Born: | January 7, 1956 | Draft: | 1976 Blues, 56th Overall |
Hometown: | Weston, ON, CAN | Position: | G |
Known For: | Catches: | Left | |
National Team: | Canada | Current Team: | Retired |
Michael Dennis Liut (born January 7, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Liut played for the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1977 to 1979 and for the St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, and Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to 1992. He won the 1981 Lester B. Pearson Award for being the most valuable player according to his fellow players, and posted the league’s best goals against average in 1989–90.
Mike Liut Statistics
Trade Tracker
Date | Traded From | Traded With | Traded To | Traded For |
Feb. 21, 1985 | Jorgen Pettersson | Greg Millen Mark Johnson | ||
March 6, 1990 | Yvon Corriveau |
Deeper Dive
- The Legacy of Mike Liut
- Top 3 All-Time Blues Goalies
- Best Blues’ Goaltender by Decade
- Best NHL Goalies of the 1980s
Achievements
- NCAA (CCHA) First All-Star Team — 1974-75
- NCAA (CCHA) Second All-Star Team — 1975-76
- NCAA (CCHA) First All-Star Team — 1976-77
- NCAA (CCHA) Player of the Year — 1976-77
- NHL Most Wins (32) — 1979-80
- NHL All-Star Game — 1980-81
- NHL All-Star Game MVP — 1980-81
- NHL First All-Star Team — 1980-81
- NHL MVP Selected by NHLPA (Ted Lindsay Award) — 1980-81
- Canada Cup Runner-Up — 1981-82
- NHL Most Shutouts (4) — 1986-87
- NHL Second All-Star Team — 1986-87
- NHL Most Shutouts (4) — 1989-90