A card of Ken Wregget.
Kenneth Wregget
Selected by Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd round (#45) in 1982 NHL Entry Draft
enjoyed three superb seasons with the Lethbridge Broncos of the Western Junior Hockey League. ... his backup was Ron Hextall. ... got his feet wet by playing in three NHL games in the 1983-84 season, winning one, losing one and tying one. ... in 1984-85, tended goal for 23 games for Toronto and 30 the following year. ... by the 1986-87 season, he was the Maple Leafs' top goalie and his workload increased to 56 games. ... followed that season with another 56-game performance in 1987-88. ... as the 1988-89 season was winding down, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers.
History
He was the goaltender who faced the first penalty shot ever awarded during an overtime period in NHL playoff history (1996). He stopped Washington Capitals star Joe Juneau, extending what was the third-longest game in NHL history. The Penguins finally won 3–2 in the fourth overtime period.
Career statistics
Regular Season
| Scoring Stats | Goalie Stats | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GD | G | A | PIM | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SVs | SV% | ||
| 1981-82 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 1713 | 118 | 1 | 4.13 | 899 | .884 | |||
| 1982-83 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 0 | 1 | 18 | 48 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 2696 | 157 | 1 | 3.49 | 1310 | .893 | |||
| 1983-84 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 14 | 0 | 5.09 | 114 | .891 | |||
| Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 0 | 1 | 26 | 53 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 3053 | 161 | 0 | 3.16 | 1484 | .902 | ||||
| 1984-85 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1278 | 103 | 0 | 4.84 | 649 | .863 | |||
| St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 688 | 48 | 0 | 4.19 | 308 | .865 | ||||
| 1985-86 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1058 | 78 | 1 | 4.42 | 493 | .863 | |||
| Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1566 | 113 | 0 | 4.33 | 788 | .875 | ||||
| 1986-87 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 0 | 4 | 20 | 56 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 3026 | 200 | 0 | 3.97 | 1395 | .875 | |||
| 1987-88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 0 | 5 | 40 | 56 | 12 | 35 | 4 | 3000 | 222 | 2 | 4.44 | 1487 | .870 | |||
| 1988-89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 0 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1888 | 139 | 0 | 4.42 | 897 | .866 | |||
| Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 13 | 0 | 6.00 | 60 | .822 | ||||
| 1989-90 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 2 | 12 | 51 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 2961 | 169 | 0 | 3.42 | 1391 | .892 | |||
| 1990-91 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1484 | 88 | 0 | 3.56 | 572 | .867 | |||
| 1991-92 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1259 | 75 | 0 | 3.57 | 482 | .865 | |||
| Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 448 | 31 | 0 | 4.15 | 171 | .847 | ||||
| 1992-93 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 0 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1368 | 78 | 0 | 3.42 | 614 | .887 | |||
| 1993-94 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 0 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2456 | 138 | 1 | 3.37 | 1153 | .893 | |||
| 1994-95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 0 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2208 | 118 | 0 | 3.21 | 1101 | .903 | |||
| 1995-96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 0 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 2132 | 115 | 3 | 3.24 | 1090 | .905 | |||
| 1996-97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 0 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2514 | 136 | 2 | 3.25 | 1247 | .902 | |||
| 1997-98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 611 | 28 | 0 | 2.75 | 265 | .904 | |||
| 1998-99 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 0 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1590 | 67 | 1 | 2.53 | 645 | .906 | |||
| 1999-00 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1579 | 70 | 0 | 2.66 | 630 | .900 | |||
| 2000-01 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1602 | 72 | 2 | 2.70 | 648 | .900 | |||
| NHL Totals | 0 | 24 | 182 | 575 | 225 | 248 | 53 | 31663 | 1917 | 9 | 3.63 | 14751 | .885 | |||||
Post season
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–82 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 3 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 2.14 | |||
| 1982–83 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1154 | 58 | 1 | 3.02 | |
| 1983–84 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 210 | 18 | 0 | 5.14 | |
| 1985–86 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 10 | 6 | 4 | 607 | 32 | 1 | 3.16 | .901 |
| 1986–87 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 13 | 7 | 6 | 761 | 29 | 1 | 2.29 | .921 |
| 1987–88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 11 | 0 | 6.11 | .823 |
| 1988–89 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 268 | 10 | 0 | 2.24 | .928 |
| 1991–92 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 6.00 | .750 |
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 11 | 5 | 6 | 661 | 33 | 1 | 3.00 | .905 |
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 9 | 7 | 2 | 598 | 23 | 0 | 2.31 | .930 |
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 297 | 18 | 0 | 3.64 | .915 |
| 2000–01 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.33 | |||
| NHL Totals | 56 | 28 | 25 | 3340 | 160 | 3 | 2.87 | .911 | ||
He was selected for the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.
Awards & Achievements
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame