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1 CA MG /24/07 8:48 AM Page 92 JOSE THEODORE CAREER HIGHS Most Saves: 47, Feb. 10, 1997 vs. San Jose Win Streak: 7 games, March 28-April 9, 2002 Shutout Streak (min): 154:58, Feb. 26-March 1, 2004 Shootouts: 3-1 record, 12 att, 1 goal (.917 Sv%) TRANSACTIONS Montreal s second selection (second round, 44th overall) in 1994 Entry Draft Traded to Colorado in exchange for David Aebischer, March 8, CAREER SUMMARY Winner of the Hart Trophy in as the NHL s Most Valuable Player Became only the sixth goaltender in NHL history to win the Hart Trophy Captured the 2002 Vezina Trophy and 2002 Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award (NHL leader in save percentage) Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 2002 Scored a goal on Jan. 2, 2001 at NY Islanders (only sixth goalie in NHL history to do so at the time) Has participated in two NHL All-Star Games (2002, 04) Has represented Team Canada at three international competitions, the 1996 World Junior Championship, 2000 World Championship and 2004 World Cup of Hockey SEASON Made at least 30 appearances for the seventh consecutive season, posting a record with a 3.26 goals-against average and.891 save percentage in 33 games (29 starts) Went 2-0 in shootouts, stopping all six attempts he faced Was the only NHL goaltender to appear in at least two shootouts and not allow a goal Made his fourth consecutive Opening Night start on Oct. 4 vs. Dallas Stopped 41 shots in a 5-3 victory at Columbus on Nov. 1 Jose s 41 saves were the most by an Avalanche goaltender since Patrick Roy had 45 on Dec. 21, 2002 vs. Minnesota Started a season-high five consecutive games from Nov Notched an assist on Nov. 15 vs. San Jose (ninth career) Left after one period on Dec. 2 at Vancouver due to a hip injury but did not miss any games Started back-to-back games, Feb. 6-8, after starting only one of the previous 16 contests Made his first start in over a month on March 27 vs. Vancouver, turning aside 26-of-27 shots. CAREER : Appeared in a combined 43 games with Montreal and Colorado, going with a 3.41 goals-against average and.882 save percentage Compiled a record of with a 3.04 GAA in five appearances with Colorado Acquired from Montreal on March 8, Theodore sat out his first 13 games with the Avs due to a foot injury Was activated from the IR on April 9 and made his Avalanche debut in relief of Peter Budaj that night vs. Minnesota, playing the final 55 minutes (19 shots, 3 GA) Made his first start with the Avalanche on April 11 vs. Phoenix, stopping 21 shots in a 6-4 victory Sustained a fracture of the right heel bone on Feb. 16 (during the Olympic break) Final appearance with the Canadiens was Jan. 31 vs. Carolina Collected his 125th career victory on Opening Night, Oct. 5 at Boston Won his first three starts of the year and wound up finishing runner-up for Defensive Player of the Week for Oct. 5-9 Missed four games due to a knee injury, Dec Returned on Dec. 28, stopping 41 shots in a 4-3 win at Tampa Bay. PLAYOFFS: Started all nine playoff games for the Avalanche, posting a 4-5 record while finishing 10th in the league in save percentage (.902) Won each of his first three starts, April 22-26, matching his longest playoff winning streak (April 15-19, 2004) Made 50 saves in a 3-2 overtime victory over Dallas in Game Five (WCQF) to close out the Avalanche s first round series on April 30 Jose s 50 saves ranked as the fourth most in a single game in Avalanche playoff history (since ) It was the second most saves of Theodore s postseason career, trailing only his 56 stops on April 24, 1997 vs. New Jersey Made 35 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss in Game Three (CSF) vs. 92

2 CA MG /24/07 8:48 AM Page 93 GOALTENDER LBS CATCHES: RIGHT BORN: SEPT. 13, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: LAVAL, QUEBEC RESIDES: MONTREAL, QUEBEC STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP W L T MINS SO AVG GP W L MINS SO AVG St.-Jean QMJHL St.-Jean QMJHL Hull QMJHL Fredericton AHL Hull QMJHL Montreal NHL Canada WJC Fredericton AHL Montreal NHL Fredericton AHL Montreal NHL Montreal NHL Fredericton AHL Montreal NHL Canada WC Quebec AHL Montreal NHL Montreal NHL Montreal NHL Montreal NHL Canada W-Cup Djurgardens IF Sweden Montreal NHL Colorado NHL Colorado NHL NHL TOTALS VS. NHL GP MNS GA SO W-L-O GAA Anaheim Atlanta Boston Buffalo Calgary Carolina Chicago Colorado Columbus Dallas GP MNS GA SO W-L-O GAA Detroit Edm Florida L.A Minn Montreal Nashville N.J NYI NYR GP MNS GA SO W-L-O GAA Ottawa Phila Phoenix Pitt San Jose St. Louis T.B Toronto Van Wash

3 CA MG /24/07 8:48 AM Page 94 JOSE THEODORE continued Anaheim Is now 5-6 in 11 career playoff OT games : Played for Djurgarden in Sweden : Was the Canadiens Molson Cup Player of the Year for the fourth straight season Career high for wins (33) and tied his personal best for games played (67) NHL Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 29 (4-0-0,.953 SV%, 1.21 GAA, 1 SO) Played in the NHL All-Star Game (10 saves/12 shots). PLAYOFFS: Appeared in all 11 postseason contests for Montreal, notching a.919 save percentage Made 32 saves for his first career playoff shutout in Game Seven (ECQF) at Boston on April : Posted his third straight 20-win season Molson Cup winner for the third consecutive year, first Canadiens player to do that since Guy Lafleur won six straight from : Winner of the Hart Trophy as the NHL s Most Valuable Player Became only the sixth goaltender in NHL history to win the Hart Trophy and the first since Dominik Hasek won two-in-a-row from Edged Calgary s Jarome Iginla for the award in what was the closet voting on record Also captured the Vezina Trophy, the first Montreal netminder to do that since Patrick Roy in 1992 Led all NHL goaltenders with a.931 save percentage, earning him the Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team Finished tied for second in the NHL in shutouts (7) and was fourth in goals-against average (2.11) Established a new record with 180 points in Molson Cup Standings Had a career-high seven-game winning streak from March 28 to April 9 Became the first goaltender in Canadiens history to register an assist in back-to-back games, Jan Played in the NHL All-Star Game. PLAYOFFS: Started all 12 postseason games for the Canadiens, posting a 6-6 record with a.915 save percentage Helped Montreal to a 4-2 series win over the topseeded Bruins in the quarterfinals : Posted his first career 20-win season Became the sixth goaltender in NHL history to score a goal in a regular season game on Jan. 2 at NY Islanders : Finished runner-up for the Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award as the NHL s leader in save percentage Actually tied Ed Belfour for the league lead in save percentage (.919) but Belfour claimed the award by finishing at compared to Theodore s Tied for third in the league in GAA (2.10) and fourth in shutouts (5) : Split the season between Fredericton (AHL) and Montreal Recorded first NHL shutout on April 7 vs. Carolina : Spent the entire regular season with Fredericton but was called up to Montreal for the NHL playoffs. PLAYOFFS: Appeared in three games (no starts) for the Canadiens in the 98 playoffs Allowed only one goal in 120 minutes : Had two different stints with the Montreal Canadiens Made his first NHL start on Nov. 2 at San Jose (4-3 loss) Earned his first NHL victory in his third career start on Nov. 6 at Anaheim Stopped a regular season career-high 47 shots on Feb. 10 vs San Jose (4-2 win). PLAYOFFS: Made his playoff debut for the Canadiens, starting two games in the ECQF versus New Jersey Made his first career playoff start in Game Four against the Devils (April 24 in Montreal), turning aside 56 shots in a 4-3 triple-overtime victory Got the start in Game Five at New Jersey but lost a 4-0 decision despite 45 saves : Made his NHL debut on Feb. 21 at Hartford, playing the final nine minutes in the third period (two shots, one goal) Spent most of the season with the Hull Olympiques where he was named to the QMJHL Second All-Star Team Finished second in the league with 33 wins, posting a record in 48 games : Backstopped the Hull Olympiques to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship Led the QMJHL in regular season games (58), wins (32) and minutes (3348) and also led the league in postseason games (21), wins (15) and minutes (1263) Named to the QMJHL Second All-Star Team. INTERNATIONAL Has represented Canada at three international competitions Backstopped Team Canada to the gold medal at the 1996 World Junior Championship and was named the tournament s Best Goaltender Was selected to the Second All-Star Team at the 2000 IIHF World Hockey Championship after leading the competition in goals-against average (1.63), save percentage (.932) and shutouts (2) Was also a member of Team Canada at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey but did not participate in a game. PERSONAL Jose and his girlfriend, Stephanie, reside in Denver with their daughter, Romi Spends his summers in Montreal Is involved with the Juvenile Diabetes Association Enjoys playing the guitar Lists Johnny Depp as the actor who would play him in his life story Lists Shadow Creek as his favorite golf course If he could play golf with any three people in the world, his foursome would include Tiger Woods, Jack Nicholson and his father Lists Muhammad Ali as his favorite non-hockey athlete Jose s first job was being a caddy. 94

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5 CA MG /24/07 8:48 AM Page 96 WOJTEK WOLSKI CAREER HIGHS Most Goals/Game: 2 (2x), last: Jan. 1, 2007 at Nashville Most Assists/Game: 3, Nov. 25, 2006 vs. Vancouver Most Points/Game: 4, Nov. 25, 2006 vs. Vancouver Point Streak: 4 games, Jan Feb. 1, 2007 (1g/4a) Goal Streak: 3 games, Dec , 2006 (4g) Assist Streak: 4 games, Jan Feb. 1, 2007 (4a) Consec. Games: 36 games, Nov. 25, Feb. 17, 2007 Multiple Point Games: 2 pts (8), 3 pts (2), 4 pts (1) Shootouts: 3-6 (50.0%) TRANSACTIONS Colorado s first selection (first round, 21st overall) in 2004 Entry Draft SEASON Finished fourth among NHL rookies in scoring with 50 points (22g/28a) in 76 games He and Paul Stastny became only the third rookie duo since to both reach 50 points, joining Dany Heatley and Ilya Kovalchuk with Atlanta in and Alexei Yashin and Alexandre Daigle with the Ottawa Senators in Ranked among the league s top rookies in goals (22-5th), assists (28-5th), power-play goals (7-5th), PP assists (10-5th), PP points (17-5th), shots (165-6th) and shooting percentage (13.3% - 8th) Went 3-for-6 in shootout attempts Participated in the NHL s YoungStars Game on Jan. 23 in Dallas, notching two assists Recorded a career-high four points (1g/3a) on Nov. 25 vs. Vancouver Named NHL Rookie of the Month for December after tallying 11 points (5g/6a) in 13 games Was the first Avalanche player to win rookie of the month honors since Radim Vrbata in February of 2002 Scored a goal in three straight games, Dec Tallied his first career multi-goal game on Dec. 23 vs. Chicago Missed four games due to a mild concussion, Feb Suffered the injury after a collision with Craig Conroy on Feb. 17 at Calgary Scored his 20th goal of the year, the game-winner, on March 7 at Buffalo He and Stastny became just the third rookie tandem in franchise history to both reach the 20-goal plateau. CAREER : Named Ontario Hockey League Player of the Year Awarded the William Hanley Trophy as the OHL s Most Sportsmanlike Player Finished third in the OHL scoring race with 47 goals and 81 assists for 128 points in 56 games with the Brampton Battalion Named OHL Player of the Month for December, January, February and March and was the league s top scorer from Christmas until the end of the season Began the season with the Avalanche, recording two goals and four assists in nine games before being sent to his junior team on Oct. 26 Made his NHL debut in the season opener Oct. 5 at Edmonton At 19 years, 223 days, became the third youngest player to ever skate for the Avalanche Scored his first NHL goal and recorded his first two career assists on Oct. 10 vs. Calgary Earned MVP honors for the Eastern Conference All-Stars at the OHL All-Star Classic in Belleville (2g/1a) Became the Battalion s all-time leading scorer with an assist against Kingston on Dec. 8 He is also the Brampton record holder in goals and assists Named OHL Player of the Week for Jan , capping a record-setting stretch in which he totaled six goals and 13 points in three games Set a team record with seven points, including four goals, in the Battalion s 9-4 victory over Erie on Jan. 22 in Brampton Ranked second on the Battalion with 18 points in 11 playoff games (7g/11a) Played for Team OHL at the Canada-Russia Challenge on Nov , compiling five points in two games (4g/1a). NHL PLAYOFFS: Was added to the Avalanche s Stanley Cup playoff roster on April 19 Scored a goal and added two assists in his first career playoff game, Game One of CQF at Dallas (April 22) Became the fourth player in franchise history to record three 96

6 CA MG /24/07 8:48 AM Page 97 LEFT WING LBS SHOOTS: LEFT BORN: FEB. 24, 1986 BIRTHPLACE: ZABRZE, POLAND RESIDES: MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO points in his first NHL playoff game, joining Michel Goulet, Peter Stastny and Anton Stastny All three of those players did it in the same game, April 8, 1981 at Philadelphia : Led Brampton in scoring for the second straight season, compiling 73 points (29g/44a) in 67 games Prior to the season, Wolski was one of 44 players selected to attend Canada s national junior development camp in Calgary : Led the Brampton Battalion in goals (29), assists (41), and points (70) Named to the OHL s First All-Star Team, only the second player in Brampton history to receive the honor Played in the 2004 OHL All-Star Game at Peterborough : Was named to the OHL s All-Rookie Team in his first season with Brampton Was the youngest member of the Battalion, making his OHL debut as a 16 year old Runner-up in voting for the OHL s Rookie of the Year Award to Mississauga s Robbie Schremp Brampton s Scholastic Player of the Year Was an alternate captain for Ontario s Under-17 team at the 2003 Canada Winter Games and finished third in the tournament in scoring Was also an alternate captain and linemate of Sidney Crosby on Team Canada at the 2003 World Under-18 tournament : Played for the St. Michael s Buzzers of the Provincial Junior A League before being drafted third overall in the 2002 OHL draft. PERSONAL Name is pronounced VOY-teck VOHL-skee Born in Zabrze, Poland, he and his family moved to Berlin, Germany, when he was two In 1990, when he was four, his family emigrated to Canada and resided in Toronto before moving to Mississauga in 1997 Wojtek speaks fluent Polish Wojtek s parents, Wieslaw and Zofia, are both natives of Poland Wieslaw, called Wes, is a stonemason who has his own company based in Toronto Wojtek s uncle, Stefan Mila, played professional soccer in Poland Favorite hockey player growing up was Mario Lemieux Is involved with Garth Brooks Teammates For Kids. STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW GP G A PTS PIM Brampton OHL Brampton OHL Brampton OHL Colorado NHL Brampton OHL Colorado NHL NHL TOTALS VS. NHL GP G A PTS PIM Anaheim Atlanta Boston Buffalo Calgary Carolina Chicago Colorado Columbus Dallas GP G A PTS PIM Detroit Edmonton Florida Los Angeles Minnesota Montreal Nashville New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers GP G A PTS PIM Ottawa Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh San Jose St. Louis Tampa Bay Toronto Vancouver Washington

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