Seamus Kotyk

7 NHL Games

November 22, 2003 San Jose Sharks vs Nashville Predators. 3-1 win.

November 26, 2003 San Jose Sharks vs Chicago Blackhawks. 3-2 win

November 28, 2003 San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild. 2-1 win.

November 30, 2003 San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers. 2-1 win.

December 2, 2003 San Jose Sharks vs Calgary Flames. 1-3 loss.

December 4, 2003 San Jose Sharks vs Colorado Avalanche. 2-2 tie.

December 6, 2003 San Jose Sharks vs Dallas Stars. 2-1 win.

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    Seamus Kotyk had a exceptional junior career with the OHL's Ottawa 67's. In 1999 he lead the 67's to the OHL championship and in the process he was awarded the Wayne Gretzky 99 Trophy as OHL playoff MVP. He then helped Ottawa claim the most prestigious prize in junior hockey, the Memorial Cup. NHL scouts took notice, ranking him as the third best goalie available in the draft that summer.  The Boston Bruins would select him in the fifth round, 147th overall. That summer Kotyk made a big step towards his NHL dream as he was invited to Boston's training camp. While at the training camp Boston staff detected that something wasn't right with Kotyk. Further diagnosis concluded that he suffered from a rare heart problem, cardiac arrhythmia, which basically means his heart was beating faster than normal.  He quickly underwent surgery to repair the problem and spent the remainder of his summer rehabilitating in order to rejoin the 67's. Early February, 2000 Kotyk experienced the biggest set back of his career. During a 67's game Kotyk collapsed in Ottawa's net and had to be carried out on a stretcher in front of a horrified crowd. It would be 8 long month of rehab before Seamus could return to the game again.

    Seamus Kotyk attended the 1999 and 2000 Boston Bruins training camps but was not offered a contract by the organization. He was signed by the Sharks as a free agent July 23, 2001. Kotyk then toiled in the minors with San Jose's AHL team, the Cleveland Barons, for a couple years before getting the big call. On November 21, 2003 Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov was injured in a game against the Phoenix Coyotes. Nabokov missed San Jose's next 7 games while recovering from a stained groin.  Enter Seamus Kotyk, who was given the call to serve as Vesa Toskala's backup. Toskala played exceptionally well through this period and Kotyk's services went unneeded. When Nabokov was back to full health, Kotyk was sent back to the minors for good. When asked about his time in the NHL Kotyk said, "it was bittersweet, it's great to be there, you're ecstatic. You're literally pinching yourself and it's something I'll never forget. But you're also going to the rink every night hoping to see your name in the lineup. You want to be out there playing."

• Wore #1 with the San Jose Sharks

Career stats from Hockeydb.com

Born Oct 7 1980 -- London, ONT 

Height 5.11 -- Weight 187 [180 cm/85 kg]

Drafted by Boston Bruins - round 5 #147 overall 1999 NHL Entry Draft

RS Scoring			RS Goalie Stats										PO Scoring
Season	Team	Lge	GP	A	PIM	Min	GA	EN	SO	GAA	W	L	T	Svs	Pct	GP	A	PIM
1995-96	Wellington Dukes	MetJHL	14	2	2	808	57	0	0	4.23
1997-98	Ottawa 67's	OHL	31	0	2	1422	63	0	4	2.66	13	5	5	545	0.896	7	0	0
1998-99	Ottawa 67's	OHL	41	0	14	2314	92	1	5	2.39	26	7	4	902	0.907	5	1	0
1999-00	Ottawa 67's	OHL	26	4	2	1241	65	1	1	3.14	12	6	2	578	0.899	-	-	-
2000-01	Ottawa 67's	OHL	55	1	4	3087	141	3	2	2.74	24	20	7	1299	0.902	20	0	8
2001-02	Cleveland Barons	AHL	24	0	2	981	61	6	1	3.73	6	11	0	507	0.893	-	-	-
2002-03	Cleveland Barons	AHL	34	0	12	1838	118	1	2	3.85	7	22	2	951	0.890	-	-	-
2003-04	Cleveland Barons	AHL	30	1	4	1768	73	0	1	2.48	13	10	5	906	0.925	-	-	-
2004-05	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	23	2	2	1138	56	0	0	2.95	10	6	1	459	0.891	1	0	0
2004-05	Rockford IceHogs	UHL	6	0	0	358	6	1	1	1.00	5	1	0	136	0.958	-	-	-
2005-06	Houston Aeros	AHL	35	2	18	1977	100	2	2	3.03	15	15	2	891	0.899	1	0	0
2005-06	Augusta Lynx	ECHL	3	0	2	161	4	1	1	1.49	2	1	0	82	0.953	-	-	-
2006-07	Wolfsburg EHC	2.GBun	5	0	0
2006-07	Jesenice	Austria	22	3	8
2007-08	Innsbruck HC	Austria	20	3	4											2	0	0
2008-09	Innsbruck HC	Austria	45	0	24

Coaching [notes]

Season	Team	Lge	Type	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pct	Result
2010-11	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	Goalie
2011-12	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	Assistant
2012-13	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL	Assistant