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Monday, June 20, 2011

Roberto Luongo

Roberto Luongo (English pronunciation: /luːˈɒŋɡoʊ/; born April 4, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in MontrealQuebec, he is of Italian and Irish ancestry. He employs the butterfly styleof goaltending and has previously played in the NHL for the New York Islanders and the Florida Panthers. Luongo has been a finalist for theVezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender (20042007 and 2011), the Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player voted by his peers (2004 and 2007) and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player (2007). He won the William M. Jennings Trophy for lowest team goals-against average for the 2010-2011 season.

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