Mike Fountain
| Mike Fountain | |||
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| Born |
January 26, 1972 North York, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
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KHL team Former teams |
HC Lada Togliatti Vancouver Canucks Carolina Hurricanes Ottawa Senators |
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| NHL Draft | 45th overall, 1992 Vancouver Canucks |
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| Playing career | 1992–2009 | ||
Michael Fountain (born January 26, 1972) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played a handful of games in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, and Ottawa Senators. He is currently the goaltending coach with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL. Also is the goaltending coach and head director of Walker Hawks Hockey & coach of kenowa hills high school varsity hockey
Fountain grew up in the small town of Gravenhurst, Ontario. As a 15-year-old Fountain played Jr.C. hockey for the Hunstville Blair McCanns in 1988-89. He was named rookie of the year and made the All Star Team. Fountain was drafted in the 15th round of the 1989 OHL Draft by the S.S. Marie Greyhounds.
After being drafted by the Greyhounds, he was assigned to the Chatham Micmacs Jr.B. hockey club in 1989-90 where he was teammates with future NHL players Todd Warriner and Brian Wiseman. The Micmacs won the Western JR B Championship
Fountain played two seasons of junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Oshawa Generals and was named to the OHL First All-Star team in 1992. He was also one of the netminders for Canada at that year's World Junior Championships. Following his junior success, Fountain was selected 45th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks.
Fountain turned pro for the 1992–93 season, and was assigned to the Hamilton Canucks of the American Hockey League. He established himself as one of the top goalies outside of the NHL with a standout 1993–94 campaign, during which he led the AHL with 70 appearances, 34 wins, and 4 shutouts, and was named to the league's Second All-Star Team.
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