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Edmonton Oilers' first-round draft choice (eighth overall) in 1981.Won five Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)Wife: Candice. Children: Janine, Rochelle, RJ & KendyWon 400th regular-season game. [22 October 1999]Announced his retirement. Fuhr played with Edmonton, Toronto, Buffalo, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Calgary during his 19-year career. [6 September 2000]Awarded the William Jennings Trophy in 1993 for allowing the fewest goals in the regular season.Won the Vezina Award in 1988.His best season as a goalie was in 1987 when he accumulated a league-leading 4,304 minutes played and 40 wins.Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 as its first African-American member.NHL First All-Star Team (1988); NHL Second All-Star Team (1982).Played for the Edmonton Oilers (1981-1991), Toronto Maple Leafs (1991-1993), Buffalo Sabres (1993-1995), St. Louis Blues (1995-1999) and Calgary Flames (1999-2000).Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as its first member of African ancestry (3 November 2003).Suspended for one year for substance abuse, the second-longest drug-related suspension in NHL history. Fuhr was reinstated on 4 February 1991 (27 September 1990).Given up for adoption at 13 days old. Fuhr, the product of an inter-racial relationship, was adopted and raised by a white couple.Pictured on one of six 50-cent Canadian postage stamps honoring NHL All-Stars, issued in a souvenir sheet on 29 January 2005. Others honored are Henri Richard , Bryan Trottier , Johnny Bucyk , Allan Stanley, and Pierre Pilote.Wayne Gretzky said in his biography, if he had to play in one game, where he had to put up everything he owned, he would want Fuhr to be his goaltender.
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Grant Fuhr
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Barely 19, Grant 'Coco' Fuhr became starting goalie for the most exciting team in NHL history. In his mid-30's, he played 79 games in an 82-game season to set a league record, then followed that iron-man performance by playing 73 the following season on a completely rebuilt knee. During the decade and a half between, he employed his acrobatic style and cat-like reflexes to backstop five Stanley Cup champions and two Canada Cup winners, cementing a reputation as the ultimate "money goalie". He...
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