Ken Wregget

Kenneth Lee Wregget (born March 25, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

His professional hockey career spans nearly 20 years, playing in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, and Detroit Red Wings.

He won the Stanley Cup in 1992 while with the Pittsburgh Penguins, serving as backup to Tom Barrasso.

Playing career Wregget played for three seasons with the Lethbridge Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and won the WHL Top Goaltender Award in 1984. In 1983, he joined the St. Catharines Saints, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, after the Maple Leafs selected him in the third round of the 1982 NHL entry draft, 45th overall. He split time for two seasons between St. Catharines and the Maple Leafs.

Toronto Maple Leafs He made his NHL debut during the 1983-84 season while still playing junior with the Lethbridge Hurricanes suiting up for three games for the Maple Leafs. He turned a lot of heads during his first game in the league posting a jaw-dropping 48-save performance against the Hartford Whalers to record his first NHL victory. He then split time the next two seasons between St. Catharines and the Maple Leafs. In 1984–85 he played 23 games for the Leafs while Tim Bernhardt handled the bulk of the work. He then got into 30 games the next year as part of a three-netminder carousel that also featured Bernhardt and veteran Don Edwards. The 1986–87 season was his first full year in the NHL with Wregget taking over the starting duties for the Maple Leafs with another youngster, Allan Bester, completing the tandem. The following year the Leafs used the same pair for the bulk of the work with Wregget appearing in 56 games for the second consecutive season. In 1988–89, Bester, like he had the year before, posted better numbers than him, and the Maple Leafs decided to go with Bester. Wregget was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a pair of first round draft picks in the 1989 NHL entry draft, and he joined incumbent Ron Hextall in the Philadelphia crease.

Philadelphia Flyers During Wregget's first full year with the team, starting goaltender Ron Hextall battled a series of injuries and was limited to just eight games, pushing Wregget into carrying the load. Wregget played 51 games for Philadelphia before resuming the back up role the following season when Hextall returned to health. In 1991–92, with youngster Dominic Roussel impressing during an extended look from the Flyers, Wregget was shipped to the cross-state rival Pittsburgh Penguins as part of a blockbuster transaction, along with Kjell Samuelsson and Rick Tocchet in exchange for Mark Recchi.

Personal life Wregget lived in Cold Lake, Alberta, for a period of time while growing up and attended Grand Centre High School.

He and his ex-wife have a daughter, Courtney, and a son, Matthew.

He is the owner of "31" Bar and Grille in Collier Township, Pennsylvania.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1981–82 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 36 19 12 0 1713 118 1 4.13 — 3 2 0 84 3 0 2.14 — 1982–83 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 48 26 17 1 2696 157 1 3.49 — 20 14 5 1154 58 1 3.02 — 1983–84 Lethbridge Broncos WHL 53 32 20 0 3053 161 0 3.16 — 4 1 3 210 18 0 5.14 — 1983–84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 1 1 1 165 14 0 5.09 .891 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 23 2 15 3 1278 103 0 4.84 .863 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 12 2 8 1 688 48 0 4.19 .865 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 18 8 9 0 1058 78 1 4.42 .863 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30 9 13 4 1566 113 0 4.33 .875 10 6 4 607 32 1 3.16 .901 1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 56 22 28 3 3026 200 0 3.97 .875 13 7 6 761 29 1 2.29 .921 1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 56 12 35 4 3000 222 2 4.44 .870 2 0 1 108 11 0 6.11 .823 1988–89 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 32 9 20 2 1888 139 0 4.42 .866 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3 1 1 0 130 13 0 6.00 .822 5 2 2 268 10 0 2.24 .928 1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 51 22 24 3 2961 169 0 3.42 .892 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 30 10 14 3 1484 88 0 3.56 .867 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 23 9 8 3 1259 75 0 3.57 .865 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 5 3 0 448 31 0 4.15 .847 1 0 0 40 4 0 6.00 .750 1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 25 13 7 2 1368 78 0 3.42 .887 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 42 21 12 7 2456 138 1 3.37 .893 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 38 25 9 2 2208 118 0 3.21 .903 11 5 6 661 33 1 3.00 .905 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 37 20 13 2 2132 115 3 3.24 .905 9 7 2 598 23 0 2.31 .930 1996–97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 46 17 17 6 2514 136 2 3.25 .902 5 1 4 297 18 0 3.64 .915 1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 15 3 6 2 611 28 0 2.75 .904 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 27 10 12 4 1590 67 1 2.53 .906 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 29 14 10 2 1579 70 0 2.66 .900 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Manitoba Moose IHL 30 11 13 4 1602 72 2 2.70 .900 12 6 5 774 30 0 2.33 .915 NHL totals 575 225 248 53 31,663 1917 9 3.63 .885 56 28 25 3340 160 3 2.87 .911

Awards WHL East First All-Star Team – 1984 WHL Top Goaltender Award – 1984 Stanley Cup Champion - 1992