Neil Little

Neil Little
Born	December 18, 1971 (1971-12-18) (age 39) Medicine Hat, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	NHL Philadelphia Flyers AHL Hershey Bears Philadelphia Phantoms IHL Grand Rapids Griffins ECHL Johnstown Chiefs SM-liiga Espoo Blues
NHL Draft	226th overall, 1991 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1994–2006

Neil Little (born December 18, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was a member of the Philadelphia Flyers organization nearly his entire professional career, helping backstop the Philadelphia Phantoms to two Calder Cup championships and playing in two career National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Flyers.

Playing career

Little has played for the Hershey Bears and Philadelphia Phantoms in the AHL, as well as playing two NHL games for the Philadelphia Flyers. He signed with the Espoo Blues in the Finnish SM-liiga for the 2005–06 season, playing until leaving the team because of a dispute with the Espoo coach, then finished the season in Geneva, Switzerland. He was the "flying goalie" in a brawl between the Phantoms and the Binghamton Senators: as several players from the two teams were fighting next to the Senators' net, Little skated across the rink and dove into the crowd.

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Little was named an assistant coach/goaltending development coach for the Philadelphia Phantoms as well as a global scout for the Philadelphia Flyers, concentrating his focus on goaltenders.

He is currently the assistant coach for the University of Princeton Men's hockey team for the 2010-11 season - his third year at that position.

Awards and honours

• 1992–93: ECAC First All-Star Team
• 1992–93: NCAA East Second All-American Team
• 1997–98: Calder Cup Philadelphia Phantoms
• 2004–05: Calder Cup Philadelphia Phantoms
• 2006: Inducted into Philadelphia Phantoms Hall of Fame^[1]
• 2007: Inducted into RPI's Athletic Hall of Fame^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1990–91	R.P.I.	NCAA		18	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
1991–92	R.P.I.	NCAA		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
1992–93	R.P.I.	NCAA		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
1993–94	R.P.I.	NCAA		33	19	10	4	1920	102	0	3.19	--
1993–94	Hershey Bears	AHL		1	0	0	0	18	1	0	3.23	88.9%
1994–95	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL		16	7	6	1	897	55	0	3.68	89.6%
1994–95	Hershey Bears	AHL		19	5	7	3	919	60	0	3.91	86.8%
1995–96	Hershey Bears	AHL		48	21	18	6	2680	149	0	3.34	89.5%
1996–97	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		54	31	12	7	3007	145	0	2.89	90.9%
1997–98	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		51	31	11	7	2960	145	0	2.94	90.3%
1998–99	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		50	18	21	5	2740	144	3	3.15	89.4%
1999–00	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		51	26	18	2	2830	143	1	3.03	90.6%
2000–01	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		58	22	27	4	3117	148	2	2.85	90.9%
2001–02	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		35	13	15	7	2079	70	2	2.02	92.6%
2001–02	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		1	0	1	0	60	4	0	4.00	86.2%
2002–03	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		42	18	19	4	2478	103	4	2.49	90.7%
2003–04	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		34	21	12	1	1900	62	6	1.96	92.0%
2003–04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		1	0	1	0	33	2	0	3.64	75.0%
2004–05	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		26	15	7	0	1382	54	3	2.34	92.1%
2005–06	Espoo Blues	SM-liiga		37	14	16	7	2100.03	85	2	2.43	91.62%
NHL totals				2	0	2	0	93	6	0

References

1. ^ "Peter White Hall Of Fame Induction Higlights Big Night With Phantoms". OurSports Central. 2009-04-03. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3799291. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
2. ^ "Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics - Hall of Fame". http://www.rpiathletics.com/hof.aspx?hof=29&path=&kiosk=. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 

External links

• Neil Little's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Neil Little at Hockey-Reference.com
• Neil Little's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Neil Little's NHL player profile
• Neil Little at TSN.ca

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Name	Little, Neil
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Date of birth	December 18, 1971
Place of birth	Medicine Hat, AB, CAN
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