Tom Barrasso

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tom Barrasso
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 31, 1965(1965-03-31)
Age	59
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Pisces

Tom Barrasso Biography

Tom Barrasso is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on March 31, 1965 in Massachusetts, United States. NHL goalie who played for 18 seasons with six teams. He was a part of Pittsburgh Penguins from 1988 to 2000. Pittsburgh Penguins from 1988 to 2000. He won Stanley Cup Championships with the team in 1991 and in 1992.

He was at the receiving side the celebration of He was on the receiving end of Wayne Gretzky‘s historic 400th goal.’s historic 400th goal.

Barrasso grew up in the town of Stow, Massachusetts, playing ice hockey on an outdoor rink. He started playing goaltender at the age of five years and by the time he was a teenager, was playing in net for Acton-Boxborough with fellow NHL players Bob Sweeney and Jeff Norton, Barrasso was considered one of the most promising American goaltending prospects of all time. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres with the 5th overall pick in 1983. Skipping a college career, he went straight from high school to the NHL. At the time of his debut with the Sabres on October 5, 1983, less than six months after graduating from high school, Barrasso was the youngest goaltender to play and win a game in the NHL since Harry Lumley nearly forty years prior. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy and Vezina Trophy in his first season, becoming the third player to win both awards in the same year.

Barrasso had originally intended to play for the 1984 U.S. Olympic team in Sarajevo, but chose to begin his professional career instead and left the team in September 1983 to sign with the Sabres. He made his debut for Team USA at the 1984 Canada Cup, at the age of 19. He also played in the 1983 World Junior Championships, the 1986 World Ice Hockey Championships and the 1987 Canada Cup.

He was the father of three daughters along together with wife Megan.

Tom Barrasso Net Worth

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

He was the first player to go straight out of high school into NHL which was a first for a goalie.

He was selected on the NHL All-Star Team, won the Vezina Trophy for top goalie and also won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the Year in 1984 and 1985.

Thomas Patrick Barrasso (born March 31, 1965) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. Barrasso was a goaltender for 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs, and St. Louis Blues. He was the only goaltender to ever play in the NHL directly from high school, without having played major junior, college, or some other form of professional hockey first. He was the youngest winner of the league’s Vezina Trophy for best goaltender, as an 18-year-old rookie in 1984. He was also the youngest goaltender to win Calder Memorial Trophy, a record he still holds as of the end of 2017-18 season. Barrasso was a member of successive Stanley Cup championship teams in 1991 and 1992 with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was inducted as a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tom Barrasso height 6 ft 3 in Tom weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tom Barrasso Dating?

According to our records, Tom Barrasso married to Megan Barrasso. As of December 1, 2023, Tom Barrasso’s is not dating anyone.

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Barrasso won an Olympic silver medal as part of the U.S. national men’s ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. He played in one game, an 8–1 victory over Belarus on February 18.

Facts & Trivia

Tom Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tom Barrasso celebrates birthday on March 31 of every year.

Barrasso was goaltending coach (2007–09) and later assistant coach (2009–11) of the Carolina Hurricanes. In the 2012–13 season he moved to KHL’s Metallurg Magnitogorsk as assistant coach. During the Summer of 2015 Slovan Bratislava hired Barrasso as goaltending coach, but on October 31 he left the team and moved to Italy’s Valpellice as head coach. The team won the Coppa Italia, but refused to join the newly founded Alps Hockey League. Barrasso, however, did not leave Italy: he moved to Asiago as head coach. Barasso was named as Head Coach of the Sheffield Steelers in the EIHL in October 2018.

Where is Tom Barrasso now?

Barrasso now serves as the goaltender coach of the Carolina Hurricanes.

Who was Tom Barrasso?

Tom Barrasso, who led the Pittsburgh Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cup titles , is the only goaltender to ever play in the National Hockey League that came directly from high school.

Who is the youngest goalie to win a Stanley Cup?

Patrick Roy , Colorado Avalanche Roy has the distinction of being the youngest, and one of the oldest goaltenders to ever take home a Stanley Cup.

What was Tom Barrasso number?

35 : Tom Barrasso was Penguins’ 1st franchise goaltender. Monday, July 27, 2020 12:24 p.m. The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number.

Who's the youngest NHL player?

Cole Sillinger , Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets’ rookie Cole Sillinger is the only 18-year-old playing in the NHL during the 2021-22 season. That means Sillinger is officially the NHL’s youngest player. Born May 16th, 2003, Sillinger has made quite the impact in the NHL considering his young age.