Mike Fountain Mike Fountain ( born January 26 , 1972 in North York , Ontario ) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender who has spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League . He last played for HC Lada Togliatti in the Kontinental Hockey League . Playing career . Fountain played two seasons of junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Oshawa Generals and was named to the OHL First All - Star team in 1992 . He was also the spare netminder for Canada at that year ' s World Junior Championships . Following his junior success , Fountain was selected 45th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks . Fountain turned pro for the 1992 – 93 season , and was assigned to the Hamilton Canucks of the American Hockey League . He established himself as one of the top goalies outside of the NHL with a standout 1993 – 94 campaign , during which he led the AHL with 70 appearances , 34 wins , and 4 shutouts , and was named to the league ' s Second All - Star Team . However , cracking the NHL would be difficult for Fountain . Just as it appeared he was ready to succeed Kay Whitmore as the backup to Kirk McLean with the Canucks , the team acquired highly - rated Corey Hirsch , who passed Fountain on the depth chart and was promoted directly to the NHL . Fountain proceeded to toil for two more seasons in the AHL without getting an NHL opportunity . He was finally able to make his NHL debut mid - way through the 1996 – 97 season , and did so in memorable style . He became the 19th goalie in NHL history to record a shutout in their first NHL game , doing so against the New Jersey Devils , and nearly scored a goal as well , hitting the post on a shot toward the empty net late in the game . He finished the year with a 2 – 2 – 0 record and a 3 . 43 GAA in 6 appearances . Fountain left Vancouver to sign as a free agent with the Carolina Hurricanes for the 1997 – 98 season , but struggled when given an opportunity in Carolina , losing all three of his starts and spending most of the next two years in the AHL . He signed with the Ottawa Senators in 1999 and spent two seasons with the organization as their third goaltender , appearing in one NHL game in both years while performing well in the AHL and setting standards no Griffins goalie has attained since . He was named an IHL All Star in 2000 / 2001 season . In 2001 , Fountain left North America to sign in the Russian Super League with HC Lada Togliatti and led the RHL in GAA in his first season . He also set the all time Russian shutout record with 14 shutouts in 43 starts . After two years in Russia , he signed in Germany for 2003 – 04 with the Iserlohn Roosters . He returned to Russia in 2005 , playing for [ [ Traktor Chelyabinsk ] , where he won the Russian Championship and was named MVP before re - joining Lada Togliatti in 2006 . Fountain has appeared in 11 NHL games , posting a 2 – 6 – 0 record with a 3 . 47 GAA . External links . [ [ Category : Born in 1972 ] ] [ [ Category : Beast of New Haven players ] ] [ [ Category : Canadian ice hockey players ] ] [ [ Category : Carolina Hurricanes players ] ] [ [ Category : Grand Rapids Griffins players ] ] [ [ Category : Hamilton Canucks players ] ] [ [ Category : Motor City Mechanics players ] ] [ [ Category : Oshawa Generals alumni ] ] [ [ Category : Ottawa Senators players ] ] [ [ Category : Sault Ste . Marie Greyhounds alumni ] ] [ [ Category : Syracuse Crunch players ] ] [ [ Category : Vancouver Canucks players ] ] [ [ Category : Lada Togliatti players ] ] [ [ Category : Iserlohn Roosters players ] ] [ [ Category : Retired in 2009 ] ]