207—3,55816232.73.9008434021422.09—
1994–95 Quebec NordiquesNHL2110—1191105.55.8251009106.78.667
1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL261284—1,4376902.88.8941001000.00—
1996–97 Philadelphia FlyersNHL351488—1,8847922.52.90312846993302.83.892
1997–98 Philadelphia FlyersNHL291494—1,6516712.43.902————————
1997–98 Vancouver Canucks NHL12360—5042603.10.901————————
1998–99 Vancouver CanucksNHL6520318—3,50117162.93.900————————
1999–00 Vancouver CanucksNHL3210153—1,7127602.66.902————————
2000–01 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL3210—178702.36.920————————
2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL3514154—2,03210132.98.900————————
2001–02 New York Islanders NHL251072—1,2175522.71.90010026204.71.895
2002–03 New York IslandersNHL4316175—2,3909212.31.9185143051202.36.910
2003–04 New York IslandersNHL3914155—2,0159412.80.899————————
2004–05 SKA St. Petersburg RSL 16————8934112.75—————————
2005–06 New York IslandersNHL20413—11,0966803.72.886————————
2005–06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL110—060101.00.967————————
NHL totals36813514743119,837925162.80.900209810394812.77.896

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1994 United States OG 51312991703.41.881
1998 United States WC 51212601202.77.865
Senior totals102525592903.11—

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-Hockey East Second Team 1991–92
All-Hockey East Second Team 1992–93
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1993 [12]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1993 [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Business Directory - New York Islanders - Staff". Islanders.nhl.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ Bonfatti, John F. (May 6, 1997). "Flyers ride Snow's 'big' shoulders". Associated Press . Philadelphia. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ (The Hockey News, August 30, 2002)
  4. ↑ TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
  5. ↑ "Garth Snow, General Manager". New York Islanders. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Snow Hailed". New York Islanders. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "The NHL: Snow Storm". Sports Illustrated. March 12, 2007. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ "RICK DiPIETRO #39". capfriendly.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Top 10 biggest busts in NHL draft history". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Islanders relieve GM Garth Snow, head coach Doug Weight of duties". Newsday.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ Compare https://web.archive.org/web/20190417034546/https://www.nhl.com/islanders/team/business-directory with https://web.archive.org/web/20191215065249/https://www.nhl.com/islanders/team/business-directory.
  12. ↑ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  13. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
Sporting positions
Preceded by General manager of the New York Islanders
2006–2018 		Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hockey East Goaltending Champion
1992–93 		Succeeded by
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