";s:4:"text";s:3995:" In the playoffs, Belfour posted three shutouts in the opening round against the Senators, setting a record for shutout streaks in a series. He recorded a 2.13 GAA and a .918 save percentage along with ten shutouts. Growing up in Carman, Manitoba, Ed started playing hockey in elementary school and, for much of his young adult time, went unnoticed as a goalie. He relished playing in a high-pressure market and felt the organization treated him “first class.”Matt Larkin is a senior writer at The Hockey News and has been part of the team since 2011. “He didn’t care where the shot came from,” Hitchcock said. Ed Belfour wore number 1 during the start of the 1988-89 season. He was an extremely efficient positional goaltender with such smooth lateral movement that he didn’t have to stretch out and make dramatic, acrobatic stops since he was always in such good position. Hitchcock and Belfour both regret the way things ended, though they remain great friends. News, analysis, opinion, scores, and stats, from the NHL and hockey leagues around the world.But Belfour wasn’t the type to fade away even when he was supposedly past his prime. He sharpened his own skates. I didn’t want to leave, and I could feel that they were shoving me out the door, and that’s never a very good feeling.”Today, Belfour has stepped away from the game other than playing shinny. He was as competitive and obsessive as any goalie ever to play the game. Find Ed Belfour's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. “No one ever wants to leave their team.
He won the Vezina and Calder Trophies as a rookie with the Blackhawks in 1990-91. During the playoffs, he had a GAA of 2.59 and a save percentage of .911. There are a lot of friendships and relationships you create in organizations, and winning a Stanley Cup, you create the fondest memories. Ed Belfour | Jim McIsaac/Getty Images They did their schooling, acquired the necessary license and went into business alongside Belfour’s daughter, Reaghan, making rye and bourbon whiskey in Cross Roads, Tex. He wasn’t a big guy, but his angle control put him in a position where there was just nothing to look at. “When you’re on the ice playing at the NHL level, it’s a great thing that you have this, but it’s hard to turn it off,” Belfour said.