Jeff Hackett

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Jeff Hackett
Born (1968-06-01) June 1, 1968 (age 55)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for New York Islanders
San Jose Sharks
Chicago Blackhawks
Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 34th overall, 1987
New York Islanders
Playing career 1988–2004

Jeffrey David Hackett (born June 1, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers. He served as the Colorado Avalanche's goaltending coach for three seasons following his playing career.

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Playing career

Hackett grew up studying Tony Esposito and patterned his game after him. He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the second round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft after playing in junior for the London Diamonds and the Oshawa Generals. Behind Billy Smith and Kelly Hrudey on the Islanders' goaltending depth chart, Hackett split his first two seasons with New York and the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League (AHL). He led Springfield to a Calder Cup win in 1990 and was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy, annually given to the most valuable player of the playoffs.

The San Jose Sharks claimed him in the 1991 NHL Expansion Draft. During his first season in San Jose, Hackett was named team MVP for his play. However, after winning only two games in 1992-93, one of them a Sharks' record 57-save effort against the Kings, Hackett was dealt to the Chicago Blackhawks prior to 1993–94 and he backed up Ed Belfour for several seasons. His excellent play in 1996–97 allowed the Blackhawks to trade Belfour to San Jose mid-season. His only full season as Chicago's top goaltender was highlighted by a career-high eight shutouts.

A month into the season, Hackett was involved in a six-player trade which sent him to the Montreal Canadiens. He quickly became a fan favorite in Montreal as he recorded career highs in games played (63) and wins (26). After another solid season in 1999–2000, Hackett was limited to fifteen games in 2000–01 and eighteen games in 2001–02 due to a shoulder injury and lost the starter's job to 2002 Vezina Trophy winner José Théodore in the process. This signaled the end of his stint with Montreal as midway through 2002–03 he was involved in a three-way trade which sent him back to San Jose temporarily and then on to the Boston Bruins.

The Bruins, who had been looking for a number one goaltender, threw Hackett into that role. After shutting out Philadelphia in his Boston debut, Hackett played well until a broken finger caused him to miss time including the start of the Bruins' playoff series with New Jersey, forcing Boston to go with Steve Shields.

During the off-season, Hackett signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on the first day of free agency. [1] He started his Flyers career by posting shutouts in his first two games, and accumulated a record of nine wins, two losses and six ties in his first seventeen games. However, in December, he lost six starts in a row and following a win in early January, lost his next two starts. He was diagnosed with positional vertigo [2] and after a one-game rehab stint with the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms on February 6, Hackett retired on February 9, 2004. [3] Hackett finished his career after appearing in 500 NHL regular season games.

Post-playing career

On July 12, 2006, Hackett was hired as the goaltending coach for the Colorado Avalanche. After three seasons in that role, Hackett was fired on June 3, 2009. [4] Hackett resides in his hometown of London, Ontario and has turned his attention to minor hockey. His nephew is former NHL goaltender Matt Hackett. [5]

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1984–85 London Diamonds WOHL 18———10787314.06—————————
1985–86London DiamondsWOHL19———11506603.44—————————
1986–87 Oshawa Generals OHL 31189216728523.05—15878954002.68—
1986–87 Oshawa Generals MC —————————3211801204.00—
1987–88 Oshawa GeneralsOHL5330212316520503.89—7344383104.24—
1988–89 Springfield Indians AHL 2912142167711604.15.872————————
1988–89 New York Islanders NHL 134706623903.53.881————————
1989–90 Springfield IndiansAHL5424253304518713.68.887171059346003.85—
1990–91 New York IslandersNHL30518115089103.62.877————————
1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL4211271231414803.84.892————————
1992–93 San Jose SharksNHL362301200017605.28.856————————
1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL22212310846203.43.890————————
1994–95 Chicago BlackhawksNHL71323281302.38.91320026102.30.917
1995–96 Chicago BlackhawksNHL351811420008042.40.91610160505.00.865
1996–97 Chicago BlackhawksNHL411918424738922.16.9276243452504.34.884
1997–98 Chicago BlackhawksNHL58212511344112682.20.917————————
1998–99 Chicago BlackhawksNHL102615243303.78.871————————
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL5324209309111752.27.914————————
1999–00 Montreal CanadiensNHL5623257330113232.40.914————————
2000–01 Montreal CanadiensNHL1941029985403.25.887————————
2001–02 Montreal CanadiensNHL155527173803.18.904————————
2002–03 Montreal CanadiensNHL1878210634502.54.926————————
2002–03 Boston Bruins NHL188909915313.21.894312179501.67.934
2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL271010616306532.39.905————————
2003–04 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL110060202.00.889————————
NHL totals5001662445628,1251361262.90.90212376103603.54.894

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1988 Canada WJC DNP————————
1998 Canada WC 2011120904.50.827

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