American ice hockey player (born 1974)
Ice hockey player
James Michael Carey
(born May 31, 1974), is an American former professional
ice hockey
goaltender
who played for the
Washington Capitals
,
Boston Bruins
, and
St. Louis Blues
in the
National Hockey League
(NHL). He won the
Vezina Trophy
for the NHL's best goaltender in 1996.
Playing career
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Carey made his college hockey debut with the
Wisconsin Badgers
in 1992. He was the highest drafted goalie in the
1992 NHL Entry Draft
, taken in the second round, 32nd overall by the
Washington Capitals
. Before coming to Washington, Carey played in the
IIHF World U20 Championship
in
1993
and played in the
AHL
with the
Portland Pirates
. In Portland, he took home numerous individual awards, including the
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
as the top rookie in the AHL and the
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
for top netminder in the AHL. He was also selected to the First All-Star Team.
In
1994?95
, Carey made his
NHL
debut in Washington and went undefeated in his first seven games. He would finish the season with an 18?6?3 record and was selected to the
NHL All-Rookie team
. This early success promoted him to Washington's starting goalie the
following season
? his best in the NHL. He played in 71 games, won 35, recorded nine
shutouts
, and finished with a
GAA
of 2.26. Carey won the
Vezina Trophy
for his efforts and was selected to the
NHL first All-Star team
.
The next fall, Carey was the backup to goalie
Mike Richter
on
Team USA
in the
World Cup of Hockey
. The United States would win the championship by beating
Team Canada
in three games.
In
1996?97 NHL season
, Carey was traded midway through the season to the
Boston Bruins
in a blockbuster deal. Carey would never find his true form again in Boston and was sent down to the minors
a year later
with the
Providence Bruins
in the AHL. He signed on as a free agent at the end of the season with the
St. Louis Blues
and played four games before retiring at the end of the
1998?99 NHL season
.
Other
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Due to the similarity of his given and surname to that of actor
Jim Carrey
, his
nicknames
were "The Mask", "Ace", and eventually "Net Detective", which were a play on Carrey's 1994 films,
The Mask
and
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
.
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Post-NHL career
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Carey is the President and CEO of OptiMED Billing Solutions, Inc., a medical billing company, based out of Boston and
Sarasota, Florida
.
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Awards and honors
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Washington Capitals records
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Transactions
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Career statistics
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Regular season and playoffs
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International
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References
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External links
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