Stars of all sorts

Finding a reliable goalie is a top priority for NHL teams, who sometimes use a high draft choice, sometimes scour for European free agents, sometimes develop netminders in their farm systems, and sometimes find one on the scrap heap. Here’s a look at this season’s seven All-Star goalies:

The phenoms

Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh

Age: 30. Size: 6-2, 180. Hometown: Sorel, Quebec. Drafted: first round (first overall) by Pittsburgh in 2003. Made NHL debut at age 19.

 

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Carey Price

Carey Price, Montreal

Age: 27. Size: 6-3, 216. Hometown: Anahim, British Columbia. Drafted: first round (fifth overall) by Montreal in 2005. A starter in the NHL at age 20.

 

Veteran resurgence

Roberto Luongo, Florida

Age: 35. Size: 6-3, 217. Hometown: Montreal. Drafted: first round (fourth overall) by New York Islanders in 1997. A starter in the NHL at age 20, has been both a star and a backup in his career.

Brought along slowly

Corey Crawford, Chicago

Age: 30. Size: 6-2, 216. Hometown: Montreal. Drafted: second round (52nd overall) in 2003 by Chicago. Played five seasons in the minor leagues.

 

Jimmy Howard, Detroit

Age: 30. Size: 6-1, 218. Hometown: Syracuse, N.Y. Drafted: second round (64th overall) in 2003 by Detroit. Played three seasons in college and four in the minors.

 

Late-round payoffs

Pekka Rinne, Nashville

Age: 32. Size: 6-5, 204. Hometown: Kempele, Finland. Drafted: eighth round (258th overall) in 2004 by Nashville. Played four seasons in Finnish leagues, three in minor leagues.

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Sergei Bobrovsky

Jaroslav Halak, N.Y Islanders

Age: 29. Size: 5-11, 186. Hometown: Bratislava, Slovakia. Drafted: ninth round (271st overall) by Montreal in 2003. Is with fourth NHL team.

 

Brian Elliott, St. Louis

Age: 29. Size: 6-2, 209. Hometown: Newmarket, Ontario. Drafted: ninth round, (291st overall) by Ottawa in 2003. Played four seasons at Wisconsin and two in the minor leagues.

 

No one drafted this guy?

Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus

Age: 26. Size: 6-2, 180. Hometown: Novokuznetsk, Russia. Signed as free agent with Philadelphia in 2010. Played in Russia until age 21, then stepped right into the NHL.