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Grant Scott Fuhr (born September 28, 1962) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League and former goaltending coach for the Phoenix Coyotes. In 2003, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He is best remembered for a decade of stellar play for the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s. He backstopped the team to four Stanley Cups in five seasons and was a regular All-Star.Fuhr was born to one black parent and one white parent but was adopted by parents Betty Wheeler and Robert Fuhr and raised in Spruce Grove, Alberta. He set a number of firsts for black hockey players, including being the first to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Wayne Gretzky said in his biography, if he had to play in one game, where he had to put up everything he owned, he would want Fuhr to be his goaltender.
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Pictured on one of six 50-cent Canadian postage stamps honoring NHL All-Stars, issued in a souvenir sheet on 29 January 2005. Others honored are Henri Richard, Bryan Trottier, Johnny Bucyk, Allan Stanley, and Pierre Pilote.
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Given up for adoption at 13 days old. Fuhr, the product of an inter-racial relationship, was adopted and raised by a white couple.
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Suspended for one year for substance abuse, the second-longest drug-related suspension in NHL history. Fuhr was reinstated on 4 February 1991 (27 September 1990).
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Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as its first member of African ancestry (3 November 2003).
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Played for the Edmonton Oilers (1981-1991), Toronto Maple Leafs (1991-1993), Buffalo Sabres (1993-1995), St. Louis Blues (1995-1999) and Calgary Flames (1999-2000).
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NHL First All-Star Team (1988); NHL Second All-Star Team (1982).
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Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003 as its first African-American member.
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His best season as a goalie was in 1987 when he accumulated a league-leading 4,304 minutes played and 40 wins.
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Won the Vezina Award in 1988.
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Awarded the William Jennings Trophy in 1993 for allowing the fewest goals in the regular season.
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Announced his retirement. Fuhr played with Edmonton, Toronto, Buffalo, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Calgary during his 19-year career. [September 2000]