IMAGE INFORMATION
EditRonald Jeffrey "Ron" Hextall - Born May 3, 1964 in Brandon, Manitoba is a Canadian/American retired ice Hockey goaltender and general manager.
- Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Winner 1986 with Hershey Bears.
- John D. Chick Trophy Champion 1986 with Hershey Bears.
- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1987, 1997 with Philadelphia Flyers.
- Conn Smythe Trophy Winner 1987 with Philadelphia Flyers.
- Vezina Trophy Winner 1987 with Philadelphia Flyers.
- Canada Cup Champion 1987 with Team Canada.
- Stanley Cup Champion 2012 with Los Angeles Kings (assistant general manager/vice president).
Stanley Cup finalist 1987, 1997.
Hextall made his NHL debut with Philadelphia Flyers on October 9, 1986 vs Edmonton Oilers at The Spectrum in a 2-1 Flyers win, also the 1st NHL win for Hextall.
Hextall got his 1st NHL shutout vs New Jersey Devils on January 6, 1987 at The Spectrum in a 4-0 Flyers win.
Hextall scored the 1st NHL "Goalie Goal" on December 8, 1987 vs Boston Bruins into a empty net at 18:48 of 3rd period at The Spectrum in a 5-2 Flyers win.
Hextall played in 608 regular season NHL games, winning 298, losing 214, 69 ties, 23 shutouts, 1 goal, 32 assists with 584 penalty minutes and 93 NHL playoff games, winning 47, losing 43, 2 shutouts, 1 goal, 4 assists with 115 penalty minutes.
Hextall played in the 1988 NHL All-Star Game.
Ron Hextall was inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame in 2008.
Ron Hextall was inducted as one of the inaugural members of the SJHL Hall of Fame in 2009.
Ron Hextall was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.
Hextall set a record for the most penalty minutes accumulated by a goaltender, being assessed for 117 minutes during the 1983-84 Western Hockey League / WHL regular season.
QUOTE from 1987
Wayne Gretzky described Hextall as "probably the best goaltender I've ever played against in the NHL"
NOTE
2 months before Hextall played in the NHL All-Star game, he scored the 1st ever goal by a NHL goalie.