Luongo Hall of Fame Career Defined by Evolution, Drive to be Best

Kevin Woodley | Co-Founder & Managing Editor — InGoal Magazine | November 14, 2022 | 9 min read

Co-founder and Managing Editor of InGoal Magazine. NHL.com correspondent covering the Vancouver Canucks and author of the Unmasked series. Previously with the Associated Press, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, and The Hockey News.

Luongo is one of only three NHL goalies to play 1,000 games, alongside Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy.
His .919 career save percentage ranks third all-time among goalies with 500+ games, behind Hasek and Rask.
Luongo's save percentage dipped below .915 only three times in 19 seasons, underscoring rare long-term consistency.
Peers like Brodeur and Fleury credited Luongo's passion and competitive drive as central to his sustained excellence.
Luongo retires second all-time in NHL saves with 28,409, just over 500 behind Brodeur's record of 28,928.

Need one word to describe Roberto Luongo’s Hall of Fame career? Consistency.

The truth is one word does a disservice to Luongo’s body of work in both the NHL and on the international stage, so why don’t we try using two: Consistent excellence.

“Being consistent is one thing but you have to be good also because you aren’t getting the No.1 job done if you are just consistent,” Martin Brodeur once told InGoal Magazine.

Consistent excellence it is.

As Luongo prepares to accept his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Monday, there will be a lot of statistics from his 19-season career to back up that claim.

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