Roberto Luongo
Net Worth $36 Million USD
Roberto Luongo born April 4, 1979 is a Canadian-Italian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League He has previously played for the New York Islanders and the Florida Panthers. He plays in the butterfly style of goaltending.
Playing major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Val-d'Or Foreurs and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, he won back-to-back President's Cups and holds the league's all-time playoff records in games played and wins as well. Luongo was drafted fourth overall by the Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He is a two-time Vezina Trophy and Lester B. Pearson Award finalist – both with Florida in 2004 and with Vancouver in 2007. He was also a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2007. In 2008, he became the first NHL goaltender to serve as a captain since Bill Durnan in the 1947–48 season. Luongo served in that capacity for two seasons before resigning from the position before the 2010–11 season.
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