Tom Barrasso played goaltender in the NHL for 20 years (1983-2003) with six teams - the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs, and St. Louis Blues. He was the first player to ever go directly from high school to he NHL. He was named Rookie of the Year in 1983-84, winning the Calder Trophy, and also won the Vezina Trophy that year as the best goalie in the league. In 1984-85 he shared the Jennings Trophy for the best goals against average. Barasso made the All-Rookie team his first year and was first team All-NHL in 1984-85, playing in one NHL All-Star Game, in 1985. He was in goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins when they won the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992, and had 14 consecutive wins in goal in the play-offs from May 1992 to April 1993. Barrasso has since become a goaltending coach in the NHL with the Carolina Hurricanes. In 2007 he was inducted into the US Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2009, Barrasso became a member of the US Hockey Hall of Fame. He also holds the obscure NHL record of most career assists by a goaltender with 48. Barrasso represented the US internationally at the 1983 World Junior Championships, the 1986 World Ice Hockey Championships, and the 1987 Canada Cup.
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