Curtis Joseph Ice hockey player

Curtis Shayne "CuJo" Joseph (born Curtis Munro; April 29, 1967) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League during the 2008–09 NHL season.Joseph is immediately recognizable on the ice for his masks featuring a snarling dog, drawing inspiration from the Stephen King novel Cujo, which also happens to be his nickname, derived from the first two letters of his first and last names. Throughout his NHL career, Joseph played for a number of franchises, rising to prominence during the playoffs with the St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He has also played for the Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes and Calgary Flames. He was also a member of Canada's gold medal winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.Joseph has the most career wins (454) of any goaltender in NHL history who never played on a Stanley Cup-winning team, and also the first goaltender to have 30 or more wins in a regular season for five different teams.

Personal facts

Curtis Joseph
Alias (AKA)Cujo
Birth dateApril 29, 1967
Birth place
Ontario , Keswick Ontario , Canada , Richmond Hill Ontario
Height (meters)1.8034
Weight (Kilograms)86.184

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Ice hockey player

Career start1989
Career end2009
draftUndrafted
former team
Detroit Red Wings
National Hockey League
International Hockey League (1945–2001)
Peoria Rivermen (IHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins
St. Louis Blues
Las Vegas Thunder
Edmonton Oilers
Phoenix Coyotes
Toronto Maple Leafs
American Hockey League
Calgary Flames
position
Goaltender
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Curtis Joseph on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://Www.curtisjoseph.ca
  2. http://hockeygoalies.org
  3. http://hockeygoalies.org/bio/joseph.html
  4. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2000/04/27/devils-leafs000427.html
  5. http://www.curtisjoseph.ca