Position: Goaltender
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Catches: Left
Born: April 29, 1967 (Keswick, Ontario)
Last Amateur Club: University of Wisconsin
Badgers (WCHA)
Became A Leaf:
Signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Edmonton Oilers on July 15, 1998.
Originally, signed with the St. Louis Blues as a free agent on June 16, 1989.
1998-99:
Completed his first season as a Maple
Leaf...Set a career-high for lowest goals
against average in a season with a
2.56...Finished runner-up in voting for Vezina
Trophy with 10 first place, 4 second place,
and 2 third place votes...Finished 4th in
voting for the Hart Trophy...Set a Leaf record
for most regular season wins by a goaltender
with 35 (previously 34 by Bower, Palmateer,
and Potvin)...Tied the Leaf regular season
record for most assists by a goaltender with
5 (previously set by Palmateer, 1978-79 and
Wregget, 1987-88)...Had not lost more than
2 games in a row all season...Ranked 2nd in
NHL wins (34-tie), 2nd in shots faced (1903),
and 3rd in minutes played (4001)...Was
28-0-1 in games where Leafs were leading
after 2 periods...Was 14-2-1 when making 30
or more saves in a game...15-5-0 in one-goal
decisions...Won 1998-99 Molson Cup Award
with 145 points and 15 first star
selections...1999 M.A.C. Award recipient...Selected to represent the Leafs at the
NHL All-Star Game but did not participate due to injury...Earned his first win as a
Maple Leaf on opening night stopping 38 of 39 Detroit shots...Earned his first road
win of the season by defeating his former team stopping 28 of 30 Oiler
shots...Recorded his first shutout as a Maple Leaf and 20th of his career by stopping
all 24 Colorado shots in a 3-0 win at Maple Leaf Gardens...Defeated his former team
the Oilers for the 2nd time stopping 32 of 34 shots on November 11th at Maple Leaf
Gardens...Earned the 2nd shutout of the season and 21st of his career by stopping
all 29 Tampa Bay shots on February 2nd...Earned his 3rd shutout of the season and
22nd of his career stopping all 28 shots at St. Louis on March 4th...Faced a
season-high 42 shots and made a season-high 41 saves in a 2-1 road victory over
the Islanders on March 11th...PLAYOFFS: Played in all 17 games – his 8th playoff
season...Played every minute for the Leafs in the playoffs with the exception of the
3rd period in Game #4 of the Eastern Conference Final versus Buffalo...Earned his
first win of the playoffs in Game #2 of the Eastern Conference Quarter-Final versus
Philadelphia by stopping 24 of 25 shots on April 24th...Faced a playoff-high 41 shots
and stopped a season-high 40 in earning the win in Game #3 at
Philadelphia...Recorded his 8th career playoff shutout in the series clinching Game
#6 versus the Flyers (26 of 26)...Stopped 25 of 28 shots in series-clinching Game #6
versus the Penguins on May 17th.
Career:
1997-98: His 71 games played marked the third time in his career and the second
consecutive season that he has played 70+ games in a season…With his 29 wins, it
was the fifth time in 7 seasons that he has posted 25+ wins…Was 13-7-0 in the last
20 regular season games from February 28-April 15th…Started 65 of the last 74
regular season games posting a record of 27-28-8…Set an Oiler season record with
8 shutouts, surpassing his previous record of 6 in 1996-97…Recorded 4 shutouts in
his last 17 games from March 11-April 15th…Recorded a season-high 40 saves in a
5-2 win versus Calgary on January 14th as he faced a season-high 42 shots…Posted
a season-high six-game winning streak from January 7-20th…Finished 3rd in the
NHL in minutes played and games played, 11th in wins, 17th in save %, and tied for
4th with 8 shutouts…Earned his 200th NHL victory with a 1-0 victory versus Los
Angeles on February 2nd…Received the Oilers’ Most Popular Player
Award…PLAYOFFS: Played in 12 of the 13 Oiler games posting a record of 5-7 with
a 1.93 G.A.A…Recorded 3 shutouts on May 2nd versus Colorado, May 4th at
Colorado and May 9th at Dallas…Finished 3rd with a .928 save
percentage....1996-97: Won the Oilers’ Most Valuable Player and Most Popular
Player Awards in a vote of the fans…Also won the Molson Cup Award with a total of
155 overall points…Was among NHL leaders in games played (3rd-72), minutes
played (3rd-4100), shutouts (4th-6), and wins (6th-32)…His 72 games played set a
single-season career best, one more than the 71 he played with St. Louis in
1993-94, and they are the second highest season total in Edmonton Oiler history
behind Grant Fuhr’s 75 games in 1987-88…His 32 wins were the second highest
season total of his career behind only his 36-win season in 1993-94…Established a
new Oiler record for shutouts in a season with six, surpassing Fuhr’s old mark of 4
set in 1987-88…Recorded six shutouts on the season...Recorded the Oilers first ever
0-0 tie with 52 saves at Detroit on December 10th…Playoffs: Sixth career
appearance in the Stanley Cup final first as an Oiler…Recorded a 2.62 G.A.A. with a
.911 save percentage and a 5-7 record…Recorded 2 shutouts in the Western
Conference Final Series versus Dallas to establish an Oiler record for most shutouts
in a playoff series and tie Bill Ranford’s record for most shutouts in a playoff
season…Made 43 saves in a 1-0 double overtime victory at Dallas in Game 5 (April
25th) and he made 25 saves in a 4-0 win at Dallas in Game 2 (April 18th)…1995-96:
Obtained from Edmonton on August 4th, but did not sign with the Oilers until January
11, 1996 when he inked a 3-year deal…Won the Chrysler Canada Award as the Top
First Year Oiler in 1995-96…Made his Oiler debut on January 13, 1996 versus Buffalo
and earned his first career win as an Oiler with a 5-4 overtime victory…Was the
leading goaltender at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey as he posted a 2.31 G.A.A. and
a 5-2-0 record in 7 games as Canada won the silver medal…Also earned a silver
medal with Team Canada at the 1996 IIHF World Championships in Vienna, Austria
and was named to the tournament’s second all-star team with a 1.76 G.A.A. in 7
games…1994-95: Rights traded by Blues with rights to RW Mike Grier to the
Edmonton Oilers to the Edmonton Oilers for first-round picks in 1996 (Marty
Reasoner) and 1997 (traded to Los Angeles) drafts; picks had been awarded to
Oilers as compensation for Blues signing free agent Shayne Corson on July 28,
1995…Tied for 11th in balloting for the Vezina Trophy…1993-94: Finished 4th overall
in balloting for the Vezina Trophy…Earned a career-high 36 victories…Broke his own
NHL record by facing 2382 shots…Participated in his first NHL All-Star Game…Set
new Blues records for most games (71), wins (36), minutes (4127), save percentage
(.911%), shots faced, and saves…Fastest Blues goaltender to win 100 games.
Accomplished the feat in 209 games…Named NHL Player of the week on December
20th…PREVIOUS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Played in his first NHL game on January
2, 1990 versus Edmonton…Earned his first NHL victory on January 30, 1990 versus
the NY Islanders…Earned his first NHL shutout on December 19, 1991 versus San
Jose…Was never selected in the NHL Entry Draft…Signed as a free agent by the
Blues on June 16, 1989 after one season of intercollegiate hockey at the University
of Wisconsin…In 1988-89 season: won W.C.H.A. Most Valuable Player Award,
W.C.H.A. Rookie of the Year Award, named to the W.C.H.A. First All-Star Team,
and named to the N.C.A.A. All-America West second all-star team.
Personal:
Married, wife’s name is Nancy...Has three children, Madison 7, Taylor 5, and Tristan
3...Involved with Cujo’s Kids and Children’s Wish Foundation...Offseason residence
is King City, Ontario...Caught a 25-pound striped bass in the offseason...Celebrity he
would most like to meet is Muhammed Ali.
Favorites:
MUSICAL GROUP: Barenaked Ladies; FOOD: Chicken wings; SUBJECT IN
SCHOOL: English; NHL BUILDING: old Chicago Stadium;
Name:
Curtis Shayne Joseph
Date of Birth:
April 29, 1967
Place of Birth:
Keswick, Ontario
Height:
5'11
Weight:
185lbs
Team:
Toronto Maple Leafs
Signed:
July 15, 1998
$24 million over 4 years
Position:
Goaltender
Catches:
Left
Family:
Wife: Nancy
Three Kids: Madison,
Taylor,Tristan