Clint Malarchuk

Clint Malarchuk
Malarchuk playing for the Quebec Nordiques in 1986
Born	(1961-05-01) May 1, 1961 (age 55) Grande Prairie, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	NHL Quebec Nordiques Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres IHL San Diego Gulls Las Vegas Thunder
NHL Draft	74th overall, 1981 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1981–1996

Clint Malarchuk (born May 1, 1961) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1981 and 1992. He has been a coach for four NHL teams and two minor league teams, most recently the Calgary Flames. He was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, raised in Edmonton, Alberta, and lives in Alberta and Nevada.

Malarchuk is best known for having survived a life-threatening injury during a 1989 NHL game when Steve Tuttle's skate blade sliced his carotid artery and jugular vein, causing immediate massive blood loss.

Malarchuk played junior hockey for the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He then went on to play professionally in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Quebec Nordiques, Washington Capitals, and Buffalo Sabres, and in the International Hockey League (IHL) for the San Diego Gulls and Las Vegas Thunder. He had a career record of 141 wins, 130 losses, 45 ties, 12 shutouts, and an .885 save percentage.

During a game on March 22, 1989, between the visiting St. Louis Blues and Malarchuk's Buffalo Sabres, Steve Tuttle of the Blues and Uwe Krupp of the Sabres crashed hard into the goal crease during play. As they collided, Tuttle's skate blade hit the right front side of Malarchuk's neck, severing his carotid artery and injuring the surrounding sheath muscle and jugular vein.