New York Islanders Recall Jaroslav Halak
March 23, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The New York Islanders announced today goaltender Jaroslav Halak has been recalled from loan from the team's American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
Halak, 31, played 27 games with the Sound Tigers this season and ranked third in the AHL with a 2.15 goals-against-average and fourth with a .925 save percentage. He posted a record of 17-7-3 and added a save percentage and two shutouts. In addition, Halak won a franchise record 12 straight games from Jan. 20, 2017 - Feb. 19, 2017.
A native of Bratislava, Slovakia, Halak has played 106 games with the Islanders, including 21 this season, since he agreed to a four-year contract with the team on May 22, 2014. In his first season with the Islanders, Halak set the club's all-time wins record (38-17-4) and was named to the 2014 NHL All-Star Game in Columbus, Ohio, becoming the first Islanders netminder to make the All-Star Game since Rick DiPietro in 2007-08. Halak also won a franchise record 11 straight games during the 2014-15 season.
On March 2, 2016, Halak was selected to the 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto with Team Europe. He became a key piece to the squad, logging a 3-3-0 record with a 2.15 goals-against-average and .941 save percentage and backstopping Europe to a runner-up finish against Team Canada.
Overall, the 12th-year pro has played 388 NHL games with New York, Montreal, St. Louis and Washington, He boasts a 206-123-42 record with a 2.43 goals-against average, a .916 save percentage and 40 shutouts. He's also appeared in 30 Stanley Cup Playoff games with New York, Montreal and St. Louis. Aside from his All-Star Game and World Cup of Hockey selections, Halak's career highlights include leading Montreal to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2010 and winning the Jennings Trophy in 2011-12 for backstopping St. Louis to the fewest goals allowed in the league.
Montreal selected Halak in the ninth round (271st overall) of the 2003 NHL Draft. On the international stage, Halak also represented Slovakia at two Winter Olympic Games, three World Championships and two Junior World Championships.
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