Scott Clemmensen Scott Clemmensen ( born July 23 , 1977 ) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Playing career . Clemmensen was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 8th round , 215th overall , in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft after playing junior hockey with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League ( USHL ) . Upon being drafted , Clemmensen went on to play college hockey with the Boston College Eagles from 1997 – 2001 , and won the NCAA National Championship with them in his final year . Turning pro in the 2001 – 02 season , Clemmensen debuted in 2 games for the Devils , while playing the majority of his professional rookie season with the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) , the Devils ' minor league affiliate . He remained for the following three seasons in Albany , competing with fellow Devils ' goaltending prospect Ari Ahonen for starts . In 2003 – 04 , Clemmensen was called up and appeared in 4 games for the Devils , posting a 1 . 01 goals against average ( GAA ) . He received his first NHL start against the Pittsburgh Penguins on January 20 , 2004 , pitching a shutout in a 3 – 0 win . Following the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout , Clemmensen became Martin Brodeur ' s permanent backup , appearing in 13 games ( starting in 9 ) and posting a 3 . 35 GAA for the 2005 – 06 season . The following year , Clemmensen appeared in 6 games in relief of Brodeur , recording a 3 . 14 GAA . In the off - season , he became a free agent and after the Devils signed Kevin Weekes to backup Brodeur , Clemmensen signed a one - year , two - way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs in July 6 , 2007 . He played the majority of the 2007 – 08 season splitting starts with Maple Leafs Justin Pogge with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL , while appearing in 3 games for the Maple Leafs . He made his first start with the Maple Leafs on January 1 , 2008 , in lieu of an injury to starter Vesa Toskala , and recorded a 4 – 3 shootout win against the Tampa Bay Lightning . Going into the 2007 Calder Cup playoffs back with the Marlies , Clemmensen assumed the starting role over Pogge and helped the club to the Western Conference semi - finals against the Chicago Wolves , where they were eliminated in five games . On July 10 , 2008 , Clemmensen returned to the New Jersey Devils , signing a one - year contract . He started the 2008 – 09 season with New Jersey ' s new AHL affiliate , the Lowell Devils . However , when Brodeur suffered a major injury early in the season , Clemmensen was called up to backup second - string goalie Kevin Weekes . However , as Weekes struggled in his early starts following Brodeur ' s injury , Clemmensen took over and started the majority of the games in Brodeur ' s absence . On February 25 , 2009 , Brodeur was taken off the injured reserve and Clemmensen was sent back to the Lowell Devils . In 40 games , Clemmensen posted a 25 - 13 - 1 record and two shutouts . His 25 wins are the highest total by a goaltender besides Brodeur in franchise history , while his 2 . 39 GAA and . 917 save percentage were statistically in the league ' s top ten . He was awarded the Devils ' Unsung Hero Award , as voted by his teammates , and was also selected as the Devils ' nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy , awarded for perseverance and sportmanship . He was not , however , retained as one of the league ' s three finalists . In April 2009 , Clemmensen was called up to backup Brodeur for the 2009 playoffs after an injury to Weekes . Clemmensen signed with Florida Panthers on July 1 , 2009 . International play . On May 1 , 2009 , Clemmensen was selected to represent Team USA at the 2009 IIHF World Championships as the starting goalie .