Marc-André Fleury
| Marc-André Fleury | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Fleury with the Vegas Golden Knights in February 2018 | |||
| Born |
November 28, 1984 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Vegas Golden Knights Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild | ||
| National team | Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
1st overall, 2003 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2025 | ||
Marc-André Fleury (French pronunciation: [maʁk ɑ̃dʁe flœʁi]; born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2003 NHL entry draft, Fleury played major junior for four seasons with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (Cape Breton Eagles), earning both the Mike Bossy Trophy as the league's top prospect and the Telus Cup as the top defensive player in 2003. He joined the Penguins in 2003–04 and during his 13 seasons with the team won Stanley Cup championships in 2009, 2016, and 2017.
After being selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL expansion draft, Fleury reached the Final again in 2018, and received the William M. Jennings Trophy and the Vezina Trophy in 2021. Other than the Penguins and Golden Knights, Fleury played a brief stint with the Chicago Blackhawks, as well as the Minnesota Wild, with whom he reached several milestones and ultimately retired with in 2025. He is the third goaltender to ever reach the 500 victories mark in the NHL, after Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur, and the fourth goaltender to reach 1,000 games played, after Roy, Brodeur, and Roberto Luongo.
Internationally, Fleury has represented Canada junior team twice, winning back-to-back silver medals at the World Junior Championships in 2003 and 2004. He won a gold medal with the Canada senior team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Fleury is known by the nickname "Flower", derived from the English translation of his last name (fleuri means "in bloom", or "in flower", in French).