Born: | September 28, 1962 | Draft: | 1981 Oilers, 8th Overall |
Hometown: | Spruce Grove, Alberta | Position: | Goaltender |
Known For: | First Black Player in Hockey Hall of Fame | Shoots/Catches: | Right |
National Team: | Canada |
Grant Scott Fuhr (born September 28, 1962) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League and former goaltending coach for the Arizona Coyotes. In 2003, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He is best remembered for a decade of stellar play for the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s. He won a total of five Stanley Cups and was a six time All-Star. In 2017 Fuhr was named one of the ‘100 Greatest NHL Players’ in history. He set a number of firsts for black hockey players in the NHL, including being the first to win the Stanley Cup and being the first inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Grant Fuhr Statistics
Trade Tracker
Date | Traded From | Traded With | Traded To | Traded For |
September 19, 1991 | Glenn Anderson Craig Berube | Vincent Damphousse Peter Ing Luke Richardson Scott Thornton | ||
February 2, 1993 | Fifth-Round Pick (Kevin Popp) | First-Round Pick (Kenny Jonsson) Dave Andreychuk Daren Puppa | ||
February 14, 1995 | Philippe Boucher Denis Tsygarov | Fifth-Round Pick (Marian Menhart) Charlie Huddy Robb Stauber Alexei Zhitnik | ||
September 4, 1999 | – | Third-Round Pick (Justin Papineau) |
Deeper Dive
- Grant Fuhr: His Remarkable Return
- Grant Fuhr’s Historic 1995-96 Season
- Best Goalies: Edmonton Oilers
- 3 Unbreakable Records
- All-Time Alberta-Born Lineup
Achievements
- NHL Record for Longest Unbeaten Streak by Rookie Goaltender (23 games in 1981-82)
- NHL Record for Assists by a Goaltender in a Season (14 in 1983-84)
- NHL Record for Most Games Played by a Goaltender in a Season (79 in 1995-96)
- Canada Cup Gold Medal — 1984, 1987
- IIHF World Championships Silver Medal — 1989
- NHL First Team All-Star — 1988
- NHL Second Team All-Star — 1982
- NHL All-Star Game — 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989
- Vezina Trophy — 1988
- William M. Jennings Trophy — 1994
- Stanley Cup Champion — 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990
- No. 31 Jersey Retired by Oilers — 2003
- Inducted Into Hockey Hall of Fame — 2003
- Inducted Into Alberta Sports Hall of Fame — 2004