InGoal Radio Episode 199 with Andrew Hammond
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Andrew Hammond went 20-1-2 with a .941 save percentage after being called up from the minors to backstop Ottawa to the 2015 playoffs, earning the 'Hamburglar' nickname. Despite that famous run, Hammond says he felt he played better at the highest level, posting a .939 save percentage with Colorado in the 2018 playoffs and .920 with Montreal in his final season before an ankle injury forced his retirement.
- Andrew Hammond went 20-1-2 with a .941 save percentage in his famous 2015 call-up with Ottawa, turning an unlikely playoff run into one of the most memorable goaltending stories in recent NHL history.
- Hammond credits playing at the highest level for bringing out his best hockey, evidenced by a .939 save percentage with the Colorado Avalanche in the 2018 playoffs.
- Uncertainty at every stage — from tier-2 junior hockey in BC to the tail end of his NCAA career at Bowling Green — shaped Hammond's resilience and offers lessons for developing goaltenders.
- Hammond announced his retirement after an ankle injury ended his season with the Montreal Canadiens, where he had posted a .920 save percentage.
- The episode also covers the new True 20.2 offshore goalie pad line 'Designed by Lefevre,' available at The Hockey Shop Source for Sports in Langley.
Episode 199 of the InGoal Radio Podcast, presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, features a deep-dive conversation on the career of recently retired NHL goalie Andrew Hammond.
Feature Interview
presented by NHL Sense Arena
In the feature interview, presented by Sense Arena, Hammond takes you into — and well beyond — his historic 2015 run with Ottawa that saw him called up from the minors to go 20-1-2 with a .941 save percentage, backstopping the struggling Senators to a previously unimaginable playoff spot while fans threw McDonald’s hamburger on the ice to celebrate his “Hamburglar” nickname from college. While that run made Hammond famous, it’s far from the more fascinating part of his journey, which included uncertainty beyond his time playing tier-2 junior hockey in BC, then the same unsettled future towards the end of his NCAA career at Bowling Green. Hammond shares valuable lessons from each step, as well as from his time in the NHL before and after the Senators run, and the reason he felt he played better when he was at the highest level, including a .939 see percentage with the Colorado Avalanche in the 2018 playoffs, and a .920 with the Montreal Canadiens just last season, before suffering an ankle injury that ultimately forced him to announce his retirement last week.
Weekly Gear Segment
presented by The Hockey Shop Source for SportsAll that, plus a trip to the new location of The Hockey Shop Source for Sports (now in Langley) for a look at the recent arrival of the new True 20.2 offshore line “Designed by Lefevre.”
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