Michael Garnett Michael Garnett ( born November 25 , 1982 in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) . Garnett has previously played for the National Hockey League ' s Atlanta Thrashers , who drafted him in the 3rd round ( 80th overall ) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft . Playing career . Garnett spent his junior career with the Red Deer Rebels and his hometown Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) . He was named to the WHL All - Rookie Team for the 2000 – 01 season and was drafted by the Thrashers in the summer of 2001 . Garnett made his professional debut in the 2002 – 03 season playing for the Greenville Grrrowl of the East Coast Hockey League . Over two seasons with the Grrrowl and the Gwinnett Gladiators he posted a 37 - 25 record before securing a full - time job with the Thrashers top minor league affiliate , the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . In total , Garnett appeared in 116 games for the Wolves , posting a 56 - 40 - 5 record . Garnett was called - up to the Thrashers early in the 2005 – 06 season due to a groin - injury sustained by Thrashers starting goaltender Kari Lehtonen . Garnett made his NHL debut on October 12 , 2005 , when he replaced Mike Dunham , who suffered a groin injury less than ten minutes into a game against the Montreal Canadiens . The Thrashers lost the game 2 - 0 , though Garnett stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced and was named the game ' s second star . That season Garnett appeared in 24 games for Atlanta , including a franchise record 17 straight games from November 24 to December 28 , 2005 . When he was re - assigned to Chicago in early January , he was in the midst of a ten game regulation undefeated streak ( 7 - 0 - 3 ) , which included back - to - back shutouts on December 23 and 26 against the New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens , respectively , through which he made 65 saves . Overall , Garnett posted a 10 - 7 - 4 record with the Thrashers . Garnett ' s contract with the Thrashers expired after the 2006 – 07 season , which he spent entirely with the Chicago Wolves , splitting time with veteran Fred Brathwaite and posting a 23 - 15 - 1 record . Russia . As an unrestricted free agent Garnett opted to sign a one year contract with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Russian Super League . He had a successful Russian debut , with Nizhnekamsk losing a 5 game series to the defending champions , Metallurg Magnitogorsk , in the first round of the playoffs . That summer , Garnett described his experience and how the language barrier was helping his hockey career : " Well , it literally was a blur for me because I couldn ' t understand anything . I could really focus and get deep into hockey more than I think I have before . " Garnett , again a free agent , signed a two year contract with MVD Balashikha of the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) . After struggling through the 2008 – 09 season , posting a 15 - 17 - 1 record , Garnett bounced back for a successful 2009 – 10 campaign . He posted a 24 - 15 - 4 record , a 2 . 06 goals against average , . 917 save percentage , and 5 shutouts . He played in the 2010 KHL All - Star game in Minsk and MVD won the Tarasov division title and Western Conference championship . In the Gagarin Cup Finals , MVD lost a close 7 game series to the defending champions , AK Bars Kazan . Garnett was named to the KHL ' s First All - Star team . Following the 2009 – 10 , MVD Balashikha merged with Dynamo Moscow to form UHC Dynamo . Garnett signed a one year contract with the club prior to the start of the 2010 – 11 season . Despite missing some time to injury , Garnett had a successful season with Dynamo as the team finished 1st in their division with Garnett posting a 17 - 13 - 2 record and a . 916 save percentage . UHC was upset in the first round of the playoffs in a six game series against Dinamo Riga , marking a disappointing end to what had been a strong season . Shortly after the conclusion of the season , Garnett signed a two - year contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk .