Michael Garnett (born on November 25, 1982 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a professional ice hockey goaltender for MVD Balashikha of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Garnett spent his junior years in the Western Hockey League for the Red Deer Rebels and the Saskatoon Blades before being drafted by the Thrashers in round 3, 80th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Garnett has spent most of his professional career with Atlanta's AHL's affiliate the ...
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Michael Garnett (born on November 25, 1982 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a professional ice hockey goaltender for MVD Balashikha of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Garnett spent his junior years in the Western Hockey League for the Red Deer Rebels and the Saskatoon Blades before being drafted by the Thrashers in round 3, 80th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Garnett has spent most of his professional career with Atlanta's AHL's affiliate the Chicago Wolves. In the 2005–06 NHL season, Garnett was called up to the main Thrashers roster for the first time, serving as a backup goalie though this was short lived. In only his second game as a backup, Garnett was thrust into action against the Montreal Canadiens due to an injury to goaltender Mike Dunham.
Garnett appeared in 24 games for the Thrashers at one point setting a franchise record for consecutive games played by a goaltender with 17. In December 2005, Garnett became the first goaltender in the history of the franchise to post...
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