17 Facts About Ty Conklin

Ty Curtis Conklin was born on March 30,1976 and is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Self-described "late-bloomer" and "shorter kid" at age 18, while spending his draft-eligible years remaining off the radar of professional scouts – first as a post-graduate at Shattuck, and then in his first year in Green Bay – Ty Conklin went unclaimed by any team in the NHL's Entry Draft.

Ty Conklin spent the bulk of his first two seasons with the Hamilton Bulldogs, the then-shared American Hockey League affiliate for the Oilers and Montreal Canadiens, and led the Bulldogs to within one win of a Calder Cup championship in 2003.

Ty Conklin set an AHL record for most saves in a game with 83 in what was then the longest game in AHL history.

Ty Conklin was expected to compete for the Blue Jackets' backup goaltending position, however head coach Gerard Gallant opted to go with internationally experienced Fredrik Norrena.

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Ty Conklin was waived and sent to the Jackets' AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.

On February 27,2007, Ty Conklin was acquired by the Buffalo Sabres in a trade for a fifth-round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

On July 19,2007, Ty Conklin was signed as a UFA by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a $500,000, one-year, two-way contract.

Ty Conklin helped the team to not only sustain, but advance their position in the standings during Fleury's extended injury.

On July 1,2008, Ty Conklin signed a one-year, one-way deal as a UFA with the Detroit Red Wings, worth $750,000.

Ty Conklin received his second taste of NHL playoff experience in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks, where he substituted for a dehydrated Osgood in the third period and played 20 scoreless minutes.

Ty Conklin made his debut with the Blues overseas, on October 3, facing his former team, the Red Wings, at Sweden's Globe Arena, in the second game of the doubleheader of NHL Premiere 2009 Stockholm.

Ty Conklin made 26 saves to earn St Louis's first win since returning from Sweden, the second star of the game, and his 11th career shutout.

On July 20,2011, Ty Conklin signed a one-year contract worth $750,000 to return to the Detroit Red Wings as the backup to Jimmy Howard.

Ty Conklin played for the United States at the IIHF World Championship in the spring of 2004,2005 and 2011.

Ty Conklin was named player of the game after making 48 saves.

Ty Conklin participated in each of the first three NHL regular-season games outdoors, the most of any NHL player — even though on each occasion he was not his team's starting goaltender even a month prior to the game.