Curtis McElhinney

**Robert Curtis McElhinney** (born May 23, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played parts of 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes, and Tampa Bay Lightning.

McElhinney is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, winning back-to-back with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021.

## Career
Before playing in the NHL, McElhinney played parts of four years with the Colorado College Tigers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). He had a successful time with the Tigers. He was named to the WCHA First All-Star Team twice, the WCHA All-Tournament Team, and was named a AHCA West First and Second-Team All-American.

He was drafted 176th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2002 NHL entry draft. On August 15, 2005, McElhinney signed his entry-level contract to join the Flames. He was immediately sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights. On October 22, 2007, the Flames called him up and McElhinney made his NHL debut, stopping 1 of 2 shots in a 4–1 loss against the San Jose Sharks. On April 11, 2009, McElhinney stopped 35 of 36 shots in a 4–1 loss against the Edmonton Oilers to earn his first NHL win.

On March 3, 2010, the Flames traded McElhinney to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Vesa Toskala. On November 10, he stopped all 27 shots in a in a 1–0 win against the New York Islanders to earn his first NHL shutout. He played 31 regular season games over two season for the Ducks.

On March 3, 2010, the Ducks traded McElhinney to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Dan Ellis. He didn't play a game for the Lightning and they ended up waived him. On February 28, 2011, McElhinney's contract was picked up off waivers by the Ottawa Senators. He played 7 regular season games with the Senators. 

On July 4, 2011, McElhinney signed a one-year, $625,000 contract to join the Phoenix Coyotes. He played 2 games with the Coyotes before being sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Portland Pirates.
 
On February 22, 2012, the Coyotes traded McElhinney along with a 2012 second-round draft pick, and a 2012 conditional fifth-round draft pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Antoine Vermette. On July 1, McElhinney signed a one-year, $750,000 contract to stay with the Blue Jackets. On May 24, 2013, McElhinney signed a one-year, $600,000 contract to stay with the Blue Jackets. On June 23, 2014, McElhinney signed a one-year, $600,000 contract extension to stay with the Blue Jackets. On June 24, 2015, McElhinney signed a two-year contract extension to stay with the Blue Jackets. On January 9, 2017, the Blue Jackets waived the rest of his contract.

The next day on January 10, McElhinney's contract was picked up off waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs. On June 30, McElhinney signed a two-year, $1.7 million contract to stay with the Maple Leafs. On October 1, 2018, the Leafs placed McElhinney onto waivers.

The next day on October 2, McElhinney's contract was picked up off waivers by the Carolina Hurricanes. 

On July 1, 2019, McElhinney signed a two-year contract to join the Tampa Bay Lightning. He won the back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021.

On September 25, 2021, McElhinney announced that he was retiring from playing professional ice hockey.
	
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