Corey Schwab
Corey Schwab | |
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| Born | November 4, 1970 Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Ice hockey goaltender, coach, scout |
| Years active | 1990–2004 (player) |
| Known for | Winning the 1995 Calder Cup with Albany River Rats; 2003 Stanley Cup with New Jersey Devils |
Corey Schwab (born November 4, 1970) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Selected 200th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils, Schwab contributed to the Devils' 2003 Stanley Cup victory and previously won the 1995 Calder Cup with the Albany River Rats.
Playing career
Following three seasons competing in the Western Hockey League with Seattle, Schwab advanced to play for the Cincinnati Cyclones in the ECHL and the Utica Devils in the AHL before securing a more permanent role with the Albany River Rats for two years. During the 1994-95 season, together with fellow 1990 draftee Mike Dunham, Schwab posted a league-leading goals against average of 2.59. This goaltending tandem earned the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Trophy, while Schwab was named playoff MVP, receiving the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as Albany captured their inaugural Calder Cup championship.
Schwab made his NHL debut in the 1995-96 season with New Jersey, appearing in ten games prior to being traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he spent three seasons. His career also included brief periods with the Vancouver Canucks, Syracuse Crunch (AHL), Orlando Solar Bears (IHL), and Kansas City Blades (IHL).
In the 2001-02 season, Schwab impressed at the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp and was signed as Curtis Joseph’s backup. He started in 30 games that season, achieving a personal best of 12 wins before returning to New Jersey as a free agent. This comeback coincided with the Devils’ third Stanley Cup triumph in nine years, marking Schwab’s first championship as a player.
His final NHL appearance occurred on January 17, 2004, when he secured a 2–1 overtime victory against the Washington Capitals. Throughout his NHL tenure, Schwab played in 147 regular-season contests, recording 43 wins, a goals against average of 2.89, a .896 save percentage, and six shutouts. Additionally, he participated in three playoff games across two teams, successfully stopping all 13 shots faced.
After retiring from playing, Schwab transitioned into coaching and scouting roles. He served as goaltending development coach and scout for Tampa Bay from 2005 to 2008, then held the position of goaltending development coach for the San Jose Sharks between 2008 and 2015. Currently, he is employed as the goaltending coach for the Arizona Coyotes.
Regular season and playoffs
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Named to the AHL Second All-Star Team in 1995 Won the 1995 Calder Cup with the Albany River Rats Received the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award for allowing the fewest goals in the AHL in 1995, shared with Mike Dunham Honored with the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the AHL Playoff MVP in 1995, jointly awarded with Mike Dunham Part of the 2003 Stanley Cup winning team with the New Jersey Devils
Transactions
On June 22, 1996, traded by New Jersey to Tampa Bay in exchange for Jeff Reese, Chicago’s second-round draft choice (used to select Pierre Dagenais), and Tampa Bay’s eighth-round pick (Jay Bertsch) in the 1996 Entry Draft Selected by Atlanta from Tampa Bay during the Expansion Draft on June 25, 1999 Traded from Atlanta to Vancouver on October 29, 1999, for Vancouver’s fourth-round draft pick (Carl Mallette) in the 2000 Entry Draft Signed as a free agent by Toronto on October 1, 2001 Rejoined New Jersey as a free agent on July 8, 2002 Suffered a groin injury against the NY Rangers on November 15, 2003, which caused him to miss most of the 2003–04 season and ultimately led to his retirement
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |||||||||||||
| 1988–89 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 386 | 31 | 0 | 4.82 | .849 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 1989–90 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 27 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1150 | 69 | 1 | 3.60 | .891 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 2.45 | — | |||||||||||||
| 1990–91 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 58 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 3289 | 224 | 0 | 4.09 | .887 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 382 | 25 | 0 | 3.93 | .890 | |||||||||||||
| 1991–92 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 450 | 31 | 0 | 4.13 | .873 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 540 | 29 | 0 | 3.22 | — | |||||||||||||
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 24 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1322 | 95 | 0 | 3.31 | .876 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 1992–93 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 60 | 17 | 5.51 | .821 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 1992–93 | Utica Devils | AHL | 40 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2387 | 169 | 2 | 4.25 | .883 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 6.10 | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–94 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 51 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3058 | 184 | 0 | 3.61 | .887 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 298 | 20 | 0 | 4.02 | .879 | |||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 45 | 25 | 10 | (9) | 2177 | (117) | 3 | (2.59) | ( .906 ) | (7) | (6) | (1) | (425) | (19) | (0) | (2.68) | ( .904 ) | |||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 299 | 13 | 0 | 2.61 | .898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 331 | 12 | 0 | 2.18 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 31 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1463 | 74 | 2 | 3.04 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 821 | 40 | 1 | 2.92 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 477 | 31 | 0 | 3.90 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 40 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 2146 | 126 | 0 | 3.52 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1999–00 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2146 | 31 | 1 | 2.14 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1999–00 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 12 | 7 | 5 | 720 | 42 | - | 3.50 | .889 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 246 | 11 | 1 | 2.69 | .922 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–00 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 269 | 16 | - | 3.57 | .861 | — | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 50 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 2866 | 150 | 2 | 3.14 | .902 | - bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 NHL season | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 30////12////10////5////1646////75////1////2.73////.894 | ||||||||||||||||