Kelly Hrudey

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</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><b>Kelly Hrudey</b> (b. January 13th 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a former professional <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22goaltender%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22goaltender%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bgoaltender%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Goaltender" title="Goaltender">goaltender</a> who played in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22National%20Hockey%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22National%20Hockey%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNational%20Hockey%20League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20York%20Islanders%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22New%20York%20Islanders%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNew%20York%20Islanders%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/New_York_Islanders" title="New York Islanders">New York Islanders</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Los%20Angeles%20Kings%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Los%20Angeles%20Kings%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLos%20Angeles%20Kings%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22San%20Jose%20Sharks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22San%20Jose%20Sharks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSan%20Jose%20Sharks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Hrudey began his career with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22WHL%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22WHL%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWHL%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/WHL" title="WHL" class="mw-redirect">WHL</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Medicine%20Hat%20Tigers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Medicine%20Hat%20Tigers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMedicine%20Hat%20Tigers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Medicine_Hat_Tigers" title="Medicine Hat Tigers">Medicine Hat Tigers</a> in 1978. He was the Islanders' second round choice (38th overall) in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221980%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%22%2C%22link%22%3A%221980%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B1980%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/1980_NHL_Entry_Draft" title="1980 NHL Entry Draft">1980 NHL Entry Draft</a>. Hrudey had to go through two full seasons and parts of two more in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Central%20Hockey%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Central%20Hockey%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCentral%20Hockey%20League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Central_Hockey_League" title="Central Hockey League">Central Hockey League</a> with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Indianapolis%20Checkers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Indianapolis%20Checkers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIndianapolis%20Checkers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Checkers" title="Indianapolis Checkers">Indianapolis Checkers</a> before he got his chance at the NHL level. He did well in Long Island, and the highlight of his stay there is undoubtedly his 73 saves performances in what is known as the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Easter%20Epic%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Easter%20Epic%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEaster%20Epic%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Easter_Epic" title="Easter Epic">Easter Epic</a>, the longest game in the history of the New York Islanders, where they defeated the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Washington%20Capitals%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Washington%20Capitals%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWashington%20Capitals%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> 3-2 after 68:47 of overtime in Game 7 of their playoffs meeting. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pat%20LaFontaine%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pat%20LaFontaine%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPat%20LaFontaine%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Pat_LaFontaine" title="Pat LaFontaine">Pat LaFontaine</a> put an end to the seemingly endless game, that finished near 2 AM on 1987 Easter Day (hence the name).
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">However, the netminder, who was well known for his blue bandana, had his best years in Los Angeles, reaching the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Stanley%20Cup%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stanley%20Cup%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BStanley%20Cup%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> Finals in 1993 against the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Montreal%20Canadiens%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Montreal%20Canadiens%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMontreal%20Canadiens%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a>. The Kings, however, didn't succeed in winning <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lord%20Stanley%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lord%20Stanley%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLord%20Stanley%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Lord_Stanley" title="Lord Stanley" class="mw-redirect">Lord Stanley</a>'s precious trophy. 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Hrudey joined the Sharks as a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22free%20agent%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22free%20agent%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bfree%20agent%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> in 1996 and spent two seasons there before retiring in 1998. He then became analyst at the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Hockey%20Night%20in%20Canada%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hockey%20Night%20in%20Canada%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHockey%20Night%20in%20Canada%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-4817666205e8abf8561d35" href="/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada" title="Hockey Night in Canada">Hockey Night in Canada</a>, hosting the <i>Behind the Mask</i> segment.
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