Sudarshan Maharaj

Director of Goaltending

Sudarshan “Sudsie” Maharaj (Sud-DARE-shun MAH-ha-raj) was promoted to Director of Goaltending July 10, 2024. In his new role, he oversees all aspects of the organization’s goaltending, including coaching, development and scouting. Ducks Goaltending Coach Peter Budaj and San Diego Gulls Goaltending Coach Jeff Glass both report to Maharaj while supporting the club’s goaltending objectives.

Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023, Maharaj is now cancer-free after a very low chance of survival. He faced long odds undergoing major surgery removing his entire gallbladder, parts of his small intestines, pancreas and stomach, with 11 rounds of chemotherapy and numerous other challenges throughout his courageous fight.

Maharaj is in his 12th season with the organization, spending the prior seven seasons as goaltending coach. Under his leadership, the Ducks established a franchise-record with a .923 SV%, which co-led all NHL teams in 2017-18. In addition, both Ryan Miller (.928) and John Gibson (.926) surpassed the individual single-season franchise record for SV% (.924, Jonas Hiller in 2010-11, Gibson in 2016-17).

Maharaj joined the Ducks organization prior to the 2013-14 season in a consultant role focused on the club’s AHL affiliate in Norfolk, Va. Maharaj continued in the role throughout the team’s transition to San Diego for the 2015-16 season, where he helped Gulls goaltenders to a 39-23-8 record, 2.87 GAA, .906 SV% and a berth in the Calder Cup Playoffs.

A native of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Maharaj spent eight seasons with the New York Islanders from 2003-06 (goaltending coach) and 2009-12 (goaltending consultant). He also helped develop the National Goaltending Development Program for Hockey Canada (2005-07) and served as goaltending consultant for the Korean national hockey team in preparation for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Raised in Toronto from the age of six, Maharaj was a member of the 1984-85 National Hockey Championship York University team and played six seasons of pro hockey in Sweden.

Sudarshan and his wife, Yvonne, have two daughters, Alexandra (22) and Katherine (19).