Wakaluk played for the WHL's Kelowna Wings and Spokane Chiefs. After being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres, Wakaluk then spent part of 5 seasons with the Rochester Americans of the AHL, winning the Calder Cup Championship in his first year (1986–87) and reaching the Finals once again in 1989-90.
On December 6, 1987, Wakaluk became the first American Hockey League goaltender to score a goal when he shot the puck the length of the ice into an empty net in a game with Rochester against Utica. Two days later, Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers would accomplish the same feat becoming the first NHL goalie to score a goal, also shooting into an empty net. Darcy would go on to be inducted into the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame in 2012.
He was selected 144th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 7th round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft and started playing for them in the 1988–89 season, where he appeared in six games. He played another 16 games (and 2 playoff contests) with Buffalo in 1990-91 until being traded to the Minnesota North Stars for Buffalo's 1991 8th round pick and future considerations on May 26, 1991.[1]
He played for the North Stars for two seasons, and subsequently the Dallas Stars, where, after taking over starting duties for Andy Moog at the beginning the 1994 playoffs, he swept the St. Louis Blues in Round One, winning the last game at St. Louis Arena. In 1996, he was signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes, where he played his final season after a career-ending knee injury in a game vs Washington in January 1997 forced his retirement.
Since retiring Darcy has been a Goaltending Coach for 4 teams in the WHL and another in the AJHL. He spent 9 seasons as Goaltending Coach with the Calgary Hitmen, (where he won a WHL Championship in 2010 while coaching a young future NHL star netminder Martin Jones), previously with the Vancouver Giants, Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves, Kamloops Blazers, and most recently with the Lethbridge Hurricanes.[2][3]
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October 19, 2023
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Darcy Wakaluk news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Darcy Wakaluk born March 14 1966 is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League from 1988 to 1997 Darcy WakalukBorn 1966 03 14 March 14 1966 age 57 Pincher Creek Alberta CanadaHeight5 ft 11 in 180 cm Weight180 lb 82 kg 12 st 12 lb PositionGoaltenderCaughtLeftPlayed forBuffalo SabresMinnesota North StarsDallas StarsPhoenix CoyotesNHL Draft144th overall 1984Buffalo SabresPlaying career1986 1997Wakaluk played for the WHL s Kelowna Wings and Spokane Chiefs After being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres Wakaluk then spent part of 5 seasons with the Rochester Americans of the AHL winning the Calder Cup Championship in his first year 1986 87 and reaching the Finals once again in 1989 90 On December 6 1987 Wakaluk became the first American Hockey League goaltender to score a goal when he shot the puck the length of the ice into an empty net in a game with Rochester against Utica Two days later Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers would accomplish the same feat becoming the first NHL goalie to score a goal also shooting into an empty net Darcy would go on to be inducted into the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame in 2012 He was selected 144th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 7th round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft and started playing for them in the 1988 89 season where he appeared in six games He played another 16 games and 2 playoff contests with Buffalo in 1990 91 until being traded to the Minnesota North Stars for Buffalo s 1991 8th round pick and future considerations on May 26 1991 1 He played for the North Stars for two seasons and subsequently the Dallas Stars where after taking over starting duties for Andy Moog at the beginning the 1994 playoffs he swept the St Louis Blues in Round One winning the last game at St Louis Arena In 1996 he was signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes where he played his final season after a career ending knee injury in a game vs Washington in January 1997 forced his retirement Since retiring Darcy has been a Goaltending Coach for 4 teams in the WHL and another in the AJHL He spent 9 seasons as Goaltending Coach with the Calgary Hitmen where he won a WHL Championship in 2010 while coaching a young future NHL star netminder Martin Jones previously with the Vancouver Giants Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves Kamloops Blazers and most recently with the Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 3 Contents 1 Career statistics 1 1 Regular season and playoffs 2 References 3 External linksCareer statistics EditRegular season and playoffs Edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV 1982 83 Pincher Creek Oilers AAHA 38 2280 116 0 3 05 1983 84 Kelowna Wings WHL 31 2 22 0 1555 163 0 6 29 836 1984 85 Kelowna Wings WHL 54 19 30 4 3094 244 0 4 73 5 1 4 282 22 0 4 68 1985 86 Spokane Chiefs WHL 47 21 22 1 2562 224 1 5 25 1986 87 Flint Spirits IHL 9 1986 87 Rochester Americans AHL 11 2 2 0 545 26 0 2 86 910 5 2 0 141 11 0 4 68 1987 88 Rochester Americans AHL 55 27 16 3 2763 159 0 3 45 881 6 3 3 328 22 0 4 02 8521988 89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 1 3 0 214 15 0 4 21 833 1988 89 Rochester Americans AHL 33 11 14 0 1566 97 1 3 72 869 1989 90 Rochester Americans AHL 56 31 16 4 3095 173 2 3 35 883 17 10 6 1001 50 0 3 01 1990 91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 16 4 5 3 630 35 0 3 32 880 2 0 1 37 2 0 3 24 9091990 91 Rochester Americans AHL 26 10 10 3 1363 68 4 2 99 900 9 6 3 544 30 0 3 31 1991 92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 36 13 19 1 1905 104 1 3 28 881 1991 92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 1 1 0 0 60 7 0 7 00 1992 93 Minnesota North Stars NHL 29 10 12 5 1596 97 1 3 65 879 1993 94 Dallas Stars NHL 36 18 9 6 2000 88 3 2 64 910 5 4 1 307 15 0 2 93 9111994 95 Dallas Stars NHL 15 4 8 0 754 40 2 3 18 883 1 0 0 20 1 0 3 00 8891995 96 Dallas Stars NHL 37 9 16 5 1875 106 1 3 39 891 1996 97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 16 8 3 1 789 39 1 2 99 899 NHL Totals 191 67 75 21 9756 524 9 3 22 889 8 4 2 364 18 0 2 97 910References Edit http www hockeygoalies org bio wakaluk html In Minnesota he teamed up with John Casey to share starting duties Calgary Hitmen Hockey Operations amp Staff www hitmenhockey com Archived from the original on 2010 09 27 http www eliteprospects com player php player 68565 bare URL External links EditBiographical information and career statistics from NHL com or Eliteprospects com or Hockey Reference com or The Internet Hockey Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Darcy Wakaluk amp oldid 1166804086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
