SUNRISE, FL. – The Hockey Hall of Fame announced today that goaltender and Florida Panthers Special Advisor to the General Manager Roberto Luongo has been elected to Honoured Membership in the Player Category.
Selected fourth overall by the New York Islanders in the 1997 NHL Draft, Luongo’s professional career spanned 19 seasons following his NHL debut on November 28, 1999. He ranks fourth all-time in wins with 489 and ninth in shutouts with 77 in league history. Additionally, he is second in the number of games played by a goaltender, having appeared in 1,044 games with the New York Islanders (1999-2000), Vancouver Canucks (2006-2007 to 2013-2014), and Florida Panthers (2000-2001 to 2005-2006, 2013-2014 to 2018-2019).
The Florida Panthers commenced the season with a victory, continuing their recent success.
The resident of Parkland, Florida, spent 11 seasons with the Florida Panthers and currently holds several franchise records in goaltending, including most games played (572), most wins (230), most shutouts (38), most saves (16,086), most games played in a single season (75 during the 2005-06 season), most saves in a single season (2,303 during the 2003-04 season), and tied for the most shutouts in a single season (7 during the 2003-04 season).
Throughout his tenure with the Panthers, Luongo participated in the NHL All-Star Game on three occasions (2004, 2015, 2016). He was a finalist for the 2003-04 Vezina Trophy after achieving a franchise-record .931 save percentage over 72 games played, the highest mark among goaltenders with at least 50 games played that season.
Luongo is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, contributing to Team Canada’s gold medal victories in 2010 and 2014. Additionally, he secured gold medals at the IIHF World Championships in 2003 and 2004, as well as at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
In June 2019, Luongo announced his retirement from the NHL and subsequently joined the Florida Panthers front office. He currently serves as a Special Advisor to the General Manager and is a founding member of the organization’s Goaltending Excellence Department. During a pregame ceremony before the Panthers’ game against the Montreal Canadiens on March 7, 2020, he was honored as the first Florida Panthers player to have his jersey number retired by the franchise.
The 2022 Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Weekend events will take place from Friday, November 11, through Sunday, November 13, 2022, culminating with the Induction Ceremony on Monday, November 14, 2022.
