John Curry John Curry ( born February 27 , 1984 ) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . He was part of the Pittsburgh Penguins ' practice squad when they won the Stanley Cup in 2009 . Early playing career . John Curry played for the Breck School Mustangs , where he compiled a 1 . 80 GAA as team captain and MVP in his senior season of 2001 – 02 . After graduating from Breck , Curry attended a year at the Taft School in Watertown , Connecticut , during which he achieved a 1 . 46 GAA and a . 920 save percentage , and was named a New England Prep School West First Team All - Star . Boston University . After high school , Curry received offers to play for numerous Division III colleges , yet enrolled at Boston University as a walk - on third - string goaltender . In his freshman year at BU , Curry played only the final 5 : 10 against Niagara University , filling in for starter Sean Fields in a 5 – 1 victory . In the 2004 – 05 season , Curry became the first - string goalie , posting an 18 – 11 – 3 in - conference record , participating in his first NCAA tournament , and winning his first Beanpot final , 3 – 2 , over Northeastern University . As a junior , Curry was named to the RBK All - American second team and was a first - team Hockey East All - Star . He started in 36 of 37 games , attaining a 24 – 8 – 4 record that included a 12 - game winning streak from December 30 , 2005 to February 13 , 2006 . The team went on to win the Hockey East Championship and Curry played in another NCAA tournament . For the season he garnered awards including Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week ( four times ) , Player of the Week , and Goaltender of the Month . Curry was named assistant captain of the Terriers in the 2006 – 2007 season , his final season , yet again improving his performance statistically to date and standing out as a key player in the clutch . He again won the Beanpot final , posting a career Beanpot record of 5 – 0 and setting a record . 985 save percentage in his final tournament . He went on to win both the Beanpot MVP and the Beanpot ' s Eberly Award for goaltending , holding the best recorded GAA of 0 . 48 with 1 goal allowed . In 2007 , Curry was also named a finalist for college hockey ' s top - player , the Hobey Baker Award , while winning Hockey East Player of the Year and getting the Hockey East Three - Stars award . Curry ' s college career ended abruptly when he surrendered 5 goals on 26 shots in Michigan State ' s first round 2007 NCAA Tournament upset of the Terriers . Professional career . Curry was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1 , 2007 . He was expected to split time with David Brown between the backup goaltending position on the organization ' s American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate Wilkes - Barre / Scranton Penguins and the starting position on the double - A ECHL Wheeling Nailers in the 2007 – 08 season . With an injury to Pittsburgh starter Marc - Andre Fleury , WBS starter Ty Conklin was called up to the NHL at the beginning of December 2007 , opening the door for Curry to start in WBS . In December 2007 he was named AHL Rookie of the Month , posting a GAA of 1 . 42 and . 939 % save percentage . Throughout the rest of the regular season , he established himself as the starter for the team , and was named to the AHL All - Rookie team . In the Calder Cup playoffs , Curry was solid , and backstopped his team to the finals , eventually losing to the Chicago Wolves in 6 games . Curry was selected to travel to Sweden with the Pittsburgh Penguins as a backup to Marc - Andre Fleury and Dany Sabourin at the beginning of the 2008 – 09 NHL season but did not play . He was recalled in November due to an injury to Fleury and saw his first NHL game action on November 26 against the New York Islanders , replacing Sabourin in the second period and facing Joey MacDonald , whom he had fought in the AHL the season before . He made 11 saves in 30 + shutout minutes as part of a comeback win . Curry made his first NHL start on November 28 in a loss to the Buffalo Sabres , though he stopped 28 of 32 shots . Curry was later recalled on January 11 , 2010 to replace Marc - Andre Fleury against the Vancouver Canucks . Fleury who was out with a fractured finger , gave Curry his fourth career start with the Penguins . He gave up 5 goals on 14 shots , a save percentage of . 643 , before being benched early in the second period . On June 16 , 2011 , Curry left the Penguins organization and signed a one - year contract with the Hamburg Freezers of the DEL . . Curry left the Wilkes - Barre Penguins as the all - time leader in both regular season wins and post - season wins . Family . John Curry is the oldest child of parents Steve and Kathy Curry . He has one younger sister , Megan Curry , who attends Amherst College ; she is a forward on the Amherst Women ' s Ice Hockey team .