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OHL Draft: Detroit Whalers, 10th Round, 169th Overall, 1995.
NHL Draft:
Phoenix Coyotes, 6th Round, 139th Overall, 1996.

Career Notes... Played for Team USA at the 2008 World Championships in Quebec City and Halifax (5/2-18) ... Recorded a career-best 55 saves in the opening game of the playoffs in 3-2 double OT loss at Buffalo (4/22/06) ... Played for Team USA at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy (2/15-26/06) ... Played for Team USA in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey (8/30-9/14/04) ... Notched with first career NHL playoff shutout by stopping all 35 shots for 3-0 win at New Jersey (4/14/04) ... Won 2002-03 Williams M. Jennings Trophy for team with the fewest goals against (shared with teammate Roman Cechmanek and New Jersey's Martin Brodeur) ... Acquired by the Philadephia Flyers along with Michal Handzus from the Phoenix Coyotes for Brian Boucher and Nashville's third-round selection in the 2002 Entry Draft (6/12/02) ... Played for Team USA in the 2001 IIHF World Championships in Germany (4/28-5/13/01) ... Played for Team USA in the 2000 IIHF World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia (4/29-5/14/00) ... Recorded 25 saves in 40:33 minutes of work after replacing Bob Essensa for a 5-2 victory to notch his first NHL win at Detroit (1/4/00) ... Appeared in 55 regular-season games with Springfield (AHL) ... Named to the AHL's 1998-99 All-Rookie Team ... Made NHL debut at Florida and stopped 15 of 18 shots after replacing Nikolai Khabibulin for the last two periods (2/20/99).

OHL Career... Holds franchise record for saves in a season (1480 in 1996-97) and consecutive starts (32 in 1996-97) ... Named to the OHL's All-Star Second Team in 1997-98 ... Played 3 seasons for the Detroit/Plymouth Whalers (1995-98) recording a 66-47-6 record.

 

Esche's Career OHL Stats

REGULAR SEASON

Year
Team
GP
W
L
T
MIN
GA
GAA
Svs
Sv%
SO
1995-96
Detroit Whalers
23
13
6
0
1219
76
3.74
--
--
1
1996-97
Detroit Whalers
58
24
28
2
3241
206
3.81
1480
.878
2
1997-98
Plymouth Whalers
48
29
13
4
2810
135
2.88
1162
.896
3
 

Totals

129
66
47
6
7270
417
3.44
--
--
6

 

PLAYOFFS

Year
Team
GP
W
L
MIN
GA
GAA
Svs
Sv%
SO
1995-96
Detroit Whalers
3
0
2
105
4
2.29
--
--
0
1996-97
Detroit Whalers
5
1
4
317
19
3.60
--
--
0
1997-98
Plymouth Whalers
15
8
7
868
45
3.11
--
--
0
 

Totals

23
9
13
1290
68
3.16
--
--
0

 

 

 

 


 
 
 
 


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