'He's had a phenomenal year': Fuhr, Oilers great and diehard fan, happy to see record fall to Skinner
CTV
It's been 32 years since Grant Fuhr played a game for the blue and orange but his name keeps coming up during Oilers broadcasts.
It's been 32 years since Grant Fuhr played a game for the blue and orange but his name keeps coming up during Oilers broadcasts.
That's because a rookie netminder – also from the Edmonton area – is accomplishing things not done since Fuhr in 1982.
Last week, Stuart Skinner broke Fuhr's record for most wins by an Oilers rookie (29).
On Wednesday, he became the first rookie netminder to win a playoff game for the franchise since Fuhr, from Spruce Grove, did it 41 years ago.
"Stuart has been on a great run, I think that's the fun part. He's had a phenomenal year and he's an Edmonton kid, which makes it kind of a neat bonus too," Fuhr told CTV News Edmonton Friday.
He's now a colour commentator for the Seattle Kraken's AHL farm team, the Coachella Valley Firebirds.
Fuhr will be in the press box at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., for Game 2 between the Firebirds and Tucson Roadrunners Friday night.
