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Robert Esche

American ice hockey goaltender

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Born: January 22, 1978
Birthplace: Whitesboro
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: ice hockey player
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1.Stated in Eurohockey.comRetrieved 2022-04-25
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, ice hockey coach
Education: Cairine Wilson Secondary School
Height: 188 cm

Overview

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Robert L. Esche is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who is the current president of the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Utica City FC of the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). He previously played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Phoenix Coyotes and Philadelphia Flyers.

Overview

NHL goaltending stats — season by season

8 seasons · from AIDB's NHL goaltending dataset

Season	Team	GP	GS	W	L	T	OTL	SV	GA	SV%	GAA	SO
1998–99	PHX	3	1	0	1	0	—	43	7	.860	3.24	0
1999–2000	PHX	8	6	2	5	0	—	192	23	.893	3.38	0
2000–01	PHX	25	22	10	8	4	—	589	68	.896	3.02	2
2001–02	PHX	22	20	6	10	2	—	481	52	.902	2.73	1
2002–03	PHI	30	25	12	9	3	—	587	60	.907	2.20	2
2003–04	PHI	40	40	21	11	7	—	853	79	.915	2.04	3
2005–06	PHI	40	40	22	11	—	5	986	113	.897	2.97	1
2006–07	PHI	18	16	5	9	—	1	421	62	.872	4.32	1
Career		186	170	78	64	16	6	4,152	464	.899	2.75	10

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Member of sports team: Philadelphia Flyers
Arizona Coyotes
SCL Tigers
Ak Bars Kazan
SKA Saint Petersburg
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Robert
Participant in: 2006 Winter Olympics
Sport: ice hockey
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Sources
1.Stated in Eurohockey.comRetrieved 2022-04-25
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Position played on team / speciality: goaltender
Mass: 225 lb
Country for sport: United States
Drafted by: Arizona Coyotes(1996) significant event: 1996 NHL entry draft · draft pick number: 139
Shooting handedness: left-handed shot
Awards: William M. Jennings Trophy(2003)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24936
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=14
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James C. Hendy Memorial Award
Family name: Esche

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