Neil Little | |||
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Born |
Medicine Hat, AB, CAN |
December 18, 1971 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
NHL Philadelphia Flyers AHL Hershey Bears Philadelphia Phantoms IHL Grand Rapids Griffins ECHL Johnstown Chiefs SM-liiga Espoo Blues |
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NHL Draft | 226th overall, 1991 Philadelphia Flyers |
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Playing career | 1994–2006 |
Neil Little (born December 18, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was a member of the Philadelphia Flyers organization nearly his entire professional career, helping backstop the Philadelphia Phantoms to two Calder Cup championships and playing in two career National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Flyers. Until 2015, he was previously an amateur scout for the Flyers. He is now a scout for the NHL Florida Panthers.
Little has played for the Hershey Bears and Philadelphia Phantoms in the AHL, as well as playing two NHL games for the Philadelphia Flyers. He signed with the Espoo Blues in the Finnish SM-liiga for the 2005–06 season, played there until Christmas, then finished the season in Geneva, Switzerland.
On December 28, 2003, he was the "flying goalie" in a brawl between the Phantoms and the Binghamton Senators as several players from the two teams were fighting next to the Senators' net, Little skated across the rink and dove into the crowd.
Despite only playing two career games with the Philadelphia Flyers, Little was named as one of the Flyers goaltenders for the 2012 NHL Winter Classic Alumni game.
He is also the founder of ProHockeyLaunch.com which is an evaluation and mentorship company for up and coming young hockey players.
Following his playing career, Little was named an assistant coach/goaltending development coach for the Philadelphia Phantoms as well as a global scout for the Philadelphia Flyers, concentrating his focus on goaltenders.