Scott Munroe

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 200px
position = Goaltender
catches = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 195
team = Philadelphia Flyers
league = NHL
nationality = Canada
birth_date = Birth date and age|1982|1|20|mf=y
birth_place = Moose Jaw, SK, CAN
career_start = 2006
prospect_team = Philadelphia Phantoms
prospect_league = AHL|

Scott Munroe (born January 20, 1982 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He plays for the Philadelphia Phantoms in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

On April 24, 2008, Munroe was the winning goaltender in the longest AHL game ever played. It was Game 5 of the East Division Semifinals where the Philadelphia Phantoms faced the Albany River Rats at Times Union Center in Albany. The game lasted 142:58 and ended in the fifth overtime where the Phantoms won 3-2. Munroe had 65 stops in the victory while the losing goaltender, Michael Leighton, had 98 saves.

Collegiate career

Munroe played NCAA Division I hockey at the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2002-2006. Playing in 99 games for the Chargers, Munroe is the all-time career save percentage leader (.918) for UAH. Munroe also holds UAH season records for games played (31), most minutes (1812:54), most shots faced (1,084), most saves (993). He also holds the Chargers' single period record for saves and shots faced stopping 33 of 34 shots against the University of Minnesota on Nov. 2, 2003.

Munroe earned College Hockey America co-Player of the Year honors following his senior year. He also earned CHA Rookie of the Year honors for his play as a freshman.

External links

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