Isles&Yankees
08-26-2004, 04:42 PM
TSN.ca Staff
8/26/2004
New York - New York Rangers President and GM Glen Sather announced today that the club has signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Kevin Weekes (http://www.tsn.ca/NHL/player_bio.asp?player_id=1449).
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Weekes, 29, appeared in 66 games with the Carolina Hurricanes last season, posting a record of 23-30-11, along with a 2.33 goals against average. He established new career-highs in appearances (66), wins (23), shutouts (6) and goals against average (2.33), while his six shutouts tied for sixth in the NHL and tied a Carolina franchise record.
He is now one of just two goaltenders in NHL history, with a minimum of ten games each season, to improve his goals against average in six consecutive seasons.
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The 6-0, 195-pounder has appeared in 277 career games with the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes, posting a record of 78-136-33, along with a 2.86 goals against average and a .904 save percentage.
In 2002 post-season action, Weekes helped lead the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup Finals, appearing in eight post-season matches, while posting a record of 3-2, along with a 1.62 goals against average and two shutouts. His 1.62 goals against average and .939 save percentage were second in the league during the 2002 playoffs.
8/26/2004
New York - New York Rangers President and GM Glen Sather announced today that the club has signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Kevin Weekes (http://www.tsn.ca/NHL/player_bio.asp?player_id=1449).
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Weekes, 29, appeared in 66 games with the Carolina Hurricanes last season, posting a record of 23-30-11, along with a 2.33 goals against average. He established new career-highs in appearances (66), wins (23), shutouts (6) and goals against average (2.33), while his six shutouts tied for sixth in the NHL and tied a Carolina franchise record.
He is now one of just two goaltenders in NHL history, with a minimum of ten games each season, to improve his goals against average in six consecutive seasons.
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The 6-0, 195-pounder has appeared in 277 career games with the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes, posting a record of 78-136-33, along with a 2.86 goals against average and a .904 save percentage.
In 2002 post-season action, Weekes helped lead the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup Finals, appearing in eight post-season matches, while posting a record of 3-2, along with a 1.62 goals against average and two shutouts. His 1.62 goals against average and .939 save percentage were second in the league during the 2002 playoffs.