Marty Turco Marty Turco ( born August 13 , 1975 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent . He has played professionally with the Dallas Stars and Chicago Blackhawks . Because of his puckhandling prowess , Canadian hockey personality Don Cherry named Turco : " the smartest goalie in the NHL . " . Turco is also an in - studio analyst at NHL Network . Playing career . Early career . Unlike most Canadians in the NHL , Turco did not play major junior hockey , instead playing for the University of Michigan , with whom he won two NCAA championships . After playing minor hockey for the S . S . Marie Legion program in his hometown , Turco was undrafted by the Ontario Hockey League . He signed as a 17 - year old with the Cambridge Winterhawks Jr . B . team in 1992 and played two seasons with the OHA team before accepting an NCAA scholarship at U . Michigan ( CCHA ) . He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars , and went on to play for Michigan that fall . Turco earned many awards in his four years at Michigan , including Rookie of the Year in 1995 , Tournament MVP in 1998 , and nominations to the First All - Star team in 1997 , the Second All - Star Team in 1998 , and the All - Tournament Team in 1996 and 1998 . After graduating , Turco went to play for Dallas ' s IHL affiliate , the Michigan K - Wings . In 1999 , he was named IHL Rookie of the Year . After two years playing for the K - Wings , Turco was given the opportunity to be a backup for Ed Belfour in Dallas . He spent the next two years in Dallas gaining experience as the backup . After the 2001 – 2002 season , Dallas decided to make Turco the starting goaltender , allowing Belfour to sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs . Dallas Stars . In his first year as the starting goaltender , 2002 – 03 , Turco ' s goals - against average of 1 . 72 set a modern NHL record . ( Miikka Kiprusoff broke Turco ' s record the next season with a 1 . 69 goals against average . ) Turco played in the NHL All - Star Game during the season and was named to the Second All - Star Team following the season , finishing second in Vezina Trophy voting as well ( behind Martin Brodeur ) . His . 932 save percentage was also best in the NHL that year . However , he was unable to lead the Stars past the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the Western Conference semi - finals . During the 2003 – 04 season , Turco continued to give the Stars quality goaltending , again playing ( and starting ) in the All - Star Game . However , when the Stars played the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs , Turco struggled , receiving blame from some for the Stars ' losing the series in five games . In the 2005 – 06 season , Turco won a career - best 41 games , 8 of them in shootouts . Turco ' s experience in the 2006 playoffs was similar to the prior season , again losing in five games to the Avalanche . On April 13 , 2007 , in the Stars first and only playoff series of the 2006 – 07 season , Turco recorded his first ever playoff shutout against the Vancouver Canucks to tie the series 1 – 1 . After the game , he stated , " We know we can beat these guys here [ Vancouver ] , or at home , or anywhere . " Turco went on to lose against the Canucks at home in game three , dropping a 2 – 1 overtime victory , when Taylor Pyatt got a quick one - time shot off a feed from Bryan Smolinski . In game 4 , once again the Stars could not put up a win , losing to the Canucks 2 – 1 off of goals from Mattias Ohlund , then the game winner from Trevor Linden . The Stars then went on to win game 5 in the series with 1 – 0 OT win . Brenden Morrow scored the game ' s only goal 6 : 22 into the first OT period , allowing Turco to get his second career playoff shutout . Turco followed this up with his third shutout of the series in a 2 – 0 win . The series ended on Monday , April 23 , 2007 with a score of 4 – 1 in favor of Vancouver , with Trevor Linden again scoring the eventual game - winner in the 2nd period . The three shutouts posted by Turco in that series represent a record amount of shutouts in a single playoff series , a mark that has been tied by the New Jersey Devils ' goalie Martin Brodeur , the Anaheim Mighty Ducks ' goaltender Jean - Sebastien Giguere , and Philadelphia Flyers ' goalie Michael Leighton . Turco recorded 32 wins in the 2007 – 08 season , and helped the Stars to playoff wins over the defending Stanley Cup champions Anaheim Ducks and the San Jose Sharks , before losing in six games to the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals . On January 15 , 2009 , Turco recorded his 421st game for the Dallas Stars becoming the franchise ' s all - time leader in games played by a netminder , surpassing Cesare Maniago ' s near 33 - year old record of 420 . He would also pass Maniago later that month in total minutes played , on January 29 while also winning his first regular - season game at Joe Louis Arena in 11 tries against the Detroit Red Wings . Again on February 9 he broke yet another of Maniago ' s records by starting in his 24th consecutive game in goal . Ultimately , the Stars failed to qualify for the postseason . On April 13 , 2010 , it was reported that Turco would not be resigned by Dallas , ending his nine years with the Stars . Chicago Blackhawks . On August 2 , 2010 , Turco signed a one - year contract as a free agent with the reigning Stanley Cup champions , the Chicago Blackhawks , replacing Antti Niemi as their starting goaltender . The Blackhawks had previously swept San Jose in the Western Conference Finals in the playoffs . His first win with Chicago came on October 15 , a 5 – 2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets . Later in the season , he was benched by the team , and was replaced by Corey Crawford as the starting goaltender . He ultimately saw action in 29 games , compiling an 11 - 11 - 3 record . Television . Although not officially retired , Turco is currently working as an analyst for the NHL Network , providing in - studio analysis during the show " On The Fly " . Turco joined NHL Network ' s team after the Blackhawks were eliminated by the Vancouver Canucks during the 2011 NHL playoffs . Turco says a full - time job in television might be in his future , but he would like to play again and is not ready to retire . Turco also appeared in two commercials for the National Hockey League . In a 2006 commercial for the NHL ' s " Game On ! " promotion , Turco can be seen in back of a family ' s car to remind the father that the NHL season is starting . Turco can also be seen in the NHL ' s " Road Trip " commercial , which was debuted during the 2007 NHL All - Star game in Dallas . Turco can be seen sleeping as fellow goaltenders Roberto Luongo and Ryan Miller set him to cover himself in shaving cream as a result of a prank . Records . Franchise records . Dallas Stars Personal life . Turco and his wife Kelly have two daughters , Hailey ( born early 2002 ) and Katelyn ( born May 2004 ) , and one son , Finley ( born August 2008 ) with the family residing in Highland Park , Texas . He also owns a home in his home town of Sault Ste . Marie , Ontario , where he spends much of his summer .