Roberto Luongo

Who is Roberto Luongo?

Roberto Luongo is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he is of Italian and Irish ancestry. He employs the butterfly style of goaltending and has previously played in the NHL for the New York Islanders and the Vancouver Canucks. Luongo is a two-time NHL Second All-Star and a winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy for backstopping his team to the lowest goals-against average in the league. He has additionally been a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender, the Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player voted by his peers and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player.

Prior to his NHL career, Luongo played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Val-d'Or Foreurs and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, winning back-to-back President's Cups and establishing the league's all-time playoff records in games played and wins. Following his second QMJHL season, Luongo was selected fourth overall by the Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.