Biography

Position Goaltender
Catches Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
SEL Teams

NHL Teams

Frolunda Indians HC
MoDo HC
Colorado Avalanche
Edmonton Oilers
NY Islanders
Nationality Flag of Sweden Sweden
Born February 1, 1971,
Surahammar, SWE
NHL Draft 118th overall, 1993 NY
Islanders
Pro Career 1990 - present

TRANSACTIONS

- Selected by New York Islanders in fifth round (fifth Islanders pick, 118th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 26, 1993.
- Traded by Islanders to Edmonton Oilers in exchange for C Mats Lindgren 
  and a 1999 eighth-round draft choice,
March 20, 1999.
- Awarded (by arbitration) a one-year, $1.6 million contract with
EdmontonAugust 9, 1999.
- Traded by Oilers (with sixth-round selection in 2004 entry draft) to
  Colorado Avalanche for Tom Gilbert,
March 9, 2004.

ACCOLADES
- Member of gold-medal winning Swedish Olympic team, 1994.
- Winner, James Gatchene Memorial Trophy, 1994-95.
- Winner, James Norris Memorial Trophy, 1994-95.
- Winner, Gerry F. Longman Memorial Trophy, 1994-95.
- Named to International Hockey League All-Star first team, 1994-95.
- Winner, N.R. (Bud) Poile Trophy, 1995-96
- Goaltender for Swedish Olympic Team, February 1998.
- Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 2000.
- Named National Hockey League Player of the Week,
March 25, 2002.
- Named National Hockey League Player of the Week,
March 10, 2003.

PENALTY SHOTS
- Allowed penalty shot goal (Rob Zamuner), January 11, 1997
- Stopped penalty shot (Mike Sillinger), January 7, 2000
- Stopped penalty shot (Brendan Shanahan), November 1, 2003
- Stopped penalty shot (Mike Comrie), March 14, 2004

RECORDS
- Holds Edmonton Oilers all-time record for lowest goals-against average (2.40).

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