Emmanuel Fernandez

Emmanuel Fernandez
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Teams	Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild
Born	(1974-08-27)August 27, 1974, Etobicoke, Toronto, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	52nd overall, 1992 Quebec Nordiques
Pro Career	1994 – 2009

Emmanuel Fernandez (born August 27, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League with the Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and the Boston Bruins.

Playing career

Fernandez was drafted in the third round, 52nd overall, of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques. Before playing in the NHL, he was traded to the Dallas Stars in 1994 for Tommy Sjödin and a third round pick, which ended up being Chris Drury.

In June 2000, he was traded with Brad Lukowich to the Minnesota Wild for two draft picks, a third-round pick in 2000 and a fourth-round pick in 2002.

For Minnesota Wild he chosen number 35

During the 2002–03 NHL season, Fernandez shared net minding duties with Dwayne Roloson as the Wild made their first ever appearance in the post-season, defeating the Colorado Avalanche in the first round and the Vancouver Canucks in the second before falling to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the NHL Western Conference final and remained with Minnesota Wild.

Personal life

Manny is the nephew of New Jersey Devils former head coach and Hall-of-Famer Jacques Lemaire.

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1991–92	Laval Titan	QMJHL		31	14	13	2	—	1593	99	1	3.73	—
1992–93	Laval Titan	QMJHL		43	26	14	2	—	2347	141	1	3.60	.887
1993–94	Laval Titan	QMJHL		51	29	14	1	—	2776	143	5	4.44	—
1994–95	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		46	21	10	9	—	2470	115	2	2.79	.905
1994–95	Dallas Stars	NHL		1	0	1	0	—	59	3	0	3.05	.889
1995–96	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		47	22	15	9	—	2664	133	4	3.00	.906
1995–96	Dallas Stars	NHL		5	0	1	1	—	249	19	0	4.58	.843
1996–97	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		48	20	24	2	—	2720	142	2	3.13	.904
1997–98	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		55	27	17	5	—	3022	139	5	2.76	.916
1997–98	Dallas Stars	NHL		2	1	0	0	—	69	2	0	1.74	.943
1998–99	Dallas Stars	NHL		1	0	1	0	—	60	2	0	2.00	.931
1998–99	Houston Aeros	IHL		50	34	6	9	—	2949	116	2	2.36	.916
1999–00	Dallas Stars	NHL		24	11	8	3	—	1353	48	1	2.13	.920
2000–01	Minnesota Wild	NHL		42	19	17	4	—	2461	92	4	2.24	.920
2001–02	Minnesota Wild	NHL		44	12	24	5	—	2463	125	1	3.05	.892
2002–03	Minnesota Wild	NHL		35	19	13	2	—	1979	74	2	2.24	.924
2003–04	Minnesota Wild	NHL		37	11	14	9	—	2166	90	2	2.49	.915
2004–05	Luleå HF	SEL		19	—	—	—	—	1083	50	2	2.77	.895
2005–06	Minnesota Wild	NHL		58	30	18	—	7	3411	130	1	2.29	.919
2006–07	Minnesota Wild	NHL		44	22	16	—	1	2422	103	2	2.55	.911
2007–08	Boston Bruins	NHL		4	2	2	—	0	244	16	1	3.93	.832
2008–09	Boston Bruins	NHL		28	16	8	—	3	1644	71	1	2.59	.910
NHL totals				325	143	123	24	11	18580	775	15	2.50	.912

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1991–92	Laval Titan	QMJHL		9	3	5	468	39	0	5.00	—
1992–93	Laval Titan	QMJHL		13	12	1	818	42	0	3.05	—
1993–94	Laval Titan	QMJHL		19	14	5	1116	49	1	2.60	—
1994–95	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		14	10	2	753	34	1	2.54	—
1995–96	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		6	5	1	372	14	0	2.26	—
1996–97	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		4	1	3	277	15	0	3.25	—
1997–98	Dallas Stars	NHL		1	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
1997–98	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		2	0	2	88	7	0	4.73	—
1998–99	Houston Aeros	IHL		19	11	8	1126	49	1	2.61	.904
1999–00	Dallas Stars	NHL		1	0	0	17	1	0	3.54	.875
2002–03	Minnesota Wild	NHL		9	3	4	552	18	0	1.96	.929
2004–05	Luleå HF	SEL		3	—	—	159	13	0	4.90	—
NHL totals				11	3	4	571	19	0	2.00	.927

External links

• Manny Fernandez's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Yahoo! Sports profile

Preceded by Miikka Kiprusoff	Winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy (fewest goals allowed) 2007 (with Niklas Bäckström)	Succeeded by Chris Osgood Dominik Hasek
Preceded by Chris Osgood Dominik Hasek	Winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy (fewest goals allowed) 2009 (with Tim Thomas)	Succeeded by Martin Brodeur