Neil Little | |
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Position | Goaltender |
Caught | Left |
Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) |
Teams | Hershey Bears Johnstown Chiefs Philadelphia Phantoms Grand Rapids Griffins Philadelphia Flyers Blues Espoo |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Medicine Hat, AB, CAN | December 18, 1971,
NHL Draft | 226th overall, 1991 Philadelphia Flyers |
Pro Career | 1994 – 2006 |
Neil Little (born December 18, 1971 in Medicine Hat, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was a member of the Philadelphia Flyers organization nearly his entire professional career, helping backstop the Philadelphia Phantoms to two Calder Cup championships and playing in two career NHL games with the Flyers. He is currently an assistant coach/ goaltending development coach for the Philadelphia Phantoms as well as a global scout for the Philadelphia Flyers, concentrating his focus on goaltenders.
Playing career[]
Little has played for the Hershey Bears and Philadelphia Phantoms in the AHL, as well as playing two NHL games for the Philadelphia Flyers. He signed with the Espoo Blues in the Finnish SM-liiga for the 2005–06 season, playing until leaving the team because of a dispute with the Espoo coach, then finished the season in Geneva, Switzerland. He was the "flying goalie" in a brawl between the Phantoms and the Binghamton Senators: as several players from the two teams were fighting next to the Senators' net, Little skated across the rink and dived into the crowd.
Coaching career[]
Little was named goaltending/ Assistant coach for the Philadelphia Phantoms for the 2007–08 season
Awards[]
- 1997–98: Calder Cup Philadelphia Phantoms
- 2004–05: Calder Cup Philadelphia Phantoms
Little was inducted into the Philadelphia Phantoms Hall of Fame and the AHL Hall Of Fame in 2006.
He was also inducted into Rensselaer's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.
Career statistics[]
Regular season[]
Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
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1990–91 | R.P.I. | NCAA | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
1991–92 | R.P.I. | NCAA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
1992–93 | R.P.I. | NCAA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
1993–94 | R.P.I. | NCAA | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1920 | 102 | 0 | 3.19 | -- |
1993–94 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3.23 | 88.9% |
1994–95 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 897 | 55 | 0 | 3.68 | 89.6% |
1994–95 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 19 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 919 | 60 | 0 | 3.91 | 86.8% |
1995–96 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 48 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 2680 | 149 | 0 | 3.34 | 89.5% |
1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 54 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3007 | 145 | 0 | 2.89 | 90.9% |
1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 51 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2960 | 145 | 0 | 2.94 | 90.3% |
1998–99 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 50 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 2740 | 144 | 3 | 3.15 | 89.4% |
1999–00 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 51 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 2830 | 143 | 1 | 3.03 | 90.6% |
2000–01 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 58 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 3117 | 148 | 2 | 2.85 | 90.9% |
2001–02 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 35 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2079 | 70 | 2 | 2.02 | 92.6% |
2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 86.2% |
2002–03 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 42 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 2478 | 103 | 4 | 2.49 | 90.7% |
2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1900 | 62 | 6 | 1.96 | 92.0% |
2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 3.64 | 75.0% |
2004–05 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 26 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1382 | 54 | 3 | 2.34 | 92.1% |
2005–06 | Espoo Blues | SM-liiga | 37 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2100.03 | 85 | 2 | 2.43 | 91.62% |
NHL CAREER TOTALS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 6 | 0 |