Josh Harding

Josh Harding (born June 18, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.
== Playing career ==
Harding played three seasons of junior hockey in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Regina Pats and Brandon Wheat Kings. He won the Del Wilson and Four Broncos Memorial Trophies in 2003 as the WHL's top goaltender and most outstanding player respectively. He represented Canada at the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, winning a silver medal. He was selected in the second round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft (38th overall) by the Wild. He began his professional career with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, the Wild's development team. In the 2004–2005 season, his rookie season with the Aeros, he posted a 21–16–3 record with a 2.01 goals against average.
Harding was called up to the Wild on March 8, 2006, after goalie Dwayne Roloson was traded to the Edmonton Oilers. Before being called up, he had a 27–8–0 record with a .923% save percentage (second best in the AHL) in the Aeros' 2005–2006 season. He finished the season with a 29–8–0 record for the Aeros. He appeared in three games with the Wild in 2005–06, going 2–1–0 with a 2.59 goals against average.
Harding began the 2006–07 season with the Aeros as well, compiling a 17–15–4 record before being recalled by the Wild on January 24, 2007. Harding recorded a 30-save, 5–0 shutout against the Oilers on March 1, 2007; the third shutout of his career.
On October 14, 2007, Harding stopped 37 shots in his first game of the season shutting out the Anaheim Ducks by a score of 2–0. He compiled a record of 11-15 in the 2007-08 NHL Season, with a goals against average of 2.94. He played less during the 2008-09 NHL Season, recording only 3 wins to go with 11 losses, but with a better 2.21 goals against average.
On September 24, 2010, Harding tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee in a preseason game in St. Louis, and missed the entire 2010–11 NHL season. Despite this, Harding was once again re-signed by the Wild on July 1, 2011.http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/01/wild-sign-backup-goalie-harding
==Career statistics==
===Regular season===
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA 	SV%
2001–02 	Regina Pats 	WHL 		42	27	13	1 	— 	2389	95 	4 	2.39	.906
2002–03 	Regina Pats 	WHL 		57	18	24	13	— 	3385	155	3 	2.75	.914
2003–04 	Regina Pats 	WHL 		28	12	14	2 	— 	1665	67 	2 	2.41	.927
2003–04 	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL 		27	13	11	3 	— 	1612	65 	5 	2.42	.920
2004–05 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		42	21	16	3 	— 	2387	80 	4 	2.01	.930
2005–06 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		38	29	8 	0 	— 	2215	99 	2 	2.68	.919
2005–06 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		3 	2 	1 	— 	0 	185 	8 	1 	2.59	.904
2006–07 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		38	17	16	4 	— 	2270	94 	1 	2.48	.920
2006–07 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		7 	3 	2 	— 	1 	361 	7 	1 	1.16	.960
2007–08 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		29	11	15	— 	2 	1571	77 	1 	2.94	.908
2008–09 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		19	3 	9 	— 	1 	870 	32 	0 	2.21	.929
2009–10 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		25	9 	12	— 	0 	1300	66 	1 	3.05	.900
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		83	28	39	— 	8 	4286	190	4 	2.66	.915
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Playoffs ===
  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League	 	GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA 	SV%
2001–02	Regina Pats 	WHL 	 	6 	2	4	325	16	0 	2.95	.890
2002–03	Regina Pats 	WHL 	 	5 	1	4	321	13	0 	2.43	.939
2003–04	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL 	 	11	5	6	660	36	0 	3.27	.897
2004–05	Houston Aeros 	AHL 	 	2 	0	2	119	8 	0 	4.03	.893
2005–06	Houston Aeros 	AHL 	 	8 	4	4	476	30	0 	3.79	.886
2007–08	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	1 	0	0	20 	0 	0 	0.00	1.000
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Awards & Achievements ==
*Played in World U-17 Hockey Challenge (2001)
* 2002–03 WHL Player of the Month (December)
* 2002–03 WHL Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player of the Year)
*Del Wilson Trophy WHL Goaltender of the Year (2003)
* 2005–06 AHL All-Star Game (did not play due to injury)
== Records ==
* Houston Aeros' franchise record for saves in a single game (56)
== International play ==
Played for Canada in:
* 2004 World Junior Championships (silver medal)
* 2009 World Ice Hockey Championships (silver medal)
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1984
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Houston Aeros (AHL) players
Category:Minnesota Wild draft picks
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:Regina Pats alumni
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players