Emmanuel Fernandez
Encyclopedia
Emmanuel Fernandez is a Canadian
former professional ice hockey
goaltender
who played in the National Hockey League
with the Dallas Stars
, Minnesota Wild
and the Boston Bruins
.
by the Quebec Nordiques
. Before playing in the NHL, he was traded to the Dallas Stars
in 1994 for Tommy Sjödin
and a third round pick, which ended up being Chris Drury
.
In June 2000, he was traded with Brad Lukowich
to the Minnesota Wild
for two draft picks, a third-round pick in 2000 and a fourth-round pick in 2002.
During the 2002–03 NHL season, Fernandez shared netminding duties with Dwayne Roloson
as the Wild made their first ever appearance in the post-season, defeating the Colorado Avalanche
in the first round and the Vancouver Canucks
in the second before falling to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
in the NHL Western Conference final.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he played for Luleå HF
of the Elitserien
in Sweden
.
In his earlier years, Fernandez was often criticized for having confidence and discipline issues and being inconsistent. In a 2006 interview, Fernandez credited his recent improvement to gaining maturity, becoming the Wild's number one goaltender after the departure of Dwayne Roloson, and a switch to the butterfly style
of goaltending.
On June 30, 2007, he was traded to the Boston Bruins
for forward Petr Kalus
and a fourth-round draft pick in 2009. An injury plagued 2007-08 NHL season
saw Fernandez play in only four games for the Bruins, recording a 2-2 record. However during the 2008-09 NHL season, Fernandez and fellow Bruins goalie Tim Thomas
formed a goaltending duo which earned them the William M. Jennings Trophy
as the goaltenders playing for the team with the fewest allowed goals, 196. Fernandez recorded a 16-8-3 record with a 2.59 goals against average
.
His contract with Boston lapsing after the 2009 season, as the Bruins preferred to proceed with Thomas and Tuukka Rask
as their goaltenders, Fernandez became a free agent, but unsigned by any other team, retired from active play, although he made no formal retirement announcement.
former head coach and Hall-of-Famer Jacques Lemaire
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
former professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
who played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
with the Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
, Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
and the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
.
Playing career
Fernandez was drafted in the third round, 52nd overall, of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft1992 NHL Entry Draft
The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. A total of 264 players were drafted.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:...
by the Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
. Before playing in the NHL, he was traded to the Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
in 1994 for Tommy Sjödin
Tommy Sjödin
Tommy Sjödin , is a retired Swedish ice hockey defenceman, who played 106 NHL games during two seasons, five years for clubs in the Swiss Nationalliga A and fifteen seasons with Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien....
and a third round pick, which ended up being Chris Drury
Chris Drury
Christopher Drury is an American retired professional ice hockey player. Drury is a Hobey Baker Award-winner with Boston University, a Calder Trophy winner with the Colorado Avalanche, a Stanley Cup champion with the Avalanche, a two-time Olympic silver medalist with the United States, and a...
.
In June 2000, he was traded with Brad Lukowich
Brad Lukowich
Brad Lukowich is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League. He has won the Stanley Cup once in his career, with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004. He was on the roster of the Dallas Stars when they won the cup in 1998–99 but did not...
to the Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
for two draft picks, a third-round pick in 2000 and a fourth-round pick in 2002.
During the 2002–03 NHL season, Fernandez shared netminding duties with Dwayne Roloson
Dwayne Roloson
Albert Dwayne Roloson is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League . He has previously played for the Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Islanders during his professional career...
as the Wild made their first ever appearance in the post-season, defeating the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
in the first round and the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
in the second before falling to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the NHL Western Conference final.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he played for Luleå HF
Luleå HF
Luleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. Luleå is the most northern club in the league and has played in Elitserien constantly since the 1984-85 season. They have won the Swedish championships once, in 1996...
of the Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
In his earlier years, Fernandez was often criticized for having confidence and discipline issues and being inconsistent. In a 2006 interview, Fernandez credited his recent improvement to gaining maturity, becoming the Wild's number one goaltender after the departure of Dwayne Roloson, and a switch to the butterfly style
Butterfly style
In ice hockey, "butterfly style" is a technique of goaltending distinguished by the goaltender guarding the lower part of the net by dropping to the knees to block attempts to score. The butterfly style derives its name from the resemblance of the spread goal pads and hands to a butterfly's wings...
of goaltending.
On June 30, 2007, he was traded to the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
for forward Petr Kalus
Petr Kalus
Petr Kalus is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing with Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga.-Playing career:...
and a fourth-round draft pick in 2009. An injury plagued 2007-08 NHL season
2007-08 NHL season
The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation of the National Hockey League . It began on September 29, 2007, with the regular season ending April 6, 2008...
saw Fernandez play in only four games for the Bruins, recording a 2-2 record. However during the 2008-09 NHL season, Fernandez and fellow Bruins goalie Tim Thomas
Tim Thomas (ice hockey)
Timothy James Thomas, Jr. is an American professional ice hockey goaltender with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League . Raised in Davison, MI, Thomas played college hockey for the University of Vermont for four years, from 1993–1997, during which he was drafted 217th overall by the...
formed a goaltending duo which earned them the William M. Jennings Trophy
William M. Jennings Trophy
The William M. Jennings Trophy is an annual National Hockey League award given to "the goalkeeper having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it. Winners are selected based on regular-season play." From 1946 until 1981, the Vezina Trophy had been awarded...
as the goaltenders playing for the team with the fewest allowed goals, 196. Fernandez recorded a 16-8-3 record with a 2.59 goals against average
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
.
His contract with Boston lapsing after the 2009 season, as the Bruins preferred to proceed with Thomas and Tuukka Rask
Tuukka Rask
Tuukka Mikael Rask is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League . Rask was drafted 21st overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs...
as their goaltenders, Fernandez became a free agent, but unsigned by any other team, retired from active play, although he made no formal retirement announcement.
Personal life
Manny is the nephew of New Jersey DevilsNew Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
former head coach and Hall-of-Famer Jacques Lemaire
Jacques Lemaire
Jacques Gerard Lemaire is a former ice hockey forward for the Montreal Canadiens and a long-time coach, most notably with the New Jersey Devils and the Minnesota Wild.-Playing career:...
.
Regular season
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA Goals against average Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender.... |
SV% Save percentage Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 1991–92 QMJHL season The 1991–92 QMJHL season was the 23rd season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league inaugurates the Molson Cup, awarded to the overall "Rookie of the Year," in addition to the existing Michel Bergeron Trophy and Raymond Lagacé Trophy.The top three scorers in the league,... |
Laval Titan Laval Titan The Laval Titan was one of the names used by a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League franchise that played in Laval, Quebec, between 1971 and 1998.-History:... |
QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... |
31 | 14 | 13 | 2 | — | 1593 | 99 | 1 | 3.73 | — |
| 1992–93 1992–93 QMJHL season The 1992–93 QMJHL season was the 24th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league inaugurates the Ron Lapointe Trophy, for the "Coach of the Year," and the QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year award. Twelve teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Sherbrooke Faucons... |
Laval Titan | QMJHL | 43 | 26 | 14 | 2 | — | 2347 | 141 | 1 | 3.60 | .887 |
| 1993–94 1993–94 QMJHL season The 1993–94 QMJHL season was the 25th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The QMJHL unveils a special logo/patch for its 25th anniversary. The league expands northward, granting an expansion franchise in Val-d'Or, Quebec. Thirteen teams played 72 games each in the schedule... |
Laval Titan | QMJHL | 51 | 29 | 14 | 1 | — | 2776 | 143 | 5 | 4.44 | — |
| 1994–95 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 46 | 21 | 10 | 9 | — | 2470 | 115 | 2 | 2.79 | .905 |
| 1994–95 | Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3.05 | .889 |
| 1995–96 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 47 | 22 | 15 | 9 | — | 2664 | 133 | 4 | 3.00 | .906 |
| 1995–96 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 249 | 19 | 0 | 4.58 | .843 |
| 1996–97 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 48 | 20 | 24 | 2 | — | 2720 | 142 | 2 | 3.13 | .904 |
| 1997–98 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 55 | 27 | 17 | 5 | — | 3022 | 139 | 5 | 2.76 | .916 |
| 1997–98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1.74 | .943 |
| 1998–99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .931 |
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros Houston Aeros The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :... |
IHL | 50 | 34 | 6 | 9 | — | 2949 | 116 | 2 | 2.36 | .916 |
| 1999–2000 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 24 | 11 | 8 | 3 | — | 1353 | 48 | 1 | 2.13 | .920 |
| 2000–01 | Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
NHL | 42 | 19 | 17 | 4 | — | 2461 | 92 | 4 | 2.24 | .920 |
| 2001–02 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 44 | 12 | 24 | 5 | — | 2463 | 125 | 1 | 3.05 | .892 |
| 2002–03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 35 | 19 | 13 | 2 | — | 1979 | 74 | 2 | 2.24 | .924 |
| 2003–04 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 37 | 11 | 14 | 9 | — | 2166 | 90 | 2 | 2.49 | .915 |
| 2004–05 | Luleå HF Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. Luleå is the most northern club in the league and has played in Elitserien constantly since the 1984-85 season. They have won the Swedish championships once, in 1996... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
19 | — | — | — | — | 1083 | 50 | 2 | 2.77 | .895 |
| 2005–06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 58 | 30 | 18 | — | 7 | 3411 | 130 | 1 | 2.29 | .919 |
| 2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 44 | 22 | 16 | — | 1 | 2422 | 103 | 2 | 2.55 | .911 |
| 2007–08 | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... |
NHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 244 | 16 | 1 | 3.93 | .832 |
| 2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
Boston Bruins | NHL | 28 | 16 | 8 | — | 3 | 1644 | 71 | 1 | 2.59 | .910 |
| NHL totals | 325 | 143 | 123 | 24 | 11 | 18580 | 775 | 15 | 2.50 | .912 | ||
Playoffs
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 9 | 3 | 5 | 468 | 39 | 0 | 5.00 | — |
| 1992–93 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 13 | 12 | 1 | 818 | 42 | 0 | 3.05 | — |
| 1993–94 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1116 | 49 | 1 | 2.60 | — |
| 1994–95 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 14 | 10 | 2 | 753 | 34 | 1 | 2.54 | — |
| 1995–96 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 6 | 5 | 1 | 372 | 14 | 0 | 2.26 | — |
| 1996–97 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 277 | 15 | 0 | 3.25 | — |
| 1997–98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1997–98 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 4.73 | — |
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1126 | 49 | 1 | 2.61 | .904 |
| 1999–2000 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3.54 | .875 |
| 2002–03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 9 | 3 | 4 | 552 | 18 | 0 | 1.96 | .929 |
| 2004–05 | Luleå HF | SEL | 3 | — | — | 159 | 13 | 0 | 4.90 | — |
| NHL totals | 11 | 3 | 4 | 571 | 19 | 0 | 2.00 | .927 | ||