Bruce Hoffort Explained

Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:185
Played For:Philadelphia Flyers
Draft:Undrafted
Birth Date:July 30, 1966
Birth Place:Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Career Start:1989
Career End:1992

Bruce W. Hoffort (born July 30, 1966) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in 9 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons, which is the most games played by an NHL goaltender without registering a loss.[1] The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 1992, was spent in the minor leagues. Prior to turning professional Hoffort was a member of the Lake Superior State Lakers 1988 NCAA Championship men's ice hockey team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1985–86Melville MillionairesSJHL40 15 18 2 2198 167 2 4.56 4 0 3 196 23 0 7.04
1986–87Melville MillionairesSJHL47 4.41
1987–88Lake Superior State UniversityCCHA31 23 4 3 1787 79 2 2.65 .864
1988–89Lake Superior State UniversityCCHA44 27 10 5 2595 117 0 2.71 .894
1989–90Philadelphia FlyersNHL7 3 0 2 329 19 0 3.47 .881
1989–90Hershey BearsAHL40 16 18 4 2284 139 1 3.65 .886
1990–91Philadelphia FlyersNHL2 1 0 1 40 3 0 4.59 .850
1990–91Hershey BearsAHL18 3 12 1 913 74 0 4.86 .853
1990–91Kansas City BladesIHL18 6 7 0 883 68 0 4.62
1991–92San Diego GullsIHL26 11 9 4 1474 89 0 3.62
NHL totals9 4 0 3 368 23 0 3.75 .872

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-CCHA First Team1987–88[2]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team1988[3]
All-CCHA First Team1988–89
AHCA West First-Team All-American1988–89[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Season Finder. Hockey-Reference.com. en. 2020-03-06.
  2. News: CCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  3. News: NCAA Frozen Four Records. NCAA.org. 2013-06-19.
  4. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.