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Topic: Ken Wregget


In the News (Sat 28 Nov 09)

  
  Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Ken Wregget
Ken Wregget was a 3rd-round selection of the Toronto Maple Leafs, 45th overall, in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
Wregget got his feet wet by playing in three NHL games in the 1983-84 season, winning one, losing one and tying one while posting a high 5.09 goals against average.
Wregget spent the next two seasons playing in Philadelphia, but he was never able to take advantage fully of the opportunity with the Flyers, despite playing in 51 and 30 games each season, respectively.
www.legendsofhockey.net:8080 /LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18409   (520 words)

  
 Ken Wregget (1983-2000)
Wregget heads to training camp in a fight for his backup job.
Due to his resemblance to the character in the Life Cereal commercials, Ken was nicknamed "Mikey" during his junior career.
At 45th overall, Ken was the first goaltender selected in the 1982 National Hockey League entry draft.
hockeygoalies.org /bio/wregget.html   (6779 words)

  
 Ken Wregget Multimedia - DetroitHockey.Net
Ken Wregget stretches along the near-side boards during pregame warmups
Ken Wregget stands at the top of the crease during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner
Ken Wregget skates off the ice with the rest of the team as backup goalie Manny Legace congratulates him on a win over the Colorado Avalanche
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 SLAM! HOCKEY: FORECASTER
Wregget doesn't expect to handle the brunt of the work, but is expected to offer top-notch performances when called upon.
Wregget played a lot early in 1998-99 and was considered the Flames' MVP performer during the span, but he left an early November contest because of his back and missed the next 41 games.
Wregget was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1982, 45th overall.
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 Le Coq Sportif Playoff Player of the Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
When the Penguins began their playoff series with the Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh goalie Ken Wregget was once again penciled in as backup to Tom Barrasso.
Wregget made game-saving, save after save, including a point blank rob on a Todd Krygier one-timer from in close and a save on Joe Juneau's penalty shot in the first overtime.
Wregget stood his ground till Petr Nedved scored at 19:15 of the 4th OT period to give the Pens a 3-2 win.
www.lcshockey.com /extra/1996/0501ppow.asp   (426 words)

  
 Wregget trade - Herald
Ken Wregget is currently summering in sweltering Hilton Head, S.C. But not until he reaches our city limits, sure to be cool and shrouded in cloud, does he feel he'll finally get his day in the sun.
With J.S. Giguere and Tyler Moss waiting in the wings, Wregget, thought of as a long reliever his entire career, will be handed the ball to start a majority of games this season.
Wregget, now 34, and wide-bodied winger Dave Roche were acquired yesterday from the Penguins for utility forward Todd Hlushko -- certain to be left available in the expansion draft by the Pens -- and out-of-favor winger German Titov.
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 Game o' the Day
As Niedermayer tried to jam the puck into the open net, Wregget lunged back to his right and was able to reach out and get the shaft of his stick down in time to deny the goal.
Lemieux made sure Wregget's save would be a meaningful one by scoring his 40th goal of the season at 13:33 to put the Penguins in front for good.
Ken Wregget (26 saves): Wregget was sharp in his second start since coming back from his hamstring injury.
www.lcshockey.com /extra/1997/0219pit.asp   (1637 words)

  
 College Hockey East
Ken was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 4th Round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
Ken was traded during the 1988-1989 season to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Ken soon gave Pittsburgh a reason to cheer, when he was traded to the Pens with Rick Tocchet and Kjell Samuelsson in 1992.
www.collegehockeyeast.com /viewnews.asp?ID=16   (253 words)

  
 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Sports - Pittsburgh Penguins - Penguins' Wregget Out Indefinitely
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Ken Wregget, expected to split time with Tom Barrasso this season, will be out indefinitely with a herniated disk in his back.
Wregget, who was pulled midway through a 5-2 loss Wednesday to Dallas, is 1-3-1 with a 2.86 goals-against average in six games.
Wregget's injury means Barrasso will continue to be backed up by rookie Peter Skudra, who held Detroit to one goal in a 1-1 tie Friday in his first NHL start.
www.post-gazette.com /Penguins/wregget.asp   (174 words)

  
 Wregget trade - Herald
The Flames plan to protect Wregget in the expansion draft, meaning Tabaracci will almost certainly be available when the Nashville Predators, the National Hockey League's newest franchise, makes its selections next Friday.
Wregget's acquisition, according to general manager Al Coates, gives the Flames, "a bit of an insurance policy here -- to make us better in the most critical area of our team and maybe in the most critcal area of the development of our team.
There was some thought that Coates could have acquired Wregget through Nashville and not have had to surrender as much in exchange.
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 Wregget's a Wing
 Wregget -- an unrestricted free agent with a problematical back -- received $850,000 US per season for two years and a third year at the Wings' option.
 Wregget was a favourite of coach Brian Sutter, who played him down the stretch even though Fred Brathwaite had swept in from the Canadian national team and become the people's choice.
 Wregget reasoned that a combination of Calgary's uncertainty about his back, the chance to play on another winner, perhaps another champion, and, well, cold hard currency all entered into his decision.
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 Floppy disclaimer - Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Ken Wregget - includes articles on Penguin stars Mario Lemieux and ...
There's still no defense for the defense of the Penguins, who finished 20th of 26 teams in goals against in the regular season and gave up the puck deep in their zone time and again in the first two rounds of the playoffs.
Wregget used his unorthodox style of flopping around the goal crease to cover up for the Penguins' defense, frustrate the Rangers' scorers and give time to Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr to account for 15 of the 21 goals Pittsburgh scored in the series.
Not Wregget, who uses his helmet to nudge the puck away from the goal fine for one of his 40 saves early in a 4-1 Game 4 victory over the Rangers.
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 Traverse City Record-Eagle -- www.record-eagle.com
So Detroit Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland rolled the dice again during the off-season and signed two goaltenders - Ken Wregget and Manny Legace - he believes will not only provide solid backup for Chris Osgood but push him as well.
The 35-year-old Wregget, who was 10-12-4 with a 2.53 goals-against average for Calgary last winter, knew he would be No. 2 in Detroit, but that didn't dissuade him from signing with the Wings.
"Ken Wregget's a guy who has come in and delivered in some pressure situations," he said of the former Pittsburgh goaltender, who won a Stanley Cup with Wings' coach Scotty Bowman when both were with the Penguins in 1992.
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 Penguins send Wregget to Calgary
The Calgary Flames wasted no time addressing their goaltending situation, acquired Ken Wregget from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday for left wings German Titov and Todd Hlushko.
Wregget was 3-6-2 with a 2.75 goals-against average in an injury-shortened season as the backup to Tom Barrasso.
The 15-year veteran is just three seasons removed from a sparkling lockout-shortened campaign, when he led the league with 25 victories against just nine losses.
www.voicenet.com /~cougar/goalie/news/1998/061798/wregget.html   (362 words)

  
 One In A Million - Rick Tabaracci   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Goalies Rick Tabaracci of the Caps and Ken Wregget of Calgary matched shutouts as the teams failed to score in 65 minutes of hockey at the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.
Wregget stopped all 27 shots he faced, and Tabaracci, a former Flames goaltender, stopped the 20 that came his way.
Washington thought it had scored eight minutes into the second period when Ken Klee's shot from the left point was tipped through the legs of Wregget.
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 Pittsburgh Penguins 96-97 stats and news
Ken Wregget is 66-19-10 (and 8-7-0 in the playoffs) at the Igloo since joining the Pens in Feb. '92.
Ken Wregget injured in the 12-26 game against the Canadiens will be out 4-6 weeks with a hamstring injury.
Pittsburgh re-signed goalie Ken Wregget to a 3 year $3.5 million contract.
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 International Hockey League - Manitoba vs. Houston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Goalies: Manitoba, Wregget (26 shots, 25 saves; record: 4-1-0).
HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Ken Wregget stopped 25 shots as the Manitoba Moose advanced to the IHL's Turner Cup Semifinals with a 3-1 win over the Houston Aeros in the seventh game of the Western Conference Semifinals.
Wregget, the 45th overall selection by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, allowed only an early first-period goal to Houston's Greg Pankiewicz before turning aside all 15 shots he faced over the final two periods.
www.usatoday.com /sports/scores101/101122/101122424.htm   (298 words)

  
 Corpus Christi Caller Times Caller.com - Stars win over Red Wings, 3-2
The Stars were outshot 13-0 in the first period until Zubov's shot from center ice glanced off Wregget's glove and then trickled over the goal line, giving Dallas a 1-0 lead at 16:38.
Wregget made a glove save on Zubov's shot from the right point and Nieuwendyk hit the post.
Sloan flipped a loose puck past Wregget for his first career goal and a 2-2 tie 3:26 into the third period.
www.caller2.com /1999/october/06/today/texas_sp/1165.html   (430 words)

  
 One In A Million - Rick Tabaracci
At the other end, Ken Wregget was also steady, although he wan't tested as much as Tabaracci.
Wregget goes down as the third goalie in Flames history to play to a scoreless draw.
The Caps had a goal disallowed just before the midpoint of the second period when it was ruled that Mike Eagles used a high stick to re-direct a point shot past Wregget.
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 Patrick Lalime - The Puck Stops Here
The question now is who will return for 1997-98: the Man of Steel or the erstwhile backup for the International League's Cleveland Lumberjacks?" (The Hockey News 1997-98 Yearbook, p.
"[Ken Wregget's injury] opened the door for Lalime, who set an NHL record for longest unbeated streak from the start of a career (14-0-2).
Wregget recaptured his No. 1 status and Lalime didn't see any playoff action." (The Sports Forecaster Hockey '97-'98, p.
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 Ken Wregget (1983-2000)
Wregget, the No. 1 man, suffered through a horrible slump that lasted 17 appearances and 78 days during which he went 0-14-1." (The Hockey News 1988-89 Yearbook, p.
Wregget heads to training camp in a fight for his backup job.
Ken allowed the first goal of the 1994-95 National Hockey League regular season.
www.hockeygoalies.org /bio/wregget.html   (6742 words)

  
 Altoona Curve   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
And with the Curve hoping to "ice" away an Eastern League playoff spot, who better to have throw out a ceremonial first pitch than a man who roamed the ice of the National Hockey League for 17 seasons.
Ken Wregget, who was a goaltender on the Pittsburgh Penguins' 1991-92 Stanley Cup Championship club, will throw out a ceremonial first pitch and sign autographs for fans.
Wregget played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings from 1983-99 and won his only Stanley Cup with the Pens during the 91-92 season.
www.altoonacurve.com /news/?id=275   (291 words)

  
 Tom Barrasso (1984-2003)
"The Penguins have one of the league's strongest tandems in Barrasso and Ken Wregget, although Barrasso was hampered by injuries for much of last season.
Barrasso back-stopped the Penguins to both of their Stanley Cup titles and was a second-team NHL All-Star in 1993, but he missed 29 games with groin, hip and back injuries last year and posted a 3.36 goals-against average in only 44 games, his fewest in four years." (The Sporting News 1994-95 Hockey Yearbook, p.
10/19/88: L (59m, 18/21) 2-4 defeat at Toronto (Wregget).
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 Patrick Lalime (1996-present)
"[Ken Wregget's injury] opened the door for Lalime, who set an NHL record for longest unbeaten streak from the start of a career (14-0-2).
Wregget recaptured his No. 1 status and Lalime didn't see any playoff action." (The Sports Forecaster Hockey '97-'98, p.
03/16/97: L (48m31s, 27/31) 2-6 defeat at Dallas (Irbe) [Replaced by Wregget, replaced Wregget].
hockeygoalies.org /bio/lalime.html   (5558 words)

  
 Wregget vs Hunter, May 16, 1995 3pd 13:14 - hockeyfights.com
Wregget vs Hunter, May 16, 1995 3pd 13:14 - hockeyfights.com
Comments: Other Penalties: John Cullen, Norm Maciver, Dale Hunter and Keith Jones each received a roughing; Kevin Kaminski a roughing and misconduct.
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