Manny Fernandez

Emmanuel L. Fernandez (born August 27, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and the Boston Bruins. Fernandez was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, but grew up in Kirkland, Quebec.

Playing career Fernandez was drafted in the third round, 52nd overall, of the 1992 NHL entry draft by the Quebec Nordiques. Before playing in the NHL, he was traded to the Dallas Stars in 1994 for Tommy Sjödin and a third-round pick.

In June 2000, Fernandez was traded with Brad Lukowich to the Minnesota Wild for two draft picks, a 2000 third-round pick and a 2002 fourth-round pick.

During the 2002–03 NHL season, Fernandez shared netminding duties with Dwayne Roloson as the Wild made their first appearance in the postseason, defeating the Colorado Avalanche in the first round and the Vancouver Canucks in the second before falling to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the NHL Western Conference final.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Fernandez played for Luleå HF of Sweden's Elitserien.

In his earlier years, Fernandez was often criticized for having confidence and discipline issues and being inconsistent. In a 2006 interview, Fernandez credited his improvement to gaining maturity, becoming the Wild's number one goaltender after the departure of Dwayne Roloson, and a switch to the butterfly style of goaltending.

On June 30, 2007, Fernandez was traded to the Boston Bruins for forward Petr Kalus and a 2009 fourth-round pick. An injury plagued 2007–08 NHL season saw Fernandez play in only four games for the Bruins, recording a 2–2 record. However, during the 2008–09 NHL season, Fernandez and fellow Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas formed a goaltending duo, which earned them the William M. Jennings Trophy as the goaltenders playing for the team with the fewest allowed goals (196). Fernandez had a 16–8–3 record with a 2.59 goals against average (GAA).

Fernandez's contract with Boston expired after the 2008–09 season. With the Bruins preferring to proceed with Thomas and Tuukka Rask as their goaltenders, Fernandez became a free agent, but unsigned by any other team, retired from active play, although he made no formal retirement announcement.

Personal life Fernandez is the nephew of former NHL head coach and Hall of Famer Jacques Lemaire, whom Fernandez played for from 2001 to 2007.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1990–91 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 20 13 5 0 — 1,176 69 3 3.52 — — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Laval Titan QMJHL 31 14 13 2 — 1,593 99 1 3.73 .881 9 3 5 468 39 0 5.00 .877 1992–93 Laval Titan QMJHL 43 26 14 2 — 2,347 141 1 3.60 .887 13 12 1 818 42 0 3.05 .909 1992–93 Laval Titan MC — — — — — — — — — — 5 2 3 300 17 0 3.40 — 1993–94 Laval Titan QMJHL 51 29 14 1 — 2,776 143 5 4.44 .905 19 14 5 1,116 49 1 2.60 .914 1993–94 Laval Titan MC — — — — — — — — — — 5 2 3 304 17 0 3.36 — 1994–95 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 46 21 10 9 — 2,470 115 2 2.79 .905 14 10 2 753 34 1 2.54 .902 1994–95 Dallas Stars NHL 1 0 1 0 — 59 3 0 3.05 .889 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Michigan K-Wings IHL 47 22 15 9 — 2,664 133 4 3.00 .906 6 5 1 372 14 0 2.26 .928 1995–96 Dallas Stars NHL 5 0 1 1 — 249 19 0 4.58 .843 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Michigan K-Wings IHL 48 20 24 2 — 2,720 142 2 3.13 .904 4 1 3 277 15 0 3.25 .919 1997–98 Michigan K-Wings IHL 55 27 17 5 — 3,022 139 5 2.76 .916 2 0 2 88 7 0 4.73 .860 1997–98 Dallas Stars NHL 2 1 0 0 — 69 2 0 1.74 .943 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 1.000 1998–99 Dallas Stars NHL 1 0 1 0 — 60 2 0 2.00 .931 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Houston Aeros IHL 50 34 6 9 — 2,949 116 2 2.36 .916 19 11 8 1,126 49 1 2.61 .904 1999–00 Dallas Stars NHL 24 11 8 3 — 1,353 48 1 2.13 .920 1 0 0 17 1 0 3.54 .875 2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 42 19 17 4 — 2,461 92 4 2.24 .920 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Minnesota Wild NHL 44 12 24 5 — 2,463 125 1 3.05 .892 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Minnesota Wild NHL 35 19 13 2 — 1,979 74 2 2.24 .924 9 3 4 552 18 0 1.96 .929 2003–04 Minnesota Wild NHL 37 11 14 9 — 2,166 90 2 2.49 .915 — — — — — — — — 2004–05 Luleå HF SEL 19 — — — — 1,083 50 2 2.77 .895 3 — — 159 13 0 4.90 .849 2005–06 Minnesota Wild NHL 58 30 18 — 7 3,411 130 1 2.29 .919 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Minnesota Wild NHL 44 22 16 — 1 2,422 103 2 2.55 .911 — — — — — — — — 2007–08 Boston Bruins NHL 4 2 2 — 0 244 16 1 3.93 .832 — — — — — — — — 2008–09 Boston Bruins NHL 28 16 8 — 3 1,644 71 1 2.59 .910 — — — — — — — —NHL totals 325 143 123 24 11 18,580 775 15 2.50 .912 11 3 4 571 19 0 2.00 .927

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1994 Canada WJC 3 3 0 0 180 10 0 3.33 .877