An Excit-"ING" Museum Mailday!

[IrbeFan4Life]

Hello everyone, and welcome to the newest addition to the Bruce C. Goaltending Museum. Last time I showed you a piece, it was an impressive and rare 1978-79 Ernie Wakely WHA jersey that might just show up at the Summit Show this Saturday (April 19).

Today's addition is of a lesser known goaltender from a more hectic time in the NHL's goaltending history, the early 1990s. With shooting galleries galore, new NHL teams, and an influx of European talent, the number of goaltenders to debut skyrocketed. Among them was this man, Peter Ing.

Born on April 28, 1969 in Toronto, Ing was selected 48th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1988 NHL entry draft, right out of the OHL. In a rather hectic year that saw Ing play for the OHL, AHL, and Canadian National Team, Ing made his first three NHL appearances for the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club in 1989-90. The following season, he was the incumbent starter for the Maple Leafs, appearing in 56 games and recording 16 wins. He was then traded to Edmonton in the off-season in an epic deal that saw Grant Fuhr and Glenn Anderson go to Toronto in exchange for Vincent Damphousse, Scott Thornton, and Luke Richardson.

There, he played in 12 games before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings for a draft pick. The 1993-94 season marked Ing's final one in the NHL, where he appeared in only three games for the team.

The jersey that is showcased today was worn on October 13, 1993, against the St. Louis Blues, in what would turn out to be Peter Ing's final NHL game. In that game, Ing stopped 30 of 35 shots in a 5-2 loss. A great example of an early 1990s goalie jersey, it features minimal wear, and some unique sleeve customizations.

Front:



Front right shoulder:



Hem Stamp:



Rear of the jersey:

[Irbe3201]

Very nice Bruce... got the title right off the bat.... ING!!!

[IrbeFan4Life]

Thanks for the compliment!

[centrehice]

Lol. Peter Ing the worst goaltender in Leafs history. How did you find such a thing?

[jbudny]

really cool that it was worn in his last NHL game!!

[ravens_creed]

Lol. Peter Ing the worst goaltender in Leafs history. How did you find such a thing?

Eeeee, I dunno, man. I'd argue that Jiri Crha, Andrew Raycroft, and Vesa Toskala have all done worse with the blue and white. Ing was still really young/green when he got called up to play on a terrible Leafs team. I remember Mike Bullard being the first Leaf to score 10 goals that year on that horrendous Leaf team. Poor Peter Ing. :P

[centrehice]

Nope. Ing was a poor man's Daniel Berthiaume.

Ing made Bob Essenssa look like Jacques Plante, and Essenssa could not stop a Beachball.

Here's how bad Ing was…..


Worse than Jarmo Myllys and Andy Racicot.

[IrbeFan4Life]

Nope. Ing was a poor man's Daniel Berthiaume.

Ing made Bob Essenssa look like Jacques Plante, and Essenssa could not stop a Beachball.

Here's how bad Ing was…..


Worse than Jarmo Myllys and Andy Racicot.

And despite it all, he is still a part of NHL history...to be remembered forever and ever and ever and ever... :)

[centrehice]

Exactly.

And interestingly enough. When the Red Wings were in the Playoff Wilderness for years, their Goaltenders were:

Cheveldae
Essenssa
Ing
Bester
Eliot
Laforest
Lamothe
Stefan

It's no wonder they missed the playoff 15 out of 18 years, and another 5 out of 6

[IrbeFan4Life]

Exactly.

And interestingly enough. When the Red Wings were in the Playoff Wilderness for years, their Goaltenders were:

Cheveldae
Essenssa
Ing
Bester
Eliot
Laforest
Lamothe
Stefan

It's no wonder they missed the playoff 15 out of 18 years, and another 5 out of 6

In Ing's defence with the Wings, he only ever appeared in 3 games with the team, but he was signed to help spark the team and possibly be more than a third-stringer, but things didn't quite pan out that way.

Some of the other guys got a few more in with the Red Wings and still disappointed:

Cheveldae (264 games plus 25 playoffs. Backup potential turned into a starter and it showed)

Essenssa (13 games plus 2 playoffs. Proven to be pretty solid overall)

Bester (4 games..one of the many goalies in the rotation to attempt to save or at least spark the team)

Eliot (3 games...ditto)

Laforest (33 games...started alright his first year and then showed his true colors the following year)

Lamothe (wouldn't really count him in this as he played with the Wings two seasons after they just won the Cup against Carolina and CuJo did lead them into the playoffs with a solid Legace as backup).

Stefan (299 games plus 30 playoffs. Like Cheveldae, a backup potential goalie thrown into the meatgrinder. Had a couple of alright seasons but was a bit of a hothead that often cost his team too many unnecessary penalties).