John Vanbiesbrouck

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Vanbiesbrouck
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 4, 1963(1963-09-04)
Age	61
Birthplace	Detroit
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Virgo

John Vanbiesbrouck Biography

John Vanbiesbrouck is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on September 4, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. NHL Hall of Fame goaltender who set a variety of New York Rangers records and was named one of the top Rangers players of all time.

He was instrumental in helping to help the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Mario Lemieux and He helped the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr in the Stanley Cup playoffs. in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Vanbiesbrouck grew up as the youngest of three brothers. His oldest brother, Frank, was a goaltender who played three seasons of junior-A hockey from 1974 until 1977. His other brother, Julian, played left wing for the University of Michigan and briefly played in the International Hockey League as a member of the Toledo Goaldiggers. When Vanbiesbrouck was with the Rangers, his brother Frank showed signs of severe depression and suicidal tendencies. During this time, John attempted to reach out to Frank, occasionally flying separately from the team on road trips to check in on his brother, and talking to him every day. Despite his efforts, Frank committed suicide in 1993. Vanbiesbrouck called Frank’s death “devastating”, and that he “felt very empty” when Frank died, adding that his Christian faith and the Bible helped him through the difficult time.

On December 5, 1981, just months after being drafted, Vanbiesbrouck made his professional debut with the Rangers as an emergency call-up. He helped defeat the Colorado Rockies 2–1. Despite only allowing one goal and earning his first NHL win, the Rangers decided to return him to Sault Ste. Marie, a move intended to aid his development. He finished the year with a 12–12–2 record for the Greyhounds and made his first international appearance, representing the United States at the 1982 World Junior Championships. He played one more season for the Greyhounds, playing 62 games winning 39 of them and being named to OHL Second All-Star Team.

He was raised with two brothers older than him and two older brothers in Detroit, Michigan.

John Vanbiesbrouck Net Worth

John Vanbiesbrouck is one of the richest Hockey Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Vanbiesbrouck 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He decided to remain in the junior league to get his game going longer before he jumped in the NHL.

After his departure from the NHL He briefly taught in junior hockey, until the time he used a racial slur when addressing one of his players.

John Vanbiesbrouck (born September 4, 1963), nicknamed “the Beezer” and “VBK”, is an American professional ice hockey executive and former player. A goaltender as a player, he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007. Vanbiesbrouck played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils. He began his career playing major junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Following a successful season with the Greyhounds, he was drafted by the New York Rangers in the fourth round, 72nd overall, in the 1981 NHL Draft. After his junior career ended, he played for the Rangers minor league affiliate, the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League. Despite the team’s near collapses due to financial concerns, Vanbiesbrouck led the Oilers to a league championship and shared the league’s MVP honors.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Vanbiesbrouck height 5 ft 8 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

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Vanbiesbrouck began playing full-time with the Rangers in the 1984–85 season. He won the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender and was named a First Team NHL All-Star the following season. After playing in parts of 11 seasons with the Rangers, he was selected in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft by the Florida Panthers. In Florida, Vanbiesbrouck was a three-time All-Star and led the Panthers to their first—and only—Stanley Cup Finals appearance, in 1996. While in Florida, he recorded his 300th career victory, becoming the 15th goaltender and only the second American goalie in NHL history to do so. During his career, Vanbiesbrouck compiled a record of 374 wins, 346 losses, 119 ties and 40 shutouts, making him, at the time, the winningest American-born goaltender, and also at the time, tying Frank Brimsek for most career shutouts by an American-born goaltender. Both records have since been broken by Ryan Miller of the Anaheim Ducks and Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings respectively.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Vanbiesbrouck celebrates birthday on September 4 of every year.

Prior to the 1987–88 season, Vanbiesbrouck was hit by a puck under his mask in practice, which caused a non-displaced fracture of his lower jaw and a broken tooth. Fortunately for him, the injury did not require his jaw to be wired shut, and he was able to return to practice the next day. He showed no ill effects from the injury, playing in 56 games, winning 27. On June 13, 1988 Vanbiesbrouck suffered nerve damage to his left wrist after a glass coffee table he was sitting on collapsed and broken glass lacerated his ulnar nerve and three tendons. He was sitting on the table assembling video equipment in anticipation of the birth of his first child. The glass broke beneath him, and as he braced for the fall, his wrist was cut by the glass. Vanbiesbrouck required five hours of microsurgery to remove glass from his wrist and repair the nerve and tendon damage. He was initially expected to miss four-to-six months, but he recovered in time to attend the Rangers pre-season training camp just three months later. Again he played in 56 games, and increased his win total to 28.

Did John Vanbiesbrouck ever win a Stanley Cup?

John Vanbiesbrouck
Vanbiesbrouck in 2007
Born| September 4, 1963 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height| 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight| 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)

Where is John Vanbiesbrouck?

John Vanbiesbrouck, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey, is serving as general manager of the U.S. National Junior Team for the second consecutive year.

How much is John Vanbiesbrouck?

1986 O-Pee-Chee #9 John Vanbiesbrouck $6.77
1993 Parkhurst Emerald Ice #73 John Vanbiesbrouck| $0.34
1993 Pinnacle #148 John Vanbiesbrouck| $0.34
1993 Pinnacle Canadian #148 John Vanbiesbrouck| $0.34
1993 Pinnacle Expansion #1 John Vanbiesbrouck| $1.05

How tall was john Vanbiesbrouck?

5′ 8″

When did Vanbiesbrouck retire?

2002