5. Ed Belfour -- Virtually unknown at the time, Belfour made his fame with an unforgettable rookie season with Chicago. That year he led the League in games played (74), wins (43), minutes played (4,127), GAA (2.47) and save percentage (.910), earning both the Vezina and the Calder Trophies as well as a berth on the NHL's All-Rookie Team in 1990-91. Belfour has never looked back. In 1992, he won a record-tying 11-straight playoff games before losing to Pittsburgh in the Finals. Belfour won another Vezina Trophy in 1992-93. After joining Dallas, Belfour finally won the Stanley Cup, backstopping the Stars to the 1999 title with a 16-7 mark, three shutouts and a playoff-low 1.67 GAA. In 2002, Belfour also earned a gold medal as a member of Team Canada at the Salt Lake Olympics. He joined Toronto, his fourth team, as a free agent this summer.

4. Tom Barrasso -- This American-born goalie jumped right to the NHL from high school and immediately became a star for the Buffalo Sabres. In his first year, he won the Calder and Vezina trophies and was named to the NHL First All-Star Team. Traded from Buffalo to Pittsburgh in 1988, Barrasso went on to win a pair of Stanley Cups with the Penguins. In 1991, he led all playoff goalies with a 2.60 GAA. The next year, he went 16-5 with one shutout and a 2.82 GAA as Pittsburgh defended its crown. During that run, Barrasso notched 14-straight playoff games spread across two seasons. In 2002, Barrasso was one of three goalies to represent Team USA at the Olympics. That summer, he signed a free-agent deal to play with St. Louis, his sixth NHL franchise. Presently, Barrasso has appeared in 777 regular-season games, going 369-277-86 with 38 shutouts and a 3.24 GAA.

3. Martin Brodeur -- The best goalie in New Jersey Devils' history, Brodeur is busy rewriting both his franchise's and the League's record books. Just 30, Brodeur is well on his way to becoming the first goalie in League history to record eight-straight 30-win seasons. His 349 career wins place him 14th on the all-time list and his 60 shutouts place him 15th. Brodeur has been at his best in big games, already having claimed two Stanley Cups for the Devils and a gold medal for Canada at the 2002 Olympics. In postseason action, Brodeur is 67-48 with a 1.81 GAA. Three times, he has led all postseason goalies in lowest GAA. Brodeur, who scored a playoff goal in 1997, has been elected to play in seven NHL All-Star Games.

No goaltender is more beloved in Quebec than Patrick Roy, who won two Stanley Cup championships with the Montreal Canadiens and two more with the Colorado Avalanche.

2. Dominik Hasek -- From the Czech Republic, Hasek has totally redefined the status of European goalies. Completely unorthodox in comparison to his North American peers, Hasek still proved there are few equal in his ability to stop the puck. Hasek nabbed six Vezina trophies and two Hart trophies, as League MVP, before retiring last season. In his final season, Hasek finally claimed the most elusive award of his career, winning the Stanley Cup as a member of the Detroit Red Wings. Hasek also appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1999, while with Buffalo, but his team lost to Dallas. A five-time Czechoslovakian League Goalie of the Year before coming to the NHL, Hasek also led his country to Olympic gold in 1998, going 5-1-0 with a miniscule 0.97 GAA. For his NHL career, Hasek was 288-189-80 with a 2.23 GAA.

1. Patrick Roy -- Perhaps the most celebrated goalie in the history of the game, Roy refined the position with his success as a butterfly-style goalie. The first keeper to appear in 1,000 games, Roy is 529-311-128 with a 2.56 GAA. Roy has already claimed four Stanley Cups, two with Montreal and two with Colorado, to cement his status as the most clutch of clutch goalies. His first title came in his rookie season, when after just 48 games of regular-season experience, Roy went 15-5 with a 1.92 GAA to lead the Canadiens to another crown. Overall in the postseason, Roy is 148-90 with a 2.30 GAA in 240 games. Three times he has been named MVP of the playoffs. He also has three Vezina trophies to his credit and has played in 19 NHL All-Star Games.