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Bob Essensa

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: January 14, 1965 in Toronto, Ontario

Drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 4th round (71st overall) of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

* Sweater numbers are currently available for the 1998-99 through 2007-08 seasons.
30
Edmonton Oilers
1999		 31
Phoenix Coyotes
2000		 35
Vancouver Canucks
2001		 31
Vancouver Canucks
2001		 35
Buffalo Sabres
2002		 31
Buffalo Sabres
2002

Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1981-82 17 Henry Carr Crusaders MTJHL 17 948 0 79 5.00
1982-83 18 Henry Carr Crusaders OHA-B 31 1840 2 98 3.20
1982-83 18 Markham Waxers MTJHL 1 60 1 0 0 2 1.000 0 1 1.00
1983-84 19 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 17 946 11 4 0 22 .733 2 44 2.79
1984-85 20 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 18 1059 15 2 0 30 .882 2 29 1.64
1985-86 21 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 23 1333 17 4 1 35 .795 1 74 3.33
1986-87 22 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 25 1383 19 3 1 39 .848 2 64 2.78
1987-88 23 Moncton Hawks AHL 27 1287 7 11 1 15 .395 1 100 4.66
1988-89 24 Winnipeg Jets NHL 20 1102 6 8 3 15 .441 1 68 3.70 574 506 .882 0 0 0 2
1988-89 24 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 22 1287 14 7 0 28 .667 0 70 3.26
1989-90 25 Winnipeg Jets NHL 36 2035 18 9 5 41 .641 1 107 3.15 988 881 .892 0 2 2 0
1989-90 25 Moncton Hawks AHL 6 358 3 3 0 6 .500 0 15 2.51
1989-90 25 Canada WEC-A 4 101 0 5 2.97
1990-91 26 Winnipeg Jets NHL 55 2916 19 24 6 44 .449 4 153 3.15 1496 1343 .898 0 3 3 6
1990-91 26 Moncton Hawks AHL 2 125 1 0 1 3 .750 0 6 2.88
1991-92 27 Winnipeg Jets NHL 47 2627 21 17 6 48 .545 5 126 2.88 1407 1281 .910 0 2 2 2
1992-93 28 Winnipeg Jets NHL 67 3855 33 26 6 72 .554 2 227 3.53 2119 1892 .893 0 5 5 2
1993-94 29 2 Teams NHL 69 3914 23 37 8 54 .397 2 235 3.60 2051 1816 .885 0 2 2 6
1993-94 29 Winnipeg Jets NHL 56 3136 19 30 6 44 .400 1 201 3.85 1714 1513 .883 0 0 0 6
1993-94 29 Detroit Red Wings NHL 13 778 4 7 2 10 .385 1 34 2.62 337 303 .899 0 2 2 0
1994-95 30 San Diego Gulls IHL 16 919 6 8 1 13 .433 0 52 3.39 519 467 .900
1995-96 31 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 3 179 1 2 0 2 .333 0 11 3.69 91 80 .879
1995-96 31 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 45 2529 24 14 5 53 .616 1 122 2.89 1380 1258 .912
1996-97 32 Edmonton Oilers NHL 19 868 4 8 0 8 .333 1 41 2.83 406 365 .899 0 0 0 4
1997-98 33 Edmonton Oilers NHL 16 825 6 6 1 13 .500 0 35 2.55 404 369 .913 0 0 0 0
1998-99 34 Edmonton Oilers NHL 39 2091 12 14 6 30 .469 0 96 2.75 974 878 .901 0 1 1 0
1999-00 35 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 30 1573 13 10 3 29 .558 1 73 2.78 719 646 .898 0 0 0 0
2000-01 36 Vancouver Canucks NHL 39 2059 18 12 3 39 .591 1 92 2.68 854 762 .892 0 0 0 4
2001-02 37 Buffalo Sabres NHL 9 350 0 5 0 0 .000 0 17 2.91 113 96 .850 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 446 24215 173 176 47 393 .496 18 1270 3.15 12105 10835 .895 0 15 15 26

Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1989-90 25 Winnipeg Jets NHL 4 206 2 1 4 .667 0 12 3.50 100 88 .880
1991-92 27 Winnipeg Jets NHL 1 33 0 0 0 0 3 5.45 17 14 .824
1992-93 28 Winnipeg Jets NHL 6 367 2 4 4 .333 0 20 3.27 183 163 .891
1993-94 29 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 109 0 2 0 .000 0 9 4.95 43 34 .791
1994-95 30 San Diego Gulls IHL 1 59 0 1 0 .000 0 3 3.05
1995-96 31 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 5 299 2 3 4 .400 0 12 2.41
1997-98 33 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 27 0 0 0 0 1 2.22 11 10 .909 0 0 0 0
2000-01 36 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2 122 0 2 0 .000 0 6 2.95 58 52 .897 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 16 864 4 9 8 .308 0 51 3.54 412 361 .876 0 0 0 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1989-90 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)

Games Played (Goalie)

1990-91 NHL 55 (6)
1992-93 NHL 67 (3)
1993-94 NHL 69 (5)
Career NHL 446 (63)

Wins (Goalie)

1992-93 NHL 33 (5)
Career NHL 173 (73)

Losses (Goalie)

1990-91 NHL 24 (5)
1992-93 NHL 26 (6)
1993-94 NHL 37 (2)
Career NHL 176 (67)

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1992-93 NHL 6 (7)
1993-94 NHL 8 (8)
Career NHL 47 (97)

Points (Goalie)

1992-93 NHL 72 (5)
Career NHL 393 (78)

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1989-90 NHL .641 (5)
Career NHL .496 (77)

Shutouts

1988-89 NHL 1 (10)
1990-91 NHL 4 (2)
1991-92 NHL 5 (1)
 1992-93 NHL 2 (9)
Career NHL 18 (88)

Goals Against

1992-93 NHL 227 (3)
1993-94 NHL 235 (3)
Career NHL 1270 (65)

Goals Against Average

1989-90 NHL 3.15 (8)
1991-92 NHL 2.88 (5)
Career NHL 3.15 (87)

Shots Against

1990-91 NHL 1496 (8)
1992-93 NHL 2119 (2)
1993-94 NHL 2051 (5)
Career NHL 12105 (32)

Saves

1990-91 NHL 1343 (8)
1992-93 NHL 1892 (2)
1993-94 NHL 1816 (6)
Career NHL 10835 (32)

Save Percentage

1989-90 NHL .892 (10)
1990-91 NHL .898 (7)
1991-92 NHL .910 (2)
1992-93 NHL .893 (10)
Career NHL .895 (45)
      

Transactions

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March 8, 1994: Traded to Detroit by Winnipeg with Sergei Bautin for Tim Cheveldae and Dallas Drake, March 8, 1994.

June 14, 1996: Traded to Edmonton by Detroit for future considerations, June 14, 1996.

September 5, 1999: Signed as a free agent by Phoenix, September 5, 1999.

July 26, 2000: Signed as a free agent by Vancouver, July 26, 2000.

August 3, 2001: Signed as a free agent by Buffalo, August 3, 2001.

September 10, 2002: Officially announced retirement September 10, 2002.