Carolina Hurricanes: Ghosts of Goaltenders Past

Jamie Storr

And just like that, we return to the 1994 Draft.  Like list mate Eric Fichaud, Jamie Storr was selected in the 1st round that year (7th overall!), the Los Angeles Kings, who believed they were getting a potential franchise goalie.

You can probably guess how that went.

In nine years with the Kings, Storr saw action in 205 games, posting a record of 85-78-21 with a goals-against-average of 2.53 and a save percentage of .910.  Not awful, but not quite what they were expecting when they drafted him.

While the Kings had some rough seasons in that stretch, they weren’t perennial bottom-feeders.  Splitting time through the years with Kelly Hrudey, Stephane Fiset, and Felix Potvin, the Kings often favored relying on a veteran goalie over the developing Storr.

While the argument can be made whether Storr’s inconsistent play was due to a seeming lack of confidence from his coaches or vice versa, his time in Hollywood came to an end.  On October 3rd, less than a week before the season opener, Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford signed Storr to a 1-year contract.

The results?  Honestly, I don’t even want to post them, I would rather spare your livers.  Alas, I would be doing you all a disservice by omitting his stat line.  Brace yourselves:

There are, no words.

Granted, the Hurricanes had a bad year in 03-04, but ZERO wins in 14 appearances?

Storr spent the next 2 seasons in the AHL and followed that up with three seasons in Germany.  He runs a goalie camp in Southern California.

Reflections: I had moderate hope for Storr when he signed since his numbers in Los Angeles weren’t that bad.  After his lone season with the Hurricanes, I didn’t miss him.

Fun Fact: One-time Hurricane Kevin Weekes backed up Storr when both played for the OHL’s Owen Sound Platers.