Ken Wregget

Ken Wregget
Born	(1964-03-25) March 25, 1964 Brandon, MB, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Flames Detroit Red Wings
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	45th overall, 1982 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1984–2001

Kenneth Wregget (born March 25, 1964) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He won the Stanley Cup in 1992 with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Playing career

He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, and Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League from 1983 through 2000. He then played one season for the Manitoba Moose of the International Hockey League in 2000–2001 before retiring at the age of 37.

Wregget played for three seasons with the Lethbridge Broncos of the Western Hockey League and won the Del Wilson Trophy as the WHL's top goaltender in 1984. In 1983, he joined the St. Catharines Saints, the Toronto AHL affiliate, after being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 45th overall. He split time for two seasons between St. Catharines and the Maple Leafs. The 1986–87 season was his first full year in the NHL.

In 1992, he was traded from the Philadelphia Flyers to the reigning champion Pittsburgh Penguins along with Kjell Samuelsson and Rick Tocchet in exchange for Mark Recchi. Wregget was generally backup to Penguins goaltender Tom Barrasso, although Wregget was regarded as a solid goaltender in his own right and played well in long stretches over the next few years when the oft injured Barrasso missed time. Wregget won his only career Stanley Cup as a member of the 1992 Penguins.

Wregget's best season came in 1994–95 when he played in 38 games and compiled a 25–9-2 record with a 3.21 goals against average and a .903 save percentage while also leading the NHL in wins. In 1996, he faced the first penalty shot ever awarded during an overtime period in NHL playoff history. He stopped Washington Capitals star Joé Juneau, extending what was the third-longest game in NHL history, the longest game since 1936. The Penguins finally won 3–2 in the fourth overtime period.

Wregget also shared a majority of the work for the Penguins during the 1996-1997 season with Barrasso again injured, going 17-17-6 and getting all five playoff starts for the Penguins that season. In 1997-1998 with Barrasso healthy (and having a career year himself) and the emergence of Peter Skudra and Jean-Sebastien Aubin as legitimate back-up options, Wregget was made expendable and thus traded to the Calgary Flames after the 1998 season ended with Dave Roche for German Titov and Todd Hlusko. Despite generally being the back-up in Pittsburgh, he still as of 2015 ranks 4th in Penguins' history in games played 212 (behind Fleury, Barrasso, and Herron), 3rd in wins with 104 (behind Fleury and Barrasso), and tied for 5th in shutouts with 6 (behind Fleury, Barrasso, Binkley, Hedberg, and tied with Aubin).

Wregget moved onto Detroit the next season where he backed-up Chris Osgood before finishing his career in the minors during the 2000-2001 season with the Manitoba Moose.

In 2009, he was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Wregget lived in Cold Lake, Alberta, for a period of time while growing up and attended Grand Centre High School.

An avid golfer, Wregget has been seen playing golf at Hickory Heights Golf Club and Lindenwood Golf Club in Western Pennsylvania.

He and his ex-wife have a daughter, Courtney, and a son, Matt, who is also a goaltender.

He is the owner of "31" Bar and Grille in Bridgeville, Pa

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1981–82	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		36	19	12	0	1713	118	1	4.13
1982–83	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		48	26	17	1	2696	157	1	3.49
1983–84	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		53	32	20	0	3053	161	0	3.16
1983–84	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		3	1	1	1	165	14	0	5.09	.891
1984–85	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		23	2	15	3	1278	103	0	4.84	.863
1984–85	St. Catharines Saints	AHL		12	2	8	1	688	48	0	4.19
1985–86	St. Catharines Saints	AHL		18	8	9	0	1058	78	1	4.42
1985–86	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		30	9	13	4	1566	113	0	4.33	.875
1986–87	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		56	22	28	3	3026	200	0	3.97	.875
1987–88	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		56	12	35	4	3000	222	2	4.44	.870
1988–89	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		32	9	20	2	1888	139	0	4.42	.866
1988–89	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		3	1	1	0	130	13	0	6.00	.822
1989–90	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		51	22	24	3	2961	169	0	3.42	.892
1990–91	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		30	10	14	3	1484	88	0	3.56	.867
1991–92	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		23	9	8	3	1259	75	0	3.57	.865
1991–92	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		9	5	3	0	448	31	0	4.15	.847
1992–93	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		25	13	7	2	1368	78	0	3.42	.887
1993–94	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		42	21	12	7	2456	138	1	3.37	.893
1994–95	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		38	25	9	2	2208	118	0	3.21	.903
1995–96	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		37	20	13	2	2132	115	3	3.24	.905
1996–97	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		46	17	17	6	2514	136	2	3.25	.902
1997–98	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		15	3	6	2	611	28	0	2.75	.904
1998–99	Calgary Flames	NHL		27	10	12	4	1590	67	1	2.53	.906
1999–2000	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		29	14	10	2	1579	70	0	2.66	.900
2000–01	Manitoba Moose	IHL		30	11	13	4	1602	72	2	2.70	.900
NHL totals				575	225	248	53	31663	1917	9	3.63	.885

Post season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1981–82	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		3			84	3	0	2.14
1982–83	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		20	14	5	1154	58	1	3.02
1983–84	Lethbridge Broncos	WHL		4	1	3	210	18	0	5.14
1985–86	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		10	6	4	607	32	1	3.16	.901
1986–87	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		13	7	6	761	29	1	2.29	.921
1987–88	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		2	0	1	108	11	0	6.11	.823
1988–89	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		5	2	2	268	10	0	2.24	.928
1991–92	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		1	0	0	40	4	0	6.00	.750
1994–95	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		11	5	6	661	33	1	3.00	.905
1995–96	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		9	7	2	598	23	0	2.31	.930
1996–97	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		5	1	4	297	18	0	3.64	.915
2000–01	Manitoba Moose	IHL		12	6	5			0	2.33
NHL totals				56	28	25	3340	160	3	2.87	.911

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database