Michel Belhumeur
Encyclopedia
Michel Belhumeur is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
goaltender
who played for the Philadelphia Flyers
and Washington Capitals
.
where he was claimed by the Capitals. Belhumeur would play two season with the Capitals, and unfortunately did not win a single game (zero wins, 29 losses, and 4 ties). He played three more years in the minors before retiring in 1979. He has the distinction of most games played in one season (35 games in the 1974-75 NHL season with the Capitals) without a win. In 35 games, he won zero games, lost 24, and tied 3.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
who played for the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
.
Playing career
Drafted by the Flyers in 1969, he spent most of his time in the minors, but managed to win nine games for the Flyers before they exposed him to the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft1974 NHL Expansion Draft
The 1974 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 12, 1974. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the 1974–75 season, the Kansas City Scouts and the Washington Capitals.-Draft desults:-See also:...
where he was claimed by the Capitals. Belhumeur would play two season with the Capitals, and unfortunately did not win a single game (zero wins, 29 losses, and 4 ties). He played three more years in the minors before retiring in 1979. He has the distinction of most games played in one season (35 games in the 1974-75 NHL season with the Capitals) without a win. In 35 games, he won zero games, lost 24, and tied 3.