A Huge Milestone For the Museum Has Just Been Passed!

[IrbeFan4Life]

MILESTONE NEW PIECE ALERT!

You read that correctly, with this new piece, we at Heroes of the Crease: Goaltending Museum and Memorabilia Ltd now have a worn/used item of over 25% of all goalies in NHL history. From Hall of Famers, to reliable journeyman, to single game goalies, we've got a wide spectrum of names covered. From sticks, to gloves, to blockers, to pads, to jerseys, to masks, we also have a huge variety of memorabilia types to keep people excited in our public events! But let's get to the item that put us over this mark and it is not for sale, trade, or donation.

What you are looking at right now is a 2015-16 game and event worn CCM goalie blocker that was used by Zach Fucale at the 2015-16 Rookie Photoshoot event, with the Montreal Canadiens in the pre-season, and with St. John's in the AHL. It exhibits excellent game wear and is photomatched to his Young Guns rookie card.

Born on May 28, 1995, in Rosemere, Quebec, Fucale was drafted 36th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 2013 after leading Halifax to the Memorial Cup title. He represented Team Canada at the IIHF World Juniors in both 2013-14 and 2014-15, helping lead Canada to the Gold Medal in the latter. He turned pro in 2015-16 and spent most of the season with the St. John's IceCaps, though he did get recalled for three games by the Habs in December 2015. Spending most of his time in the minor-pros thereafter, Fucale also led Canada to Spengler Cup titles in 2016-17 and 2019-20. In 2020-21, he and Pheonix Copley shared the AHL's Best Goaltending Duo award.

Then, on November 11, 2021, 8 years after being drafted, and now a member of the Washington Capitals, Fucale made his long-awaited NHL debut. Starting in goal for the Caps vs the Detroit Red Wings, Fucale stopped all 21 shots that he faced in a 2-0 shutout win. Fucale also ended up setting the NHL record for the longest shutout streak to begin an NHL career as he went 138:07 before allowing his first goal. He ultimately played in 4 NHL games that season. In 2022-23, he was recalled a pair of times, but never got to play. In Hershey, however, Fucale was a 2023 Calder Cup Champion as the number two goalie behind Hunter Shepard.

Though it appears that he may be heading to the KHL for the 2023-24 season, his career numbers will not be posted at this time as he may yet return to the NHL.

Acquired from: Private Collector

Dates of Game Use:
-2015-16 Rookie Photoshoot
-Likely Canadiens' training camp
-2015-16 NHL pre-season
-Parts of 2015-16 AHL season

Photomatched: Yes

[ac4760]

Another nice pick-up and a great milestone for your museum, Bruce. Keep them coming and get to 50%.