Kelly Hrudey

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Kelly Hrudey (born January 13, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a former NHL ice hockey goaltender and current hockey broadcaster with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. During his NHL career Hrudey played for the New York Islanders (1983-1989), Los Angeles Kings (1989-1996), and San Jose Sharks (1996-1998)

He played junior hockey for three years with the WHL Medicine Hat Tigers. He was drafted in the second round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Hrudey first played for the Indianapolis Checkers, New York's minor league affiliate, and moved to the main club in the 1984-85 season. In 1989 he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings and would play there for eight seasons. His most notable achievement was playing in the 1993 Stanley Cup finals, but the team lost to Patrick Roy's Montreal Canadiens. In 1996 he signed with the San Jose Sharks and played his last two seasons there before retiring in 1998.

After retirement he joined the Hockey Night in Canada team as an analyst, hosting the "Behind the Mask" segment.

Nicknamed 'Hollywood' while playing in LA, Hrudey was also known for wearing a blue bandana underneath his mask throughout his career.

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