June 21, 1997 -- The New York Islanders select Luongo, a goalie with Val-d'Or of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, No. 4 in the 1997 NHL Draft at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. The Montreal native spends two more seasons in the QMJHL before turning pro.
Nov. 28, 1999 -- Luongo makes his NHL debut with the Islanders at Fleet Center (now TD Garden) by
making 43 saves in a 2-1 victory
. He's named First Star of the Game. He also gets his first NHL shutout against Boston, making 34 saves
in a 3-0 victory
at Nassau Coliseum on Dec. 27. Luongo finishes the season 7-14 with one tie, a 3.25 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage in 24 games.
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June 24, 2000 -- The Islanders select goalie Rick DiPietro with the No. 1 pick in the 2000 NHL Draft, then trade Luongo to the Florida Panthers with center Olli Jokinen for forwards Mark Parrish and Oleg Kvasha.
April 7, 2001 -- Luongo caps his first season with the Panthers by making 25 saves in
a 3-0 victory
against the New York Rangers. Despite a 2.44 GAA, a .920 save percentage and five shutouts in 47 games, he finishes the season 12-24 with seven ties.
April 4, 2004 -- Despite allowing six goals in Florida's season finale,
a 6-6 tie
with the Carolina Hurricanes (the last game in the NHL to end without a winner), Luongo has his best season to date. He goes 25-33 with 14 ties, a 2.43 GAA, a .931 save percentage and seven shutouts in 72 games. He is voted an NHL Second-Team All-Star and is third in voting for the Vezina Trophy as the League's top goalie.
June 23, 2006 -- After going 35-30-9 with a 2.97 GAA, a .914 save percentage and four shutouts in 75 games for the Panthers in 2005-06, Luongo is traded to the Vancouver Canucks along with defenseman Lukas Krajicek and a draft pick for forward Todd Bertuzzi, defenseman Bryan Allen and goalie Alex Auld.
April 7, 2007 -- A
4-3 overtime win
against the San Jose Sharks caps a season that sees Luongo go 47-22-6 for the Northwest Division-champion Canucks. He finishes with a 2.28 GAA, a .921 save percentage and five shutouts in 76 games, earning another Second-Team All-Star selection. Luongo finishes second in voting for the Vezina Trophy and the Hart Trophy.
April 11, 2007 -- In his first Stanley Cup Playoff game, Luongo makes 72 saves in a
5-4, four-overtime victor
y against the Dallas Stars, including 39 straight saves after the Stars tied the game at 13:46 of the third period. Luongo's 72 saves are tied for the second-most ever in a playoff game, one behind Kelly Hrudey's 73 for the Islanders on April 18, 1987.