Adam Munro(born November 12, 1982) is a Canadian professionalice hockeygoaltender.He played 17 games in theNational Hockey Leaguewith theChicago Blackhawksduring the2003–04and2005–06 seasons.The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2015, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

Adam Munro
Born (1982-11-12)November 12, 1982(age 42)
St. George, Ontario,Canada
Height 6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Toronto Marlies
Syracuse Crunch
HC TWK Innsbruck
Norfolk Admirals (AHL)
Erie Otters
Soo Greyhounds
NHL draft 29th overall,2001
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2003–2020

Playing career

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Munro was drafted in the 3rd round, 58th overall by theErie Ottersin the 1998Ontario Hockey LeagueDraft after winning the Championship in theAlliance Hockeyleague with Brantford.

During the 2000-01 OHL season, Munro went on a 22 game unbeaten streak (17-0-5) and finished with a 26-6-6 record and set 2Erie Ottersfranchise records with a 2.31 GAA and.920 SV%. He participated in theCHL/NHL Top Prospects Gamein Calgary, Alberta playing for Team Orr, beating Team Cherry.

Munro was drafted in the 1st round, 29th overall by theChicago Blackhawksin the2001 NHL Entry Draft.He split his time between Chicago andNorfolk Admirals (AHL)during the 03-04 and 05-06 season. He spent the majority of the 2004-05NHL lockoutin the AHL.

Munro signed as free agent withHC Fribourg-Gottéronon July 7, 2006.

He spent the2007–08 seasonwith theColumbus Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate, TheSyracuse Crunch.

During the2008–09 AHL seasonhe played for theToronto Marlies,the farm team for theToronto Maple Leafs.

On October 15, 2009, Munro was re-signed by the Marlies under a professional try-out contract. He left the Marlies to sign a contract withHC Sibir Novosibirskof theKontinental Hockey Leagueon January 15, 2010.

In the2013–14season, with HC TWK Innsbruck, Munro was credited with a goal December 30, 2013, against theEHC Black Wings Linz.[1]

On April 26, 2017, Munro was listed as the #2 goalie inErie Otters' History by The Hockey Writers.[2]

On October 30, 2019, theHamilton Steelhawks,of theAllan Cup Hockeyleague, announced that they had signed Munro for the 2019-2020 season.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1997–98 Ohsweken Golden Eagles MWJHL 15 13 2 0 660 20 4 1.36
1998–99 Brant County Golden Eagles MWJHL 10 348 30 0 5.17
1998–99 Bowmanville Eagles OPJHL 14 816 50 0 3.68
1998–99 Erie Otters OHL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.000
1999–00 Bowmanville Eaglers OPJHL 2 2 0 0 125 5 0 2.40
1999–00 Erie Otters OHL 22 8 7 1 948 48 1 3.04 .902 1 0 0 5 1 0 12.00 .857
2000–01 Erie Otters OHL 41 26 6 6 2283 88 4 2.31 .926 10 6 2 509 27 1 3.18 .894
2001–02 Erie Otters OHL 43 24 13 1 2277 128 3 3.37 .893 6 4 2 361 17 0 2.83 .918
2002–03 Erie Otters OHL 8 2 6 0 426 24 1 3.38 .887
2002–03 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 42 20 20 2 2494 160 1 3.85 .894 4 0 4 240 12 0 3.00 .929
2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7 1 5 1 426 26 0 3.66 .880
2003–04 Norfolk Admirals AHL 12 5 4 1 695 26 0 2.24 .902
2003–04 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 6 4 1 1 370 17 0 2.76 .894 1 0 1 60 2 0 2.01 .943
2004–05 Norfolk Admirals AHL 30 14 10 2 1595 66 4 2.48 .905
2004–05 Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies ECHL 5 2 2 1 272 9 0 1.99 .937
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 10 3 5 2 501 25 1 3.00 .893
2005–06 Norfolk Admirals AHL 28 17 8 1 1612 73 1 2.72 .909 4 0 4 239 15 0 3.77 .879
2006–07 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 41 12 28 0 2488 149 0 3.59
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 25 13 9 1 1414 57 2 2.42 .913 1 0 0 20 4 0 12.04 .778
2008–09 Toronto Marlies AHL 26 12 11 2 1511 61 2 2.42 .910 1 0 1 58 4 0 4.11 .879
2009–10 Toronto Marlies AHL 14 3 8 1 727 38 0 3.14 .905
2009–10 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 4 0 1 1 120 7 0 3.50 .883
2010–11 SG Cortina ITA 31 12 19 0 1830 101 0 3.31 .911
2011–12 Alba Volán Székesfehérvár EBEL 38 22 15 0 2241 105 0 2.81 .919 6 2 4 0 2.83 .911
2012–13 Alba Volán Székesfehérvár EBEL 37 15 21 0 1 2.95 .917
2013–14 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 39 9 29 0 1 3.48 .910
2014–15 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 48 17 30 0 3 2.91 .913
2019–20 Hamilton Steelers ACH 14 12 1 0 1 2.62 .933 5 4 1 0 3.62 .910
NHL totals 17 4 10 1 2 927 51 1 3.30 .887

References

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  1. ^"Innsbruck control game over Linz".Austrian Hockey League.2013-12-30. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-12-22.Retrieved2013-12-30.
  2. ^"Top 3 Goalies in Erie Otters' History".The Hockey Writers. 2017-04-26.Retrieved2019-11-01.
  3. ^"Welcome Adam Munro!".Hamilton Steelhawks.2019-10-30.Retrieved2019-11-01.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick
2001
Succeeded by