Curtis Joseph

Curtis Joseph
Joseph in 2013
Born (1967-04-29) April 29, 1967 (age 57)
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
Edmonton Oilers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Phoenix Coyotes
Calgary Flames
National team  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1989–2009
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Canada Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1996 Austria
World Cup of Hockey
Silver medal – second place 1996 Canada
Spengler Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Spengler Cup

Curtis Shayne Joseph (né Munro; born April 29, 1967) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. Nicknamed "Cujo", Joseph was immediately recognizable on the ice for his masks featuring a snarling dog, drawing inspiration from the Stephen King novel Cujo.

Throughout his NHL career, Joseph played for a number of franchises, rising to prominence during the playoffs with the St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes and Calgary Flames. He last played for the Maple Leafs during the 2008–09 NHL season.[1] He was also a member of Canada's gold medal-winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Joseph retired with the most career wins (454) of any goaltender in NHL history who never played on a Stanley Cup-winning team (which has since been surpassed by Roberto Luongo and Henrik Lundqvist, although they reached the Stanley Cup Finals once where Joseph never did), and was also the first goaltender to have 30 or more wins in a regular season for five different teams.[2] He was also the last goaltender to have played in the NHL in the 1980s.

  1. ^ "Sportsnet signings". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  2. ^ Larry Wigge (April 3, 2006). "Once again, 'Cujo' is in command". NHL. Archived from the original on April 5, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2007.