Patrick Lalime

Patrick Lalime (born July 7, 1974) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey broadcaster and former player.

Patrick played for twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and the Buffalo Sabres.

In 2011, Patrick retired from playing in 2011 to join the Réseau des Sports (RDS) television network covering the Ottawa Senators.

Early Playing Career
Patrick played his junior hockey with the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL. In 1992–93, he posted a 10–24–4 record with a GAA of 4.67 and a .863 save percentage as the team failed to make the playoffs.

In the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, Patrick was chosen by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the sixth round, the 156th overall pick.

In 1993–94, Patrick returned to the Cataractes and posted a 22–20–2 record with a GAA of 4.22. In the playoffs, he struggled badly with a 1–3 record and GAA of 6.73.

In 1994–95, Patrick moved to the Hampton Roads Admirals of the ECHL where he posted a solid 15–7–3 record, a GAA of 3.35 and save percentage of .898 until January of 1995.

Then on January 26, 1995, Patrick signed a contract with the Penguins, who then assigned him to the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL.

Patrick struggled with the Lumberjacks, with a 7–10–4 record and a 4.44 GAA and save percentage of .882. In 1995–96, he remained with the Lumberjacks and helped lead the team to the playoffs with a 20–12–7 record, 3.86 GAA and save percentage of .893 in 41 games.

Patrick was recalled to the Penguins twice in December of 1995 and served as a backup goalie for nine games, but never saw any action. He also served as a backup for the Penguins in the playoffs for four games and didn't participate in Cleveland's playoff run.

Awards & Achievements

 * Nominated for the Bill Masterton Trophy (2008)

Records

 * On May 2, 2002, Patrick became the fourteenth goaltender in NHL history to record four shutouts in one postseason, with a 27-save, 5–0 victory, in Toronto over the Maple Leafs. The win gave Lalime's Senators a 1–0 lead in their Eastern Conference Semifinal series.
 * Owns the Senators record for wins in a season (39 in 2002–03), and in a career (146), along with career playoff wins (21).

Later Career
On July 20, 2011, Patrick retired from the NHL and became an analyst on Ottawa Senators television broadcasts on RDS. He will be working 15 Senators games on the French-language network during the 2011-12 season as well as contributing to other hockey shows.

Mask Creativity
Patrick is known for his distinguishing goalie mask theme - the use of cartoon eyes. His first mask in Pittsburgh featured a penguin with its eyes peeking through the ice.

When he played for the Ottawa Senators, Patrick's mask featured the Warner Brothers cartoon character Marvin the Martian.

The use of the character was inspired by the similarity of Marvin's costume to the Senators team logo, however, after a terrible St. Louis start (and getting sent to the minors), Patrick came back to the lineup with a completely different goalie mask which still featured the Marvin the Martian theme.

This trend continued in Chicago where Patrick had the same theme going with his Blackhawks helmet, though during that time, Marvin featured an Indian headdress.

In 2010, Patrick signed a deal with the Buffalo Sabres and wore a mask featuring Marvin with the horns of a buffalo.