Thread: Worst goalie in the NHL (Who knew?)

I'm shocked after reading this here

Who is the worst goalie to ever play in the NHL? | ChaCha

Is it even possible?

And us fans thought Dan Cloutier or Roman Checkmanek were bad.

Too bad he wasn't IN THE NHL when he did it... These are close to Beachball numbers though...

the NHL record for goals in a game is 21 (both teams combined), so that would be the first clue that that answer is totally bogus. Biggest single game goal differential in history is 15.

Ken McAuley might just be the worse though. Started for the Rangers for two years in the 40s

Record: 17-64-15
GAA in 43-44: 6.24 (50 games)
GAA in 44-45: 4.93 (46 games)

Can you imagine watching your team give up over 6 goals a game for a season???

Yea this is like saying "The Room" is the worst movie of all time.

Weak!

He was never in the NHL. Pretty amazing story though: Attila Ambrus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Ambrus made a living through a variety of odd jobs, including being a gravedigger and a pelt smuggler, after which he tried out for the professional hockey team Újpesti TE. Despite his abysmal performance, he was admitted to the roster as goalie while doubling as the team's janitor. Ambrus's income continued to be insecure as he worked a variety of side jobs, and he committed his first robbery of a post office in 1993. After this success, Ambrus continued a string of 27 robberies of banks, post offices, and travel agents that ended with his arrest in 1999, stealing in all about 100 million forints (about half a million US Dollars).[1]

He became known as the 'Whiskey Robber', because he was often seen drinking whiskey at a nearby pub prior to the robbery. While he later carried a gun, Ambrus never harmed anyone in his robberies, and was famous for his outlandish disguises, for presenting female tellers with flowers prior to robberies, and for sending the police bottles of wine. Immensely popular at the time of his arrest on January 15, 1999, a flag honoring the "Whiskey Robber" was flown at the UTE stadium for years afterwards.[1]

Ambrus escaped from prison on July 10, 1999 using a rope made of shredded sheets, electric cords, and shoe laces. No had ever escaped from that prison before. He evaded police custody for three months while living in a downtown Budapest apartment and was caught again after another robbery when police located his hideout after Ambrus accidentally left a piece of evidence behind at the crime scene.[1] Ambrus was sentenced to 17-years in a maximum security prison. He was released early on parole because of good behavior on January 31, 2012.[2]"

Originally Posted by USCKingsFan31

He was never in the NHL. Pretty amazing story though: Attila Ambrus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Ambrus made a living through a variety of odd jobs, including being a gravedigger and a pelt smuggler, after which he tried out for the professional hockey team Újpesti TE. Despite his abysmal performance, he was admitted to the roster as goalie while doubling as the team's janitor. Ambrus's income continued to be insecure as he worked a variety of side jobs, and he committed his first robbery of a post office in 1993. After this success, Ambrus continued a string of 27 robberies of banks, post offices, and travel agents that ended with his arrest in 1999, stealing in all about 100 million forints (about half a million US Dollars).[1]

He became known as the 'Whiskey Robber', because he was often seen drinking whiskey at a nearby pub prior to the robbery. While he later carried a gun, Ambrus never harmed anyone in his robberies, and was famous for his outlandish disguises, for presenting female tellers with flowers prior to robberies, and for sending the police bottles of wine. Immensely popular at the time of his arrest on January 15, 1999, a flag honoring the "Whiskey Robber" was flown at the UTE stadium for years afterwards.[1]

Ambrus escaped from prison on July 10, 1999 using a rope made of shredded sheets, electric cords, and shoe laces. No had ever escaped from that prison before. He evaded police custody for three months while living in a downtown Budapest apartment and was caught again after another robbery when police located his hideout after Ambrus accidentally left a piece of evidence behind at the crime scene.[1] Ambrus was sentenced to 17-years in a maximum security prison. He was released early on parole because of good behavior on January 31, 2012.[2]"

Why did I expect those dates to be sometime in the 1920s, not the 1990s?

Amazing story.

Originally Posted by Kubrick

Why did I expect those dates to be sometime in the 1920s, not the 1990s?

Amazing story.

Johnny Depp apparently bought rights to a potential movie of this dude. That would be fun!