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On This Day in Edmonton Oilers History: Grant Fuhr’s Jersey Retirement
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Nation Dan
Oct 9, 2018, 15:14 EDT
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The history of goaltending in Edmonton Oilers past is full of legends and duds alike. There were stars like Bill Ranford, Curtis Joseph, Tommy Salo, and Dwayne Roloson as well as the more forgettable Mike Morrison, Tyler Bunz, Bob Dupuis, and Steve Passmore. At the top of the legends list has to be the one and only Grant Fuhr, today was the day back in 2003 that the Edmonton Oilers retired his number to the rafters officially.
I can remember that night like it was yesterday. It was a beautiful ceremony that started with Grant in the net as if he had never left the spot. He did his lap and then the number went up.
It’s a great time to look back and admire a man who helped put the Oilers on the map during those years. He was the stalworth in the net behind one of the greatest offensive juggernauts the NHL will ever see. In the same year (2003) Fuhr was given the distinction of being added to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

FUHR’S CAREER AT A GLANCE

SeasonTeamLgeGPAPIMMinGAENSOGAAWLTSvsPctGPAPIM
1979-80
Victoria Cougars
WHL
43
1
2
2488
130
0
2
3.14
30
12
0
1325
0.911
8
0
0
1980-81
Victoria Cougars
WHL
59
2
6
3448
160
0
4
2.78
48
9
1
1574
0.908
15
1
0
1981-82
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
48
6
6
2847
157
2
0
3.31
28
5
14
1392
0.899
5
1
0
1982-83
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
32
0
6
1803
129
4
0
4.29
13
12
5
845
0.868
1
0
0
1982-83
Moncton Alpines
AHL
10
0
0
604
40
0
0
3.98
4
5
1
288
0.878
–
–
–
1983-84
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
45
14
6
2625
171
0
1
3.91
30
10
4
1292
0.883
16
3
4
1984-85
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
46
3
6
2559
165
1
1
3.87
26
8
7
1261
0.884
18
3
2
1985-86
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
40
2
0
2184
143
0
0
3.93
29
8
0
1153
0.890
9
1
0
1986-87
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
44
2
6
2388
137
1
0
3.44
22
13
3
1011
0.881
19
1
0
1987-88
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
75
8
16
4304
246
5
4
3.43
40
24
9
1815
0.881
19
1
6
1988-89
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
59
1
6
3341
213
4
1
3.83
23
26
6
1497
0.875
7
0
0
1989-90
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
21
0
2
1081
70
0
1
3.89
9
7
3
462
0.868
–
–
–
1989-90
Cape Breton Oilers
AHL
2
0
0
120
6
0
0
3.00
2
0
0
68
0.919
–
–
–
1990-91
Edmonton Oilers
NHL
13
0
0
778
39
0
1
3.01
6
4
3
341
0.897
17
2
2
1990-91
Cape Breton Oilers
AHL
4
0
0
240
17
0
0
4.25
2
2
0
114
0.870
–
–
–
1991-92
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL
65
1
4
3774
230
7
2
3.66
25
33
5
1703
0.881
–
–
–
1992-93
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL
29
0
0
1665
87
1
1
3.14
13
9
4
739
0.895
–
–
–
1992-93
Buffalo Sabres
NHL
29
0
10
1694
98
3
0
3.47
11
15
2
805
0.891
8
0
2
1993-94
Rochester Americans
AHL
5
0
0
310
10
0
0
1.94
3
0
2
145
0.935
–
–
–
1993-94
Buffalo Sabres
NHL
32
4
16
1726
106
0
2
3.68
13
12
3
801
0.883
–
–
–
1994-95
Buffalo Sabres
NHL
3
0
0
180
12
0
0
4.00
1
2
0
73
0.859
–
–
–
1994-95
Los Angeles Kings
NHL
14
0
2
698
47
3
0
4.04
1
7
3
332
0.876
–
–
–
1995-96
St. Louis Blues
NHL
79
1
8
4365
209
1
3
2.87
30
28
16
1948
0.903
2
0
0
1996-97
St. Louis Blues
NHL
73
2
6
4261
193
4
3
2.72
33
27
11
1747
0.901
6
0
4
1997-98
St. Louis Blues
NHL
58
2
6
3274
138
5
3
2.53
29
21
6
1216
0.898
10
1
2
1998-99
St. Louis Blues
NHL
39
0
12
2193
89
1
2
2.44
16
11
8
738
0.892
13
1
2
1999-00
Calgary Flames
NHL
23
0
2
1205
77
2
0
3.83
5
13
2
459
0.856
–
–
–
Fuhr is still very active and around the community in Edmonton and works hard with charities in the area. He has also worked on a film from the makers of Ice Guardians called Making Coco. Here is the trailer:

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