My 10 All-Time Favorite Goaltenders

He was always my favorite growing up. I've always had a thing for American goalies and he is one of the best of all-time (and is the best American) stats-wise. I tried as hard as I could to mimic his inverted-V style when I played and it served me well through the years. Even with only one Vezina to his name, 374 career wins and 40 shutouts (the most by an American).

Marty is going to break a lot of Roy's records in the next few years and I look forward to it. He is so much fun to watch and he doesn't appear to be slowing down. I wouldn't be surprised if he pulled a Hasek and played for eight more years. 538 wins (2nd All-time), eleven consecutive 35-win seasons, twelve consecutive 30-win seasons, seven 40-win seasons and the most wins in a regular season with 48. He'd be number one if Beez wasn't a childhood idol.

Quite possibly the greatest ever to strap on the pads, P. Roy was an inspiration to goalies everywhere. The man may have been crazy and a huge jackass, but he sure could play. 551 career wins, 151 playoff wins, three Conn Smythes, three Vezinas and four Stanley Cups. The man has more awards than you can shake a stick at. A shame Brodeur will be taking so many, although he's still amazing.

Speaking of Dom, what isn't there to say. If he hangs them up, he'll go to the Hall in a few years. If he keeps playing, I'm sure someone will be willing to sign him. His style of play is unique to say the least. This human slinky has put up great numbers while netting the Vezina six times throughout his career.

Fuhr is an all-time great, not only just goalies. He's the oldest guy on this list and for good reason. He only won one Vezina, but five Cups while in Edmonton. He only had 316 wins in his career. I say only because he was on the Oilers in the 80's. For some reason I thought he'd have had more. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.

Eddie the Eagle has always intrigued me since his days in Chicago. The North Stars moved when I was 6, so I started liking the Blackhawks soon after. They were really good back then, could you blame me? With his patented Eagle Mask that followed him wherever he went, Belfour racked up 484 career wins, two Vezinas and one Stanley Cup.

Barrasso is second all-time in wins for an American born player with 369. One Vezina and two Cups to his name, Barrasso will be most remembered as the backstop for the Pens during their glory years in the early 90's. He also helped bring silver home during the 2002 Olympics.

It's sad to think Ziggy won't finish his career as a Cap. He notched his 300th win last year and then was replaced by Cristobal Huet, Zig won the Vezina in 2000 and does great work off the ice in the fight against autism. Hopefully he can get some play time down in Tampa, although he'll have a tough time with Mike Smith being there.

Four shy of 300 wins, Hextall WAS the Flyers for more than a decade. His greatest year came in 1987 when he won the Vezina and Conn Smythe, also on December 8th of that year when he netted the first goal ever scored by a goaltender while actually shooting the puck. Sadly, Hextall never hoisted the Cup in his career.

Remember when I said I like American goalies? This makes three. Richter is the third of three Americans with more than 300 wins (301). He never won the Vezina, but he did win the Cup in '94 and the 2002 Olympic team I mentioned before.