Jamie McLennan Jamie McLennan ( born June 30 , 1971 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender and was an assistant coach with the Calgary Flames . He retired from playing in 2008 after spending a season with the Nippon Paper Cranes of Asia League Ice Hockey . Playing career . Following a productive season with the Western Hockey League ' s Lethbridge Hurricanes in which McLennan backstopped the Hurricanes to the WHL Finals , he was drafted in the 3rd round , 48th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft . After a two and a half - year stint playing for the Islanders ' minor league affiliates in the American , International and East Cost Hockey Leagues , McLennan backed - up veteran Ron Hextall in the 1993 – 94 season , posting a winning record . He spent the following two seasons with the Islanders organization , alternating between the NHL club and the Islanders ' IHL affiliate . A few weeks after the 1995 – 96 NHL season had been completed , McLennan drove from Salt Lake City , Utah to Lethbridge , Alberta , on his way home to Edmonton . While visiting family in Lethbridge he fell ill . He went to a hospital on May 6 , 1996 , after feeling sick all evening , with immobility setting in . What was thought to be the flu turned out to be bacterial meningitis . After nearly dying that day , he spent the following week in intensive care . The Islanders declined to renew his contract on July 1 . The St . Louis Blues signed him to a contract on July 15 . After a relatively quick recovery he spent the following season in the AHL . He returned to the NHL as the Blues ' back - up goaltender for the 1997 – 98 NHL season . That year he played 30 games , posting 16 wins , two shutouts and a 2 . 17 goals against average . He was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy , awarded to the NHL player who best displays perseverance and dedication to hockey . He was picked off the Blues ' roster by the Minnesota Wild in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft . After a season playing for the expansion Wild , he played the following season in the AHL . The Calgary Flames acquired him in a trade at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft , where he again played the role of NHL backup , achieving two wins in 17 decisions . Despite his 2 – 11 – 4 record , he remained with the team as Roman Turek ' s backup . When Turek became injured in the 2003 – 04 season , McLennan was thrust into the starting role . He played well , but as the season wore , Miikka Kiprusoff , who had been acquired earlier in the season by the Flames , had taken over the starting job . Turek returned , and McLennan was traded to the New York Rangers in March 2004 . Following the season he was signed to a contract by the Florida Panthers . During the cancelled 2004 – 05 NHL season he played for the British National League ' s Guildford Flames . He was brought back to the Flames in 2006 , once again as backup to Miikka Kiprusoff . McLennan announced his retirement at the end of the 2007 - 08 season . On July 10 , 2008 , he was named as the director of goaltender development and as a professional scout for the Calgary Flames . On June 23 , 2009 , he was named as an assistant coach for the Calgary Flames . Slashing incident . In the April 21 , 2007 , playoff game vs . the Detroit Red Wings McLennan came in the game to relieve Kiprusoff , who had given up five goals . He was in the game for a total of 18 seconds before he slashed Red Wings forward Johan Franzén in the stomach . He was assessed several penalties on the play and was ejected from the game . McLennan was suspended five games for the incident . The Flames lost Game 6 the next day . This is considered to be uncharacteristic of McLennan , having won the Masterton trophy in 1998 . Coach Jim Playfair and the Flames organization were also heavily fined , in part because the NHL made actions late in games that were out of hand a particular point of emphasis . He then had a five week stint in Russia before returning to Canada . On November 21 , 2007 , McLennan signed with the Nippon Paper Cranes of Asia League Ice Hockey . If McLennan ever returns to the NHL , he will have to sit out the last four games of his suspension before coming back to the ice .