Daren Puppa

Date of Birth: Mar 23, 1965
Age: 61
Place of Birth: Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: G
Height: 193 cm / 6'4"
Weight: 93 kg / 205 lbs
Catches: R
Status: Retired

Daren Puppa Facts

Player Type: Stand-Up Goalie
Drafted: 1983 round 4 #74 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Brother: Derek Puppa
Cousin: Ralph Backstrom

Daren Puppa Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1980-1981	Kirkland Lake Blue Devils U18 B	U18 B	-	-	-	-	-
1981-1982	Kirkland Lake Legion 87s U18	GNML	-	-	-	-	-
1982-1983	Kirkland Lake Legion 87s U18	GNML	-	-	-	-	-
1983-1984	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)	NCAA	32	2.94	.900	1	24-6-0
1984-1985	RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)	NCAA	32	2.56	.901	2	30-1-1
1985-1986	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	7	3.15	.886	1	3-4-0
1985-1986	Rochester Americans	AHL	20	4.34	.872	-	-
1986-1987	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	3	4.24	.835	0	0-2-1
1986-1987	Rochester Americans	AHL	57	2.80	.900	-	-	Playoffs	16	3.05	-	-	-
1987-1988	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	17	4.19	.870	0	8-6-1	Playoffs	3	4.70	.836	0	1-1-0
1987-1988	Rochester Americans	AHL	26	2.76	.906	-	-	Playoffs	2	2.78	.898	-	-
1988-1989	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	37	3.37	.889	1	17-10-6
1989-1990	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	56	2.89	.903	1	31-16-6	Playoffs	6	2.43	.922	0	2-4-0
1990-1991	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	38	3.38	.885	2	15-11-6	Playoffs	2	7.42	.783	0	0-1-0
1991-1992	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	33	3.89	.878	0	11-14-4
1991-1992	Rochester Americans	AHL	2	4.54	.830	-	-
1992-1993	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	24	3.58	.890	0	11-5-4
1992-1993	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	8	2.26	.922	2	6-2-0	Playoffs	1	3.00	.857	0	-
1993-1994	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	63	2.71	.899	4	22-33-6
1994-1995	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	36	2.68	.905	1	14-19-2
1995-1996	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	57	2.46	.918	5	29-16-9	Playoffs	4	4.85	.837	0	1-3-0
1996-1997	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	6	2.59	.907	0	1-1-2
1996-1997	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	1	2.90	.864	0	-
1997-1998	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	26	2.72	.900	0	5-14-6
1998-1999	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	13	3.14	.906	2	5-6-1
1999-2000	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	5	4.58	.853	0	1-2-0

Daren Puppa Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	5	106	-	-	0	-	2	18	-	.898*	-	-
GNML (GNU18L)	2	-	-	-	-	-	0
NCAA	2	64	2.75	.900	3	54-7-1	0
NHL	15	429	3.03	.897	19	179-161-54	5	16	3.90	.872	0	4-9-0
U18 B	1	-	-	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Daren Puppa Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Adirondack Red Wings	1	1	2.90	.864	0	-	0
Buffalo Sabres	8	215	3.41	.888	5	96-68-28	3	11	3.65	.882	0	3-6-0
Kirkland Lake Blue Devils U18 B	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Kirkland Lake Legion 87s U18	2	-	-	-	-	-	0
Rochester Americans	4	105	-	-	-	-	2	18	-	.898*	-	-
RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.)	2	64	2.75	.900	3	54-7-1	0
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	206	2.68	.905	12	77-91-26	1	4	4.85	.837	0	1-3-0
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	8	2.26	.922	2	6-2-0	1	1	3.00	.857	0	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Daren Puppa Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1983-1984	NCAA (East) Second All-American Team
1984-1985	NCAA (ECAC) All-Tournament Team NCAA (ECAC) Tournament MVP
1986-1987	AHL Calder Cup Champion AHL First All-Star Team
1989-1990	NHL All-Star Game NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) Finalist NHL Most Wins (31) NHL Second All-Star Team
1995-1996	NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) Finalist

Daren Puppa Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1993, 2 #4 by Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL Expansion Draft
Drafted 1993, 1 #5 by Florida Panthers in the NHL Expansion Draft
Drafted 1982, 11 #154 by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection
Cult/Star player for Tampa Bay Lightning