Alex Auld

Alex Auld
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Auld with the Boston Bruins in 2007
Born (1981-01-07) January 7, 1981 (age 43)
Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Florida Panthers
Phoenix Coyotes
Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
Dallas Stars
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Red Bull Salzburg
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 40th overall, 1999
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2001–2013

Alexander Auld (born January 7, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played parts of 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Auld played for the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes, Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers, and Montreal Canadiens. He also played a season with Red Bull Salzburg of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL).

He appeared internationally for Team Canada on three occasions – the 2001 World Junior Championships where he won a bronze medal,[1] the 2004 Spengler Cup, and the 2006 World Championships.

Auld would retire from playing professional ice hockey in 2012. After retiring, Auld joined Sportsnet 650 in Vancouver and became a broadcaster for weekend Canucks games.[2]

Awards

  • OHL Second All-Rookie Team - 1999
  • OHL Third All-Star Team - 2001
  • Cyclone Taylor Trophy (Vancouver Canucks MVP) - 2006
  • Molson Cup (Vancouver Canucks three-star selection leader) - 2006

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1997–98 Sturgeon Falls Lynx NOJHL 11 4 6 0 611 46 0 4.52
1997–98 North Bay Centennials OHL 6 0 4 0 206 17 0 4.95 .872
1998–99 North Bay Centennials OHL 37 9 20 1 1894 106 1 3.36 .899 3 0 3 170 10 0 3.53
1999–00 North Bay Centennials OHL 55 21 26 6 3047 167 2 3.29 .891 6 2 4 374 12 0 1.93 .950
2000–01 North Bay Centennials OHL 40 22 11 5 2319 98 1 2.54 .917 4 0 4 240 15 0 3.75 .883
2001–02 Columbia Inferno ECHL 6 3 1 2 375 12 0 1.92 .927
2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL 21 11 9 0 1104 65 1 3.53 .881 1 0 0 20 0 0 0.00 1.000
2001–02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .909
2002–03 Manitoba Moose AHL 37 15 19 3 2209 97 3 2.64 .908
2002–03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 7 3 3 0 382 10 1 1.57 .939 1 0 0 20 1 0 3.00 .800
2003–04 Manitoba Moose AHL 40 18 16 4 2329 99 4 2.55 .915
2003–04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6 2 2 2 348 12 0 2.07 .929 3 1 2 222 9 0 2.43 .898
2004–05 Manitoba Moose AHL 50 25 18 4 2763 118 2 2.56 .909 3 0 2 128 7 0 3.29 .860
2005–06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 67 33 26 6 3859 189 0 2.94 .902
2006–07 Florida Panthers NHL 27 7 13 5 1470 82 1 3.34 .888
2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 9 3 6 0 508 30 1 3.54 .880
2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL 2 1 1 0 119 5 1 2.53 .906
2007–08 Boston Bruins NHL 23 9 7 5 1213 47 2 2.32 .919
2008–09 Ottawa Senators NHL 43 16 18 7 2449 101 1 2.47 .911
2009–10 Dallas Stars NHL 21 9 6 0 1181 59 0 3.00 .894
2009–10 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 1 0 119 5 0 2.53 .904
2010–11 Montreal Canadiens NHL 16 6 2 2 749 33 0 2.64 .914
2011–12 Ottawa Senators NHL 14 2 4 2 645 36 0 3.35 .884
2012–13 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 16 844 46 1 3.27 .892
NHL totals 237 91 88 2 30 12,985 606 6 2.80 .904 4 1 2 242 10 0 2.48 .892

International play

Played for Team Canada in:

  • 2001 World Junior Championships (bronze medal)
  • 2004 Spengler Cup (3rd place)
  • 2006 World Championships (4th place)

References

  1. "Alex Auld catches on with Coyotes". CBC Sports. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. "Canucks and Sportsnet Announce 2018-19 Broadcast Schedule". Vancouver Canucks. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

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