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Canada Daren Puppa

#93 Tampa Bay Lightning / NHL - 99/00

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Daren Puppa Facts

Date of Birth
Mar 23, 1965
Position
G
Age
59
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Catches
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1983 round 4 #74 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 1
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1

Brother: Derek Puppa
Cousin: Ralph Backstrom

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Daren Puppa Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1980-81 Kirkland Lake Blue Devils U18 B U18 B -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1981-82 Kirkland Lake Legion 87s U18 GNML -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1982-83 Kirkland Lake Legion 87s U18 GNML -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1983-84 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) NCAA 32* -* 2.94* .900* 89* 800* 1* 24-6-0 * 1 817* |
1984-85 RPI (Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.) NCAA 32* -* 2.56* .901* 78* 708* 2* 30-1-1 * 1 831* |
1985-86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 7* -* 3.15* .886* 21* 163* 1* 3-4-0 * 399* |
Rochester Americans AHL 20* -* 4.34* .872* -* -* -* - * -* |
1986-87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3* -* 4.24* .835* 13* 66* 0* 0-2-1 * 184* |
Rochester Americans AHL 57* -* 2.80* .900* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 16 - 3.05 - - - - - -
1987-88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 17* -* 4.19* .870* 61* 408* 0* 8-6-1 * 873* | Playoffs 3 - 4.70 .836 11 56 0 1-1-0 140
Rochester Americans AHL 26* -* 2.76* .906* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 2 - 2.78 .898 - - - - -
1988-89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 37* -* 3.37* .889* 107* 854* 1* 17-10-6 * 1 908* |
1989-90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56* -* 2.89* .903* 156* 1 454* 1* 31-16-6 * 3 241* | Playoffs 6 - 2.43 .922 15 177 0 2-4-0 370
1990-91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 38* -* 3.38* .885* 118* 911* 2* 15-11-6 * 2 092* | Playoffs 2 - 7.42 .783 10 36 0 0-1-0 81
1991-92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 33* -* 3.89* .878* 114* 818* 0* 11-14-4 * 1 757* |
Rochester Americans AHL 2* -* 4.54* .830* -* -* -* - * -* |
1992-93 Buffalo Sabres NHL 24* -* 3.58* .890* 78* 628* 0* 11-5-4 * 1 306* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 8* -* 2.26* .922* 18* 214* 2* 6-2-0 * 479* | Playoffs 1 - 3.00 .857 1 6 0 0-0-0 20
1993-94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 63* -* 2.71* .899* 165* 1 472* 4* 22-33-6 * 3 653* |
1994-95 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 36* -* 2.68* .905* 90* 856* 1* 14-19-2 * 2 013* |
1995-96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 57* -* 2.46* .918* 131* 1 474* 5* 29-16-9 * 3 189* | Playoffs 4 - 4.85 .837 14 72 0 1-3-0 173
1996-97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 6* -* 2.59* .907* 14* 136* 0* 1-1-2 * 325* |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 1* -* 2.90* .864* -* -* -* - * -* |
1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 26* -* 2.72* .900* 66* 594* 0* 5-14-6 * 1 456* |
1998-99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 13* -* 3.14* .906* 33* 317* 2* 5-6-1 * 691* |
1999-00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 5* -* 4.58* .853* 19* 110* 0* 1-2-0 * 249* |
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Daren Puppa Career Totals

Team Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
Adirondack Red Wings 1 1* -* 2.90* .864* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Buffalo Sabres 8 215* -* 3.41* .888* 668* 5 302* 5* 96-68-28* 11 760 | 3 11 - 3.65* .882* 36* 269* 0* 3-6-0* 591*
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* 167* 1 508* 3* 54-7-1* 3 647 | 0 * * * * * * *
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 206* -* 2.68* .905* 518* 4 959* 12* 77-91-26* 11 576 | 1 4 - 4.85* .837* 14* 72* 0* 1-3-0* 173*
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 8* -* 2.26* .922* 18* 214* 2* 6-2-0* 479 | 1 1 - 3.00* .857* 1* 6* 0* 0-0-0* 20*
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Daren Puppa Connections

Player Period Teams
Mikael Andersson (F) 1985-1999 10 Buffalo Sabres, Rochester Americans, Tampa Bay Lightning
John Tucker (F) 1985-1996 9 Buffalo Sabres, Tampa Bay Lightning
Mike Ramsey (D) 1985-1993 8 Buffalo Sabres
Dave Andreychuk (F) 1985-1993 8 Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs

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Daren Puppa Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1993, 2 #4 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 1993, 1 #5 overall by Florida Panthers in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 1982, 11 #154 overall by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection

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