Former Penguins Goaltender Tom Barrasso Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame

Former Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tom Barrasso, whose 19-year NHL career included back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with the Penguins in 1991 and '92, was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame today.

Barrasso becomes the 21st player or builder with ties to the Penguins organization to be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. He joins Jim Rutherford as the only goaltenders to appear on that list, although Rutherford was elected to the Hall of Fame in the builders' category.

Barrasso spent parts of 12 seasons in Pittsburgh, appearing in 460 career regular-season games with the Penguins going 226-153-53 with a 3.27 goals-against average and 22 shutouts. He ranks second in franchise history among goaltenders in games played (460), wins (226), shutouts (22) and has the most points (31) among all netminders in team history.

The native of Boston, Massachusetts was instrumental in Pittsburgh's back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships in 1991 and '92. Over the course of both playoff runs, Barrasso went 28-12 with a 2.72 goals-against average, .913 save percentage and two shutouts, including a 39-save shutout in Pittsburgh's 8-0 Stanley Cup-clinching win against Minnesota in Game 4 of the 1991 Stanley Cup Final.

Barrasso is now the 11th member of Pittsburgh's 1991 or '92 Stanley Cup Championship teams to be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, joining Scotty Bowman (1991), Bob Johnson (1992), Mario Lemieux (1997), Bryan Trottier (1997), Joe Mullen (2000), Craig Patrick (2001), Paul Coffey (2004), Larry Murphy ('04), Ron Francis (2007) and Mark Recchi (2017).

A three-time NHL All Star, Barrasso appeared in a total of 777 regular-season games with Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Ottawa, Carolina, Toronto and St. Louis, where he went 369-277-86 with a 3.24 goals-against average and 38 shutouts. His win total is tied for 20th in NHL history, while his 64 career playoff wins is tied for 15th most among goaltenders all-time.

Barrasso is a five-time Vezina Trophy finalist (1984, '85, '88, '93, '98), awarded to the NHL's top netminder, and won the award during his rookie campaign in 1983-84 while with Buffalo. That same season, he won the Calder Trophy, given to the league's 'rookie of the year'. The netminder also led the NHL in wins (43) during the 1992-93 campaign, helping the Penguins capture their only Presidents' Trophy in team history, which is awarded to the team with the most regular-season points.

Over the course of his career, Barrasso hit the 20-win plateau 11 times, including seven seasons with the Penguins. Only 16 goalies in NHL history have 11 separate seasons with 20 or more wins. His 43-win campaign in 1992-93 stands as the team record for most wins in a season as well.

Barrasso enters the Hockey Hall of Fame as one of the most accomplished American goaltenders in NHL history, as his 369 regular-season wins rank fourth all-time among American-born goalies. He represented the United States at the 2002 Olympic Games, and was elected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.

Barrasso was originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round (5th overall) in the 1983 NHL Draft.

This year's Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on Monday, November 13 in Toronto.