Vezina Rankings
by Ian Percy
August 12th 2003

Come back Xtrastats all is forgiven!

Points from the Vezina Rankings

1. A mix of high and low playoff seeds , plus one non-playoff goaltender :^) . Does this mean that goaltending is *the* most important position for a WCFHL team? I think so..
2. Roy will be retired next year, is Legace a legitimate no.1 for the Blues or will Ben be active in the offseason?

Rankings cover games until season end.

Player

TEAM

RANK

GP GAA Sv% W% SO

THE SKINNY

Nikolai Khabibulin

1

63

2.12

0.912

0.484

13

The ‘Bulin wall takes the Canucks to the playoffs – will he be enough to take them further than Round 1?

Patrick Roy

2

76

2.25

0.903

0.605

8

What will the Blues do without this man next season?

Ed Belfour

3

62

2.19

0.909

0.419

8

Another goaltender carrying a team? Not according to their GM…

Patrick Lalime

4

55

1.93

0.92

0.690

5

Made to look good by the best D in the WCFHL? Still a question mark in my humble opinion.

Sean Burke

5

66

2.19

0.905

0.591

6

A canny deadline acquisition methinks.

Martin Brodeur

6

69

2.35

0.911

0.522

5

A heavy load carried on this mans shoulders, playing behind the Sabres shaky D - -truly a man to count on.

J-S Giguerre

7

57

2.27

0.907

0.421

6

Great goaltending from Jiggy but needed too many crucial games out to recover at season end.

Evgeni Nabokov

8

63

2.5

0.901

0.556

4

The Hawks revolving door brings in a good goalie for the playoffs – not enough experience to carry them any further I fear.

Arturs Irbe

9

46

2.21

0.909

0.521

3

Well marshalled by the canny Kings this year.

Roman Cechmanek

10

62

2.23

0.91

0.565

2

The Stars faltered and fought back, helped no doubt by this man and partner in crime Kevin Weekes who would be close to Top 10 status if he’d played 5 more games.