Tom Barrasso

Tom Barrasso
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2023
Barrasso (right) in 2008
Born (1965-03-31) March 31, 1965 (age 59)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Right
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins
Ottawa Senators
Carolina Hurricanes
Toronto Maple Leafs
St. Louis Blues
National team  United States
NHL draft 5th overall, 1983
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1983–2002

Thomas Patrick Barrasso (born March 31, 1965) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 18 seasons. Barrasso began his time in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, who selected him fifth overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft out of high school. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1988, where he would best be remembered and spend the majority of his career. Barrasso spent parts of 12 seasons with the Penguins, and was a Stanley Cup champion in 1991 and 1992. After being traded to the Ottawa Senators in March 2000 and sitting out the 2000–01 season, his final two seasons were split playing for the Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs, and St. Louis Blues. Barrasso was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2023.[1]

After retiring as a player, Barrasso served on the coaching staff of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes. In 2012, Barrasso was hired by Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) as a member of its coaching staff. In 2016, he joined Asiago Hockey of the Alps Hockey League as their head coach, winning the 2017–18 league championship. In October 2018, Barrasso was hired as head coach of the EIHL's Sheffield Steelers.

  1. ^ Nicholas J. Cotsonika (June 21, 2023). "Barrasso, Lundqvist, Vernon voted to Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2023". NHL.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.