7-13-2 with a 3.51 GAA and .898% saves in the AHL
10-0-1 with a 1.39 GAA and .955% saves in the NHL
The law of averages will likely catch up and he may be lucky to be backing up in the NHL but a nice story nonetheless. Just goes to show what athletes are capable of when in the zone as those numbers are pretty amazing.
They mentioned on the Fan this morning that he got the nickname from a teammate back in university.
Quote:
Like many nicknames, Hammond’s Hamburglar moniker didn’t happen overnight. While he was “stealing” wins for Bowling Green, teammate Wade Finegan told the National Post that he initially started calling Hammond Robber, then Burglar, then Burgs. The Hamburglar stuck about a week later.
"For me, it was kind of like he would rob you and he was a big guy, so he’s hungry,” Finegan told the paper. “We throw around so much B.S., as you know. You throw enough at the wall some of it is going to stick.”
Apparently the father of the coach for Bowling Green owns a bunch of McDonalds franchises in Ottawa and is giving Hammond a card for a lifetime of free McDonalds.
Apparently the father of the coach for Bowling Green owns a bunch of McDonalds franchises in Ottawa and is giving Hammond a card for a lifetime of free McDonalds.
Waiting for Glen Healy to object to Hammond taking a nickname when he's not an established player in the NHL.
Heard an analyst on the radio today suggesting that Hammond's game translates well to the NHL because as he is not a particularly big goalie, he needs to "think" the game and play very well positionally and rely on his defencemen. Because the NHL-level defense is more mistake-free than AHL it suits his style better than a bigger goalie who can cover for positional mistakes and defensive breakdowns.
Not sure if I buy it all, but interesting thought process anyway.
Heard an analyst on the radio today suggesting that Hammond's game translates well to the NHL because as he is not a particularly big goalie, he needs to "think" the game and play very well positionally and rely on his defencemen. Because the NHL-level defense is more mistake-free than AHL it suits his style better than a bigger goalie who can cover for positional mistakes and defensive breakdowns.
Not sure if I buy it all, but interesting thought process anyway.
That's a very interesting point regarding the overall mistakes from the team in front of the goalie and probably one that can be seen at different hockey levels as well. ie. from Midget AAA to Jr. A or the dub
So does he lose his free McDonalds for life if he goes on a 3-4 game losing streak? not saying its going to happen but his fame may run out possibly in the near future.
