Jeff Hackett

Jeff Hackett (born on June 1, 1968 in London, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender and is currently the goaltending coach for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.

Playing career

Jeff Hackett grew up studying Tony Esposito, his idol, and patterned his game after him. He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the second round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft after playing in juniors for the London Diamonds and the Oshawa Generals. Behind Billy Smith and Kelly Hrudey on the Islanders goaltending depth chart, Hackett split his first two seasons with New York and the Springfield Indians of the AHL. He led Springfield to a Calder Cup win in 1990 and was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy, annually given to the most valuable player of the playoffs.

After spending the entirety of 1990-91 with the Islanders, the San Jose Sharks claimed him in the 1991 expansion draft. He played only two seasons with the struggling expansion franchise as he was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks prior to 1993-94 and he was to backup Ed Belfour for several seasons. His excellent play in 1996-97 allowed the Blackhawks to trade Belfour to San Jose during mid-season. His only full season as Chicago's top goaltender, 1997-98, was highlighted by a career high eight shutouts.

A month into 1998-99, Hackett was involved in a six-player trade which sent him to the Montreal Canadiens. He quickly became a fan favorite in Montreal and he recorded career highs in games played (63) and wins (26). After another solid season in 1999-2000, Hackett was limited to 15 games in 2000-01 and 18 games in 2001-02 due to injury and lost the starter's job to 2002 Vezina Trophy winner Jose Theodore in the process. This signaled the end of his career with Montreal as mid-way through 2002-03 he was involved in a three-way trade which sent him back to San Jose temporarily and then onto the Boston Bruins.

Hackett only played 21 games for the Bruins the rest of the season and he signed on the first day of free agency with the Philadelphia Flyers during the off-season. He started his Flyers career by pitching two shutouts in his first two games, also accumulating a record of 9 wins, 2 loses and 6 ties in his first 17 games. However, in December he lost 6 starts in a row and following a win in early January, lost his next two starts. He was diagnosed with vertigo on January 22 and after playing a game for the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL on February 6, Hackett retired from the game of hockey on February 9, 2004.

Coaching career

On July 12th, 2006, Hackett was hired as the goaltending coach for the Colorado Avalanche.

Awards

1986-87 - F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy (OHL)
1986-87 - Dave Pinkney Trophy (OHL)
1989-90 - Jack A. Butterfield Trophy (AHL)

Career statistics

Regular season


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1984-85	London Diamonds	OJHL-B	18	-	-	-	1078	73	1	4.06
1985-86	London Diamonds	OJHL-B	19	-	-	-	1150	66	0	3.44
1986-87	Oshawa Generals	OHL	31	18	9	2	1672	85	2	3.05
1987-88	Oshawa Generals	OHL	53	30	21	2	3165	205	0	3.89
1988-89	Springfield Indians	AHL	29	12	14	2	1677	116	0	4.15
1988-89	New York Islanders	NHL	13	4	7	0	662	39	0	3.53
1989-90	Springfield Indians	AHL	54	24	25	3	3045	187	1	3.68
1990-91	New York Islanders	NHL	30	5	18	1	1508	91	0	3.62
1991-92	San Jose Sharks	NHL	42	11	27	1	2314	148	0	3.84
1992-93	San Jose Sharks	NHL	36	2	30	1	2000	176	0	5.28
1993-94	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	22	2	12	3	1084	62	0	3.43
1994-95	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	7	1	3	2	328	13	0	2.38
1995-96	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	35	18	11	4	2000	80	4	2.40
1996-97	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	41	19	18	4	2473	89	2	2.16
1997-98	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	58	21	25	11	3441	126	8	2.20
1998-99	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	10	2	6	1	524	33	0	3.78
1998-99	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	53	24	20	9	3091	117	5	2.27
1999-2000	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	56	23	25	7	3301	132	3	2.40
2000-01	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	19	4	10	2	998	54	0	3.25
2001-02	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	15	5	5	2	717	38	0	3.18
2002-03	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	18	7	8	2	1063	45	0	2.54
2002-03	Boston Bruins	NHL	18	8	9	0	991	53	1	3.21
2003-04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	27	10	10	6	1630	65	3	2.39
2003-04	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL	1	1	0	0	60	2	0	2.00
NHL CAREER TOTALS			500	166	244	56	28125	1361	26	2.90

Post season


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1986-87	Oshawa Generals	OHL	15	8	7	-	895	40	0	2.68
1987-88	Oshawa Generals	OHL	7	3	4	-	438	31	0	4.24
1989-90	Springfield Indians	AHL	17	10	5	-	934	60	0	3.85
1994-95	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	2	0	0	-	26	1	0	2.30
1995-96	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	1	0	1	-	60	5	0	5.00
1996-97	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	6	2	4	-	345	25	0	4.34
2002-03	Boston Bruins	NHL	3	1	2	-	179	5	0	1.67
NHL Totals			12	3	7	-	610	36	0	3.54

International play

1987-88 - Played for Canada in the World Junior Championships
1997-98 - Played for Canada in the World Championships

References